Hill City climate

Hill City Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Hill City, 1.4 km from Hill City

Average highs run from 43°F on December 1 to 40°F on December 31, and lows from 13°F to 9°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.49 in over about 5 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 Hill City, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
41°F
Average low
10°F
Precipitation
0.49 in
Snowfall
7.0 in
Record high
63°FDec 8, 2020
Record low
-33°FDec 22, 2022
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 09 min to 8 h 57 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
74%
Dew point
15°F
Wind
7.8 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 143°F13°F57°F 20215°F 202516%14%
Dec 243°F12°F60°F 20212°F 200616%14%
Dec 343°F12°F54°F 2024-1°F 200916%14%
Dec 442°F12°F60°F 2020-11°F 201316%14%
Dec 542°F12°F54°F 2023-17°F 201316%14%
Dec 642°F11°F62°F 2023-21°F 201316%14%
Dec 742°F11°F58°F 2020-18°F 200516%14%
Dec 841°F11°F63°F 2020-10°F 201316%14%
Dec 941°F11°F60°F 2020-16°F 200916%14%
Dec 1041°F11°F54°F 2017-7°F 200016%14%
Dec 1141°F10°F53°F 2004-15°F 200016%15%
Dec 1241°F10°F58°F 2017-15°F 200016%15%
Dec 1340°F10°F49°F 2002-9°F 200016%15%
Dec 1440°F10°F57°F 2025-23°F 200816%15%
Dec 1540°F10°F54°F 2025-24°F 200816%15%
Dec 1640°F10°F57°F 2025-10°F 200816%15%
Dec 1740°F10°F50°F 2025-22°F 201616%15%
Dec 1840°F10°F55°F 2011-9°F 201616%15%
Dec 1940°F9°F58°F 2023-1°F 201316%15%
Dec 2040°F9°F57°F 2003-14°F 200816%15%
Dec 2140°F9°F58°F 2024-31°F 202217%15%
Dec 2240°F9°F57°F 2025-33°F 202217%15%
Dec 2340°F9°F57°F 2025-16°F 200417%15%
Dec 2440°F9°F59°F 2025-4°F 200917%16%
Dec 2540°F9°F57°F 2025-6°F 201717%16%
Dec 2640°F9°F54°F 2005-7°F 201717%16%
Dec 2740°F9°F61°F 2013-1°F 201217%16%
Dec 2840°F9°F55°F 1999-4°F 201217%16%
Dec 2940°F9°F52°F 1999-4°F 201717%16%
Dec 3040°F9°F47°F 2023-9°F 201717%16%
Dec 3140°F9°F54°F 2025-10°F 201717%16%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Hill City, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 7:09 AM, sunset 4:18 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:29 AM, sunset 4:26 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00393868 (Hill City), 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.