Apollo climate

Apollo Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Salina 3 W, 8.1 km from Apollo

Average highs run from 45°F on December 1 to 37°F on December 31, and lows from 29°F to 22°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.35 in over about 16 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 Apollo, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
41°F
Average low
26°F
Precipitation
3.35 in
Snowfall
5.7 in
Record high
73°FDec 6, 2001
Record low
-3°FDec 26, 2000
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 29 min to 9 h 19 min
Cloud cover
77%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
27°F
Wind
5.8 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 145°F29°F71°F 200611°F 199950%10%
Dec 245°F29°F65°F 199613°F 199950%10%
Dec 344°F29°F63°F 19988°F 200050%11%
Dec 444°F28°F64°F 19986°F 200250%11%
Dec 544°F28°F67°F 20015°F 200750%11%
Dec 643°F28°F73°F 20016°F 200750%12%
Dec 743°F28°F73°F 19987°F 200850%12%
Dec 843°F27°F69°F 20045°F 200550%12%
Dec 942°F27°F62°F 19915°F 200251%13%
Dec 1042°F27°F59°F 199916°F 200051%13%
Dec 1142°F27°F65°F 200711°F 200951%13%
Dec 1242°F26°F61°F 200615°F 200851%14%
Dec 1341°F26°F65°F 19961°F 200551%14%
Dec 1441°F26°F64°F 200112°F 201051%14%
Dec 1541°F26°F67°F 20018°F 200551%15%
Dec 1640°F26°F56°F 19998°F 201051%15%
Dec 1740°F25°F61°F 200614°F 199151%15%
Dec 1840°F25°F59°F 20069°F 201051%15%
Dec 1940°F25°F59°F 20083°F 199152%16%
Dec 2039°F25°F61°F 20021°F 200452%16%
Dec 2139°F24°F51°F 19993°F 199652%16%
Dec 2239°F24°F60°F 19986°F 200852%16%
Dec 2339°F24°F58°F 20042°F 200952%17%
Dec 2439°F24°F61°F 200311°F 199852%17%
Dec 2538°F23°F54°F 20058°F 199852%17%
Dec 2638°F23°F64°F 2008-3°F 200052%17%
Dec 2738°F23°F69°F 20083°F 199252%17%
Dec 2838°F23°F68°F 20082°F 200052%18%
Dec 2938°F23°F64°F 19964°F 200053%18%
Dec 3037°F22°F64°F 200313°F 200153%18%
Dec 3137°F22°F61°F 19926°F 199853%18%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Apollo, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:23 AM, sunset 4:52 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:42 AM, sunset 5:01 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00367782 (Salina 3 W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00366042, 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.