Breckenridge Weather in December
Average highs run from 62°F on December 1 to 57°F on December 31, and lows from 34°F to 28°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.78 in over about 5 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
- 59°F
- Average low
- 30°F
- Precipitation
- 1.78 in
- Snowfall
- 0.4 in
- Record high
- 90°FDec 27, 2021
- Record low
- -7°FDec 22, 1989
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 10 h 09 min to 10 h 02 min
- Cloud cover
- 52%
- Humidity
- 67%
- Dew point
- 33°F
- Wind
- 10.3 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 | 62°F | 34°F | 82°F 1950 | 17°F 2006 | 17% | 0% |
| Dec 2 | 62°F | 33°F | 83°F 2012 | 13°F 1985 | 17% | 0% |
| Dec 3 | 62°F | 33°F | 87°F 2005 | 21°F 2006 | 17% | 0% |
| Dec 4 | 61°F | 33°F | 86°F 1958 | 17°F 2006 | 17% | 0% |
| Dec 5 | 61°F | 33°F | 89°F 1954 | 19°F 1972 | 17% | 0% |
| Dec 6 | 61°F | 32°F | 82°F 1939 | 10°F 1950 | 17% | 0% |
| Dec 7 | 61°F | 32°F | 84°F 1939 | 13°F 1950 | 17% | 0% |
| Dec 8 | 60°F | 32°F | 78°F 1923 | 9°F 2005 | 17% | 0% |
| Dec 9 | 60°F | 32°F | 79°F 2023 | 8°F 2005 | 17% | 1% |
| Dec 10 | 60°F | 31°F | 84°F 1939 | 11°F 2013 | 17% | 1% |
| Dec 11 | 60°F | 31°F | 86°F 2021 | 11°F 2013 | 17% | 1% |
| Dec 12 | 59°F | 31°F | 85°F 2015 | 14°F 1961 | 18% | 1% |
| Dec 13 | 59°F | 31°F | 85°F 1948 | 13°F 1958 | 18% | 1% |
| Dec 14 | 59°F | 31°F | 84°F 1995 | 11°F 1958 | 18% | 1% |
| Dec 15 | 59°F | 30°F | 81°F 2008 | 9°F 1989 | 18% | 1% |
| Dec 16 | 59°F | 30°F | 84°F 2010 | 13°F 1972 | 18% | 1% |
| Dec 17 | 58°F | 30°F | 80°F 1939 | 16°F 1979 | 18% | 1% |
| Dec 18 | 58°F | 30°F | 79°F 1980 | 11°F 2016 | 18% | 1% |
| Dec 19 | 58°F | 30°F | 79°F 1977 | 7°F 1924 | 18% | 1% |
| Dec 20 | 58°F | 29°F | 79°F 2012 | 8°F 1924 | 17% | 1% |
| Dec 21 | 58°F | 29°F | 86°F 2010 | 2°F 1983 | 17% | 1% |
| Dec 22 | 57°F | 29°F | 86°F 2010 | -7°F 1989 | 17% | 1% |
| Dec 23 | 57°F | 29°F | 87°F 2010 | 4°F 1983 | 17% | 1% |
| Dec 24 | 57°F | 29°F | 86°F 2021 | 9°F 2022 | 17% | 1% |
| Dec 25 | 57°F | 29°F | 89°F 2021 | 5°F 1983 | 17% | 1% |
| Dec 26 | 57°F | 29°F | 81°F 2005 | 13°F 2009 | 17% | 1% |
| Dec 27 | 57°F | 28°F | 90°F 2021 | 14°F 2009 | 17% | 1% |
| Dec 28 | 57°F | 28°F | 80°F 2021 | 5°F 1983 | 17% | 1% |
| Dec 29 | 57°F | 28°F | 83°F 2016 | 5°F 1983 | 17% | 1% |
| Dec 30 | 57°F | 28°F | 85°F 1951 | 8°F 1983 | 17% | 1% |
| Dec 31 | 57°F | 28°F | 86°F 1951 | 11°F 1968 | 17% | 1% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:20 AM, sunset 5:29 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:38 AM, sunset 5:40 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00411042 (Breckenridge), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00411042, 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.