Summerset climate

Summerset Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Rapid City 4NW, 9.1 km from Summerset

Average highs run from 42°F on December 1 to 37°F on December 31, and lows from 19°F to 14°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.31 in over about 2 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 Summerset, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
39°F
Average low
15°F
Precipitation
0.31 in
Snowfall
5.0 in
Record high
75°FDec 2, 2021
Record low
-30°FDec 30, 1990
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 07 min to 8 h 55 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 142°F19°F74°F 2021-14°F 19859%7%
Dec 242°F18°F75°F 2021-19°F 19859%7%
Dec 341°F18°F68°F 1948-6°F 20068%7%
Dec 441°F18°F75°F 1965-5°F 19728%7%
Dec 541°F18°F67°F 1987-22°F 19728%7%
Dec 640°F17°F65°F 1981-20°F 19728%7%
Dec 740°F17°F69°F 1984-14°F 20138%7%
Dec 840°F17°F68°F 2020-23°F 19728%7%
Dec 940°F17°F70°F 1957-19°F 19728%7%
Dec 1039°F16°F68°F 1987-14°F 19728%7%
Dec 1139°F16°F71°F 2014-19°F 20008%7%
Dec 1239°F16°F71°F 2014-19°F 20008%7%
Dec 1339°F16°F65°F 1988-15°F 19858%7%
Dec 1438°F15°F70°F 1998-25°F 19898%7%
Dec 1538°F15°F64°F 2025-22°F 19898%7%
Dec 1638°F15°F67°F 2025-20°F 19648%7%
Dec 1738°F15°F69°F 1998-23°F 19648%8%
Dec 1838°F15°F70°F 1979-20°F 19838%8%
Dec 1938°F15°F62°F 2025-17°F 19908%8%
Dec 2038°F14°F63°F 1954-20°F 19838%8%
Dec 2138°F14°F65°F 1991-25°F 19838%8%
Dec 2237°F14°F67°F 2020-29°F 19898%8%
Dec 2337°F14°F66°F 1955-27°F 19838%8%
Dec 2437°F14°F63°F 2025-26°F 19838%8%
Dec 2537°F14°F71°F 2025-21°F 19838%8%
Dec 2637°F14°F64°F 2025-23°F 19968%8%
Dec 2737°F14°F60°F 2025-12°F 20178%8%
Dec 2837°F14°F62°F 1999-17°F 19909%8%
Dec 2937°F14°F65°F 1965-29°F 19909%8%
Dec 3037°F14°F60°F 1965-30°F 19909%8%
Dec 3137°F14°F62°F 1963-21°F 20179%8%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Summerset, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02468101102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 7:09 AM, sunset 4:16 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:29 AM, sunset 4:24 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00396947 (Rapid City 4NW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024090, 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.