Spearfish climate

Spearfish Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Spearfish, 1.2 km from Spearfish

Average highs run from 40°F on December 1 to 36°F on December 31, and lows from 21°F to 16°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.72 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 Spearfish, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
37°F
Average low
18°F
Precipitation
0.72 in
Snowfall
14.9 in
Record high
73°FDec 2, 1920
Record low
-30°FDec 20, 1916
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 05 min to 8 h 53 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
17°F
Wind
9.4 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 140°F21°F70°F 1932-16°F 191916%12%
Dec 240°F20°F73°F 1920-11°F 198016%12%
Dec 340°F20°F70°F 1941-12°F 198516%12%
Dec 440°F20°F67°F 1941-5°F 197216%12%
Dec 539°F20°F73°F 1939-19°F 197216%12%
Dec 639°F19°F72°F 1939-20°F 197216%12%
Dec 739°F19°F62°F 1939-19°F 197216%13%
Dec 838°F19°F68°F 1939-25°F 197716%13%
Dec 938°F19°F67°F 1939-24°F 193216%13%
Dec 1038°F18°F69°F 1939-20°F 193216%13%
Dec 1138°F18°F69°F 1939-20°F 193216%13%
Dec 1237°F18°F72°F 1921-25°F 193216%13%
Dec 1337°F18°F70°F 1921-25°F 191716%13%
Dec 1437°F17°F70°F 1997-20°F 192616%13%
Dec 1537°F17°F63°F 1952-19°F 195116%13%
Dec 1637°F17°F64°F 1962-21°F 196416%13%
Dec 1737°F17°F63°F 1962-23°F 196416%14%
Dec 1836°F17°F68°F 1931-28°F 192416%14%
Dec 1936°F17°F70°F 1979-23°F 199017%14%
Dec 2036°F17°F69°F 1941-30°F 191617%14%
Dec 2136°F16°F70°F 1904-25°F 199017%14%
Dec 2236°F16°F68°F 1919-25°F 192017%14%
Dec 2336°F16°F63°F 1955-25°F 198318%15%
Dec 2436°F16°F60°F 1955-24°F 198318%15%
Dec 2536°F16°F68°F 1931-28°F 198318%15%
Dec 2636°F16°F65°F 2025-15°F 201718%15%
Dec 2736°F16°F61°F 1980-21°F 198319%15%
Dec 2836°F16°F67°F 1980-25°F 199019%15%
Dec 2936°F16°F68°F 1965-25°F 199019%16%
Dec 3036°F16°F63°F 1904-30°F 196819%16%
Dec 3136°F16°F64°F 1926-25°F 192319%16%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Spearfish, 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 7:12 AM, sunset 4:17 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:32 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 USC00397882 (Spearfish), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00397882, 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.