Fort Hancock climate

Fort Hancock Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ft Hancock 8SSE, 16.1 km from Fort Hancock

Average highs run from 64°F on December 1 to 59°F on December 31, and lows from 30°F to 26°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.58 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 Fort Hancock, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
61°F
Average low
28°F
Precipitation
0.58 in
Record high
79°FDec 2, 2022
Record low
-2°FDec 15, 1987
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 15 min to 10 h 09 min
Cloud cover
44%
Humidity
52%
Dew point
25°F
Wind
8.3 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 164°F30°F75°F 199914°F 20106%0%
Dec 264°F30°F79°F 202214°F 20156%0%
Dec 364°F30°F77°F 201713°F 20156%0%
Dec 463°F30°F78°F 200114°F 20206%0%
Dec 563°F29°F79°F 198715°F 20056%0%
Dec 663°F29°F73°F 199516°F 20056%0%
Dec 762°F29°F79°F 199513°F 20116%0%
Dec 862°F29°F75°F 199513°F 20116%0%
Dec 962°F29°F76°F 198513°F 20056%0%
Dec 1061°F28°F74°F 198316°F 20236%0%
Dec 1161°F28°F77°F 198714°F 20246%0%
Dec 1261°F28°F74°F 19956°F 19896%0%
Dec 1361°F28°F74°F 198311°F 19896%0%
Dec 1461°F28°F76°F 199512°F 19856%0%
Dec 1560°F27°F74°F 2019-2°F 19877%0%
Dec 1660°F27°F73°F 20066°F 19877%0%
Dec 1760°F27°F75°F 200212°F 20157%0%
Dec 1860°F27°F74°F 20088°F 19967%0%
Dec 1960°F27°F77°F 20257°F 19967%0%
Dec 2060°F27°F77°F 202510°F 19967%0%
Dec 2160°F27°F78°F 202517°F 19967%0%
Dec 2259°F27°F76°F 201016°F 19897%0%
Dec 2359°F26°F76°F 20217°F 19897%0%
Dec 2459°F26°F79°F 202112°F 20147%0%
Dec 2559°F26°F78°F 202113°F 19837%0%
Dec 2659°F26°F78°F 202111°F 20117%0%
Dec 2759°F26°F74°F 202114°F 20117%0%
Dec 2859°F26°F73°F 202210°F 19887%0%
Dec 2959°F26°F74°F 202010°F 20037%0%
Dec 3059°F26°F74°F 202413°F 19887%0%
Dec 3159°F26°F73°F 201712°F 19887%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Fort Hancock, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.024681102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 6:45 AM, sunset 5:00 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:02 AM, sunset 5:11 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00413266 (Ft Hancock 8SSE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00419088, 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.