Denver climate

Denver Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Catawba 5 Sw, 16.1 km from Denver

Average highs run from 56°F on December 1 to 50°F on December 31, and lows from 36°F to 32°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.62 in.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Denver, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
53°F
Average low
34°F
Precipitation
3.62 in
Snowfall
1.1 in
Record high
75°FDec 6, 2013
Record low
17°FDec 29, 2017
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
9 h 56 min to 9 h 48 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
34°F
Wind
6.9 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 156°F36°F73°F 201427°F 20131%
Dec 256°F36°F68°F 201231°F 20131%
Dec 356°F36°F68°F 201234°F 20191%
Dec 456°F36°F73°F 201228°F 20151%
Dec 555°F36°F66°F 201328°F 20181%
Dec 655°F36°F75°F 201325°F 20181%
Dec 755°F35°F64°F 201531°F 20181%
Dec 854°F35°F61°F 201533°F 20131%
Dec 954°F35°F68°F 201225°F 20161%
Dec 1054°F35°F67°F 201519°F 20161%
Dec 1154°F35°F71°F 201522°F 20161%
Dec 1253°F35°F69°F 201525°F 20191%
Dec 1353°F35°F70°F 201523°F 20131%
Dec 1453°F34°F69°F 201528°F 20121%
Dec 1553°F34°F75°F 201526°F 20161%
Dec 1653°F34°F65°F 201519°F 20161%
Dec 1752°F34°F63°F 201928°F 20172%
Dec 1852°F34°F67°F 201628°F 20192%
Dec 1952°F34°F73°F 201725°F 20192%
Dec 2052°F33°F60°F 201326°F 20192%
Dec 2152°F33°F67°F 201325°F 20162%
Dec 2251°F33°F71°F 201331°F 20122%
Dec 2351°F33°F64°F 201331°F 20122%
Dec 2451°F33°F71°F 201528°F 20132%
Dec 2551°F33°F71°F 201520°F 20132%
Dec 2651°F33°F74°F 201522°F 20132%
Dec 2751°F33°F74°F 201527°F 20172%
Dec 2851°F32°F69°F 201521°F 20172%
Dec 2950°F32°F72°F 201517°F 20172%
Dec 3050°F32°F69°F 201929°F 20122%
Dec 3150°F32°F65°F 201524°F 20172%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Denver, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.511.522.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 5:11 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:33 AM, sunset 5:21 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00311578 (Catawba 5 Sw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00311578, 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.