Pioneer climate

Pioneer Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Montpelier, 12 km from Pioneer

Average highs run from 41°F on December 1 to 33°F on December 31, and lows from 26°F to 20°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.42 in over about 10 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 Pioneer, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
36°F
Average low
23°F
Precipitation
2.42 in
Snowfall
7.8 in
Record high
69°FDec 6, 2001
Record low
-19°FDec 25, 1983
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 23 min to 9 h 13 min
Cloud cover
73%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
25°F
Wind
11.4 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 141°F26°F64°F 19704°F 192936%11%
Dec 240°F26°F61°F 19621°F 189736%12%
Dec 340°F26°F68°F 1982-12°F 197636%12%
Dec 440°F26°F63°F 1982-8°F 200236%12%
Dec 539°F25°F62°F 1998-3°F 202536%13%
Dec 639°F25°F69°F 2001-3°F 202536%13%
Dec 739°F25°F66°F 1998-4°F 197236%13%
Dec 838°F25°F63°F 1966-1°F 200536%14%
Dec 938°F24°F60°F 2023-7°F 196435%14%
Dec 1038°F24°F62°F 1971-4°F 199535%14%
Dec 1137°F24°F61°F 1931-12°F 197735%14%
Dec 1237°F24°F61°F 1949-11°F 196235%15%
Dec 1337°F24°F62°F 2015-5°F 195835%15%
Dec 1437°F23°F60°F 1975-16°F 190435%15%
Dec 1536°F23°F64°F 1975-15°F 191735%15%
Dec 1636°F23°F60°F 2021-8°F 190135%16%
Dec 1736°F23°F61°F 1984-5°F 195135%16%
Dec 1836°F22°F55°F 1939-5°F 198935%16%
Dec 1935°F22°F56°F 1931-10°F 198335%17%
Dec 2035°F22°F57°F 1957-9°F 198335%17%
Dec 2135°F22°F60°F 1967-12°F 190134%17%
Dec 2235°F22°F56°F 1949-16°F 198934%17%
Dec 2335°F21°F55°F 2006-15°F 198334%17%
Dec 2434°F21°F60°F 2015-18°F 198334%17%
Dec 2534°F21°F56°F 1932-19°F 198334%18%
Dec 2634°F21°F64°F 1982-15°F 198334%18%
Dec 2734°F20°F64°F 1982-13°F 195034%18%
Dec 2834°F20°F62°F 1982-13°F 200034%18%
Dec 2933°F20°F63°F 2025-13°F 200034%18%
Dec 3033°F20°F59°F 1984-7°F 198334%18%
Dec 3133°F20°F59°F 1965-11°F 196334%19%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Pioneer, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:46 AM, sunset 5:09 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:05 AM, sunset 5:18 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00335438 (Montpelier), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00203823, 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.