Alpine Weather in December
Average highs run from 64°F on December 1 to 60°F on December 31, and lows from 35°F to 31°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.59 in over about 3 wet days.
December day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
December at a glance
- Average high
- 61°F
- Average low
- 32°F
- Precipitation
- 0.59 in
- Snowfall
- 0.8 in
- Record high
- 84°FDec 4, 2014
- Record low
- -3°FDec 29, 1983
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 10 h 20 min to 10 h 13 min
- Cloud cover
- 44%
- Humidity
- 52%
- Dew point
- 26°F
- Wind
- 10.5 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 64°F | 35°F | 82°F 2014 | 14°F 1979 | 10% | 1% |
| Dec 2 | 64°F | 34°F | 79°F 2012 | 15°F 1979 | 10% | 1% |
| Dec 3 | 64°F | 34°F | 82°F 1970 | 15°F 1979 | 10% | 1% |
| Dec 4 | 63°F | 34°F | 84°F 2014 | 15°F 1990 | 10% | 1% |
| Dec 5 | 63°F | 34°F | 82°F 2014 | 19°F 1973 | 10% | 1% |
| Dec 6 | 63°F | 33°F | 80°F 1958 | 10°F 1950 | 10% | 1% |
| Dec 7 | 63°F | 33°F | 78°F 2012 | 13°F 1976 | 10% | 1% |
| Dec 8 | 62°F | 33°F | 79°F 1993 | 8°F 2005 | 10% | 1% |
| Dec 9 | 62°F | 33°F | 78°F 2015 | 12°F 1978 | 10% | 1% |
| Dec 10 | 62°F | 33°F | 82°F 1929 | 9°F 1967 | 10% | 1% |
| Dec 11 | 62°F | 33°F | 83°F 2015 | 16°F 1966 | 10% | 1% |
| Dec 12 | 62°F | 32°F | 80°F 1950 | 5°F 1989 | 10% | 1% |
| Dec 13 | 61°F | 32°F | 81°F 1933 | 13°F 1985 | 10% | 1% |
| Dec 14 | 61°F | 32°F | 79°F 2014 | 11°F 1985 | 10% | 1% |
| Dec 15 | 61°F | 32°F | 76°F 1929 | 8°F 1987 | 10% | 1% |
| Dec 16 | 61°F | 32°F | 76°F 2016 | 11°F 1972 | 10% | 1% |
| Dec 17 | 61°F | 32°F | 79°F 2016 | 20°F 1979 | 11% | 1% |
| Dec 18 | 61°F | 32°F | 76°F 1982 | 6°F 1996 | 11% | 1% |
| Dec 19 | 60°F | 32°F | 75°F 2012 | 10°F 1929 | 11% | 1% |
| Dec 20 | 60°F | 32°F | 78°F 1933 | 5°F 1973 | 11% | 1% |
| Dec 21 | 60°F | 31°F | 78°F 2010 | 14°F 1977 | 11% | 1% |
| Dec 22 | 60°F | 31°F | 78°F 1969 | 3°F 1989 | 11% | 1% |
| Dec 23 | 60°F | 31°F | 77°F 1983 | 0°F 1989 | 11% | 1% |
| Dec 24 | 60°F | 31°F | 81°F 1971 | 1°F 1953 | 11% | 1% |
| Dec 25 | 60°F | 31°F | 80°F 1971 | 5°F 1983 | 11% | 1% |
| Dec 26 | 60°F | 31°F | 83°F 1933 | 15°F 1930 | 11% | 1% |
| Dec 27 | 60°F | 31°F | 77°F 2017 | 13°F 1987 | 11% | 1% |
| Dec 28 | 60°F | 31°F | 79°F 1934 | 9°F 1988 | 11% | 1% |
| Dec 29 | 60°F | 31°F | 78°F 1965 | -3°F 1983 | 11% | 1% |
| Dec 30 | 60°F | 31°F | 78°F 1992 | 9°F 1983 | 11% | 1% |
| Dec 31 | 60°F | 31°F | 80°F 1951 | 9°F 1958 | 11% | 1% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:34 AM, sunset 5:54 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:51 AM, sunset 6:04 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00410174 (Alpine), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00410174, 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.