Carson climate

Carson Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Carson, 1.1 km from Carson

Average highs run from 34°F on December 1 to 24°F on December 31, and lows from 13°F to 5°F.

December day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Carson, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
28°F
Average low
8°F
Snowfall
5.8 in
Record high
66°FDec 5, 1979
Record low
-38°FDec 31, 1967
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 52 min to 8 h 39 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
15°F
Wind
11.9 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 134°F13°F57°F 1995-14°F 201413%
Dec 234°F13°F65°F 2021-13°F 197813%
Dec 333°F12°F58°F 1988-19°F 197813%
Dec 433°F12°F63°F 1965-18°F 197213%
Dec 532°F12°F66°F 1979-20°F 197213%
Dec 632°F11°F58°F 1988-29°F 197214%
Dec 731°F11°F62°F 2023-26°F 197214%
Dec 831°F10°F51°F 1965-29°F 197214%
Dec 930°F10°F57°F 2020-32°F 197714%
Dec 1030°F10°F62°F 2015-28°F 197714%
Dec 1129°F9°F56°F 1987-24°F 201914%
Dec 1229°F9°F61°F 2004-20°F 200015%
Dec 1328°F9°F58°F 2014-16°F 196315%
Dec 1428°F8°F58°F 2014-34°F 198915%
Dec 1528°F8°F61°F 1998-33°F 196315%
Dec 1627°F8°F51°F 1997-32°F 196415%
Dec 1727°F8°F53°F 1980-28°F 196416%
Dec 1827°F7°F58°F 1998-29°F 201616%
Dec 1926°F7°F59°F 1979-35°F 198916%
Dec 2026°F7°F60°F 1979-35°F 198916%
Dec 2126°F7°F52°F 2003-35°F 198916%
Dec 2225°F6°F56°F 1979-36°F 198917%
Dec 2325°F6°F51°F 1972-35°F 198917%
Dec 2425°F6°F55°F 2020-35°F 201317%
Dec 2525°F6°F52°F 1963-27°F 199617%
Dec 2624°F6°F49°F 2005-33°F 199018%
Dec 2724°F5°F52°F 2005-28°F 201718%
Dec 2824°F5°F53°F 1980-22°F 202118%
Dec 2924°F5°F54°F 1965-28°F 199018%
Dec 3024°F5°F51°F 1980-35°F 199018%
Dec 3124°F5°F61°F 1963-38°F 196718%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Carson, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 7:09 AM, sunset 4:01 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:30 AM, sunset 4:09 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00321370 (Carson), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00324102, 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.