Pine Ridge climate

Pine Ridge Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Pine Ridge AP, 3.1 km from Pine Ridge

Average highs run from 42°F on December 1 to 36°F on December 31, and lows from 16°F to 11°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.37 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 Pine Ridge, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
38°F
Average low
13°F
Precipitation
0.37 in
Snowfall
6.6 in
Record high
72°FDec 1, 1998
Record low
-36°FDec 22, 2022
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 14 min to 9 h 03 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
18°F
Wind
11.4 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 142°F16°F72°F 19980°F 201415%10%
Dec 241°F15°F72°F 2021-3°F 200615%10%
Dec 341°F15°F64°F 2017-10°F 200615%10%
Dec 441°F15°F64°F 1998-11°F 200515%10%
Dec 540°F15°F66°F 2012-7°F 201115%10%
Dec 640°F14°F61°F 2023-28°F 201315%11%
Dec 740°F14°F63°F 2003-20°F 200515%11%
Dec 839°F14°F64°F 2020-19°F 200515%11%
Dec 939°F14°F67°F 2020-18°F 200915%11%
Dec 1039°F13°F60°F 2014-11°F 200915%11%
Dec 1138°F13°F68°F 2014-27°F 200015%11%
Dec 1238°F13°F68°F 2014-27°F 200015%11%
Dec 1338°F13°F61°F 1998-19°F 200015%11%
Dec 1438°F13°F66°F 1998-21°F 200815%11%
Dec 1538°F12°F62°F 2002-23°F 200815%11%
Dec 1637°F12°F64°F 2025-8°F 200015%11%
Dec 1737°F12°F66°F 1998-32°F 201615%11%
Dec 1837°F12°F56°F 2011-30°F 201615%11%
Dec 1937°F12°F65°F 2025-21°F 202215%11%
Dec 2037°F12°F64°F 2017-22°F 202215%11%
Dec 2137°F12°F62°F 2024-31°F 202215%11%
Dec 2237°F12°F71°F 2025-36°F 202215%11%
Dec 2336°F12°F65°F 2025-26°F 202215%11%
Dec 2436°F11°F68°F 2025-18°F 199815%11%
Dec 2536°F11°F66°F 2025-5°F 200915%11%
Dec 2636°F11°F65°F 2025-14°F 201715%11%
Dec 2736°F11°F56°F 2025-15°F 201515%11%
Dec 2836°F11°F63°F 1999-17°F 201215%11%
Dec 2936°F11°F62°F 1999-9°F 201515%11%
Dec 3036°F11°F54°F 2004-16°F 201415%11%
Dec 3136°F11°F58°F 2025-20°F 201415%11%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Pine Ridge, 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 7:02 AM, sunset 4:16 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 4:25 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00094039 (Pine Ridge AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094039, 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.