Saxton climate

Saxton Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Altoona Blair CO AP, 11.1 km from Saxton

Average highs run from 44°F on December 1 to 37°F on December 31, and lows from 30°F to 23°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.57 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 Saxton, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
40°F
Average low
26°F
Precipitation
2.57 in
Snowfall
5.5 in
Record high
74°FDec 6, 1998
Record low
-11°FDec 25, 1983
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 32 min to 9 h 22 min
Cloud cover
71%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
27°F
Wind
5.4 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 144°F30°F68°F 200611°F 195234%3%
Dec 244°F29°F67°F 19985°F 197634%3%
Dec 344°F29°F67°F 19982°F 197634%3%
Dec 443°F29°F72°F 19820°F 196634%3%
Dec 543°F29°F73°F 200112°F 202534%3%
Dec 643°F28°F74°F 19984°F 200734%3%
Dec 742°F28°F69°F 19518°F 197734%3%
Dec 842°F28°F62°F 19917°F 200534%4%
Dec 942°F28°F67°F 1966-3°F 198934%4%
Dec 1041°F27°F61°F 19664°F 198934%4%
Dec 1141°F27°F63°F 19795°F 197734%4%
Dec 1241°F27°F68°F 2015-1°F 198834%4%
Dec 1340°F27°F66°F 20151°F 200534%4%
Dec 1440°F27°F64°F 2015-3°F 200534%4%
Dec 1540°F26°F66°F 19717°F 195134%4%
Dec 1640°F26°F67°F 2021-1°F 195134%4%
Dec 1739°F26°F66°F 1984-3°F 195134%4%
Dec 1839°F26°F62°F 19841°F 198934%4%
Dec 1939°F25°F56°F 19702°F 196334%5%
Dec 2039°F25°F60°F 19881°F 196334%5%
Dec 2138°F25°F61°F 2013-2°F 198934%5%
Dec 2238°F25°F65°F 1949-6°F 198934%5%
Dec 2338°F25°F61°F 2015-3°F 202234%5%
Dec 2438°F24°F64°F 2015-8°F 198334%5%
Dec 2538°F24°F63°F 1982-11°F 198334%5%
Dec 2637°F24°F66°F 1982-4°F 198334%5%
Dec 2737°F24°F71°F 2015-3°F 195035%5%
Dec 2837°F24°F65°F 1971-3°F 195035%6%
Dec 2937°F24°F68°F 19844°F 197635%6%
Dec 3037°F23°F65°F 19712°F 196335%6%
Dec 3137°F23°F64°F 1965-2°F 196335%6%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Saxton, 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 7:16 AM, sunset 4:48 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:35 AM, sunset 4:57 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00014736 (Altoona Blair CO AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014736, 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.