Killdeer climate

Killdeer Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Killdeer, 0.5 km from Killdeer

Average highs run from 34°F on December 1 to 27°F on December 31, and lows from 13°F to 5°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.49 in over about 7 wet days.

December day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Killdeer, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
30°F
Average low
8°F
Precipitation
0.49 in
Snowfall
7.2 in
Record high
64°FDec 2, 2021
Record low
-31°FDec 31, 2017
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 44 min to 8 h 32 min
Cloud cover
68%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
15°F
Wind
12.3 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°F58°F 1998-16°F 202518%17%
Dec 234°F12°F64°F 2021-5°F 200718%18%
Dec 334°F12°F51°F 1999-13°F 200618%18%
Dec 433°F12°F52°F 2015-9°F 202519%18%
Dec 533°F11°F52°F 2019-13°F 200519%19%
Dec 633°F11°F54°F 2020-18°F 201319%19%
Dec 732°F11°F64°F 2023-22°F 201319%19%
Dec 832°F10°F55°F 2020-21°F 201319%20%
Dec 931°F10°F58°F 2020-19°F 201619%20%
Dec 1031°F10°F61°F 2015-19°F 201619%20%
Dec 1131°F9°F58°F 2004-19°F 201319%20%
Dec 1231°F9°F52°F 2014-18°F 201020%21%
Dec 1330°F9°F58°F 2014-15°F 201020%21%
Dec 1430°F9°F56°F 1998-16°F 200820%21%
Dec 1530°F8°F50°F 2018-24°F 200820%22%
Dec 1629°F8°F51°F 2018-25°F 200820%22%
Dec 1729°F8°F56°F 1998-24°F 201620%22%
Dec 1829°F8°F49°F 2018-20°F 201620%23%
Dec 1929°F7°F55°F 2018-24°F 202220%23%
Dec 2028°F7°F51°F 2020-22°F 202221%23%
Dec 2128°F7°F51°F 2020-18°F 202221%23%
Dec 2228°F7°F50°F 2023-24°F 200821%24%
Dec 2328°F6°F60°F 2020-25°F 201321%24%
Dec 2428°F6°F48°F 2023-23°F 201321%24%
Dec 2528°F6°F46°F 2005-21°F 201721%24%
Dec 2627°F6°F49°F 2005-24°F 201721%25%
Dec 2727°F6°F49°F 2025-26°F 201721%25%
Dec 2827°F5°F46°F 2005-19°F 202121%25%
Dec 2927°F5°F53°F 2011-18°F 202121%25%
Dec 3027°F5°F50°F 1999-25°F 201721%25%
Dec 3127°F5°F40°F 1999-31°F 201721%25%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Killdeer, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 7:18 AM, sunset 4:02 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:38 AM, sunset 4:10 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00324722 (Killdeer), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00324722, 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.