Custer County climate

Custer County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Wind Cave, 13.7 km from Custer County

Average highs run from 42°F on December 1 to 39°F on December 31, and lows from 18°F to 15°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.53 in over about 4 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 Custer County, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
39°F
Average low
15°F
Precipitation
0.53 in
Snowfall
7.5 in
Record high
63°FDec 8, 2020
Record low
-33°FDec 22, 2022
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 10 min to 9 h 00 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
17°F
Wind
10.3 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 142°F18°F57°F 20215°F 202512%10%
Dec 242°F18°F60°F 20212°F 200612%10%
Dec 342°F18°F54°F 2024-1°F 200912%11%
Dec 441°F17°F60°F 2020-11°F 201312%11%
Dec 541°F17°F54°F 2023-17°F 201312%11%
Dec 641°F17°F62°F 2023-21°F 201312%11%
Dec 740°F17°F58°F 2020-18°F 200512%11%
Dec 840°F16°F63°F 2020-10°F 201312%11%
Dec 940°F16°F60°F 2020-16°F 200912%11%
Dec 1040°F16°F54°F 2017-7°F 200012%11%
Dec 1140°F16°F53°F 2004-15°F 200012%11%
Dec 1239°F16°F58°F 2017-15°F 200012%11%
Dec 1339°F15°F49°F 2002-9°F 200012%11%
Dec 1439°F15°F57°F 2025-23°F 200812%11%
Dec 1539°F15°F54°F 2025-24°F 200812%11%
Dec 1639°F15°F57°F 2025-10°F 200812%11%
Dec 1739°F15°F50°F 2025-22°F 201612%11%
Dec 1839°F15°F55°F 2011-9°F 201612%11%
Dec 1939°F15°F58°F 2023-1°F 201312%11%
Dec 2038°F15°F57°F 2003-14°F 200812%11%
Dec 2138°F14°F58°F 2024-31°F 202212%11%
Dec 2238°F14°F57°F 2025-33°F 202212%11%
Dec 2338°F14°F57°F 2025-16°F 200412%11%
Dec 2438°F14°F59°F 2025-4°F 200913%11%
Dec 2538°F14°F57°F 2025-6°F 201713%11%
Dec 2639°F14°F54°F 2005-7°F 201713%11%
Dec 2739°F14°F61°F 2013-1°F 201213%11%
Dec 2839°F14°F55°F 1999-4°F 201213%11%
Dec 2939°F14°F52°F 1999-4°F 201713%11%
Dec 3039°F14°F47°F 2023-9°F 201713%11%
Dec 3139°F15°F54°F 2025-10°F 201713%11%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Custer County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 7:08 AM, sunset 4:18 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:27 AM, sunset 4:27 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00399347 (Wind Cave), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094032, 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.