Nicholson climate

Nicholson Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Montrose, 25.9 km from Nicholson

Average highs run from 40°F on December 1 to 32°F on December 31, and lows from 23°F to 16°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.58 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 Nicholson, 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
19°F
Precipitation
3.58 in
Snowfall
14.9 in
Record high
71°FDec 1, 2006
Record low
-9°FDec 24, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 23 min to 9 h 13 min
Cloud cover
73%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
25°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 140°F23°F71°F 20068°F 197649%24%
Dec 240°F23°F62°F 19806°F 197649%25%
Dec 339°F22°F65°F 19983°F 197649%25%
Dec 439°F22°F69°F 19985°F 200249%25%
Dec 539°F22°F67°F 20016°F 202550%26%
Dec 638°F22°F66°F 19988°F 200750%26%
Dec 738°F21°F69°F 19989°F 197050%27%
Dec 838°F21°F61°F 19808°F 197650%27%
Dec 937°F21°F64°F 19663°F 202550%27%
Dec 1037°F21°F65°F 19664°F 195850%28%
Dec 1137°F20°F65°F 2021-1°F 195850%28%
Dec 1236°F20°F64°F 1979-5°F 198850%28%
Dec 1336°F20°F66°F 20152°F 196051%28%
Dec 1436°F20°F66°F 2015-5°F 200551%29%
Dec 1536°F19°F60°F 19716°F 196251%29%
Dec 1635°F19°F65°F 20213°F 195151%29%
Dec 1735°F19°F61°F 2000-4°F 195151%29%
Dec 1835°F19°F53°F 20062°F 198952%30%
Dec 1935°F19°F57°F 19572°F 198952%30%
Dec 2034°F18°F63°F 1988-2°F 200452%30%
Dec 2134°F18°F65°F 2018-1°F 195552%30%
Dec 2234°F18°F66°F 2013-1°F 198952%30%
Dec 2334°F18°F64°F 1990-2°F 196052%31%
Dec 2434°F17°F68°F 2015-9°F 198952%31%
Dec 2533°F17°F64°F 2020-7°F 196952%31%
Dec 2633°F17°F60°F 1964-2°F 198353%31%
Dec 2733°F17°F55°F 1949-1°F 195053%32%
Dec 2833°F16°F63°F 2008-4°F 196053%32%
Dec 2933°F16°F67°F 19841°F 199353%32%
Dec 3033°F16°F58°F 2022-2°F 196253%33%
Dec 3132°F16°F63°F 1965-4°F 196253%33%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Nicholson, 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 7:11 AM, sunset 4:34 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:30 AM, sunset 4:43 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00365915 (Montrose), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014777, 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.