Tucumcari Weather in December
Average highs run from 57°F on December 1 to 52°F on December 31, and lows from 29°F to 24°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.70 in over about 4 wet days.
December day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
December at a glance
- Average high
- 53°F
- Average low
- 26°F
- Precipitation
- 0.70 in
- Snowfall
- 4.1 in
- Record high
- 83°FDec 11, 2025
- Record low
- -12°FDec 9, 1978
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 58 min to 9 h 50 min
- Cloud cover
- 51%
- Humidity
- 56%
- Dew point
- 21°F
- Wind
- 10.7 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 57°F | 29°F | 76°F 2012 | 15°F 2006 | 12% | 5% |
| Dec 2 | 56°F | 28°F | 77°F 2012 | 14°F 1966 | 12% | 6% |
| Dec 3 | 56°F | 28°F | 79°F 2010 | 12°F 2006 | 12% | 6% |
| Dec 4 | 56°F | 28°F | 75°F 2007 | 9°F 2009 | 12% | 6% |
| Dec 5 | 56°F | 28°F | 76°F 2021 | -3°F 2011 | 12% | 6% |
| Dec 6 | 55°F | 27°F | 70°F 1981 | -6°F 2011 | 12% | 6% |
| Dec 7 | 55°F | 27°F | 75°F 1970 | 1°F 2005 | 12% | 6% |
| Dec 8 | 55°F | 27°F | 76°F 1970 | -4°F 1978 | 12% | 6% |
| Dec 9 | 54°F | 27°F | 73°F 2015 | -12°F 1978 | 12% | 6% |
| Dec 10 | 54°F | 26°F | 76°F 1975 | 6°F 1978 | 12% | 6% |
| Dec 11 | 54°F | 26°F | 83°F 2025 | 8°F 1963 | 12% | 6% |
| Dec 12 | 54°F | 26°F | 73°F 2014 | 10°F 2000 | 12% | 6% |
| Dec 13 | 53°F | 26°F | 75°F 2010 | 7°F 1963 | 12% | 6% |
| Dec 14 | 53°F | 26°F | 76°F 2010 | 11°F 2022 | 12% | 7% |
| Dec 15 | 53°F | 25°F | 74°F 1977 | 8°F 2022 | 12% | 7% |
| Dec 16 | 53°F | 25°F | 72°F 2016 | 11°F 2022 | 12% | 7% |
| Dec 17 | 53°F | 25°F | 79°F 1980 | -3°F 2016 | 12% | 7% |
| Dec 18 | 53°F | 25°F | 77°F 1980 | -9°F 2016 | 12% | 7% |
| Dec 19 | 52°F | 25°F | 76°F 2025 | 8°F 2016 | 12% | 7% |
| Dec 20 | 52°F | 25°F | 75°F 1981 | 8°F 1951 | 12% | 7% |
| Dec 21 | 52°F | 25°F | 74°F 2018 | 4°F 1951 | 12% | 7% |
| Dec 22 | 52°F | 24°F | 81°F 2025 | 0°F 2022 | 12% | 7% |
| Dec 23 | 52°F | 24°F | 77°F 2025 | 0°F 2004 | 12% | 7% |
| Dec 24 | 52°F | 24°F | 81°F 2025 | -3°F 2004 | 12% | 7% |
| Dec 25 | 52°F | 24°F | 79°F 2025 | 1°F 2009 | 12% | 7% |
| Dec 26 | 52°F | 24°F | 76°F 2005 | -1°F 2009 | 12% | 7% |
| Dec 27 | 52°F | 24°F | 73°F 2025 | 6°F 2009 | 12% | 7% |
| Dec 28 | 52°F | 24°F | 71°F 1951 | 2°F 1966 | 12% | 7% |
| Dec 29 | 52°F | 24°F | 79°F 2017 | 5°F 1966 | 12% | 7% |
| Dec 30 | 52°F | 24°F | 77°F 2008 | 4°F 1969 | 12% | 7% |
| Dec 31 | 52°F | 24°F | 70°F 2005 | 5°F 2014 | 12% | 7% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MST).
- December 1
- sunrise 6:45 AM, sunset 4:43 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:03 AM, sunset 4:53 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00299156 (Tucumcari 4 Ne), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023048, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.