Socorro Weather in December
Average highs run from 61°F on December 1 to 57°F on December 31, and lows from 37°F to 33°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.63 in over about 4 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
- 58°F
- Average low
- 34°F
- Precipitation
- 0.63 in
- Snowfall
- 1.3 in
- Record high
- 80°FDec 2, 1973
- Record low
- 5°FDec 24, 1953
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 10 h 14 min to 10 h 07 min
- Cloud cover
- 48%
- 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 61°F | 37°F | 75°F 2012 | 14°F 1979 | 11% | 2% |
| Dec 2 | 61°F | 37°F | 80°F 1973 | 17°F 1979 | 11% | 2% |
| Dec 3 | 60°F | 36°F | 75°F 1970 | 16°F 1938 | 11% | 2% |
| Dec 4 | 60°F | 36°F | 76°F 1958 | 21°F 1968 | 11% | 2% |
| Dec 5 | 60°F | 36°F | 75°F 1958 | 19°F 1952 | 11% | 2% |
| Dec 6 | 59°F | 36°F | 74°F 2012 | 18°F 2011 | 11% | 2% |
| Dec 7 | 59°F | 35°F | 74°F 1995 | 17°F 1953 | 11% | 2% |
| Dec 8 | 59°F | 35°F | 76°F 1977 | 13°F 2005 | 11% | 2% |
| Dec 9 | 59°F | 35°F | 74°F 1996 | 13°F 1978 | 12% | 2% |
| Dec 10 | 58°F | 35°F | 74°F 2015 | 15°F 1978 | 12% | 2% |
| Dec 11 | 58°F | 35°F | 76°F 1987 | 18°F 1973 | 12% | 2% |
| Dec 12 | 58°F | 35°F | 76°F 2025 | 8°F 1989 | 12% | 2% |
| Dec 13 | 58°F | 34°F | 73°F 2025 | 11°F 1989 | 12% | 2% |
| Dec 14 | 58°F | 34°F | 72°F 1950 | 8°F 1987 | 12% | 2% |
| Dec 15 | 57°F | 34°F | 74°F 2016 | 6°F 1987 | 12% | 2% |
| Dec 16 | 57°F | 34°F | 76°F 2016 | 7°F 1987 | 12% | 2% |
| Dec 17 | 57°F | 34°F | 73°F 1980 | 15°F 1985 | 12% | 2% |
| Dec 18 | 57°F | 34°F | 79°F 1980 | 6°F 1996 | 12% | 2% |
| Dec 19 | 57°F | 34°F | 76°F 2025 | 11°F 1996 | 12% | 2% |
| Dec 20 | 57°F | 34°F | 77°F 2025 | 11°F 1996 | 12% | 2% |
| Dec 21 | 57°F | 34°F | 77°F 1981 | 12°F 1973 | 12% | 2% |
| Dec 22 | 57°F | 34°F | 78°F 2025 | 10°F 1973 | 12% | 2% |
| Dec 23 | 57°F | 34°F | 78°F 2025 | 9°F 1989 | 12% | 2% |
| Dec 24 | 57°F | 33°F | 76°F 2021 | 5°F 1953 | 12% | 2% |
| Dec 25 | 57°F | 33°F | 76°F 2025 | 10°F 1953 | 12% | 3% |
| Dec 26 | 57°F | 33°F | 76°F 1980 | 14°F 1953 | 12% | 3% |
| Dec 27 | 57°F | 33°F | 76°F 1980 | 14°F 1987 | 12% | 3% |
| Dec 28 | 57°F | 33°F | 76°F 1980 | 14°F 1987 | 12% | 3% |
| Dec 29 | 57°F | 33°F | 75°F 1955 | 10°F 1983 | 12% | 3% |
| Dec 30 | 57°F | 33°F | 76°F 2024 | 15°F 1983 | 12% | 3% |
| Dec 31 | 57°F | 33°F | 72°F 2017 | 16°F 1953 | 12% | 3% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MST).
- December 1
- sunrise 6:47 AM, sunset 5:01 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:05 AM, sunset 5:12 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00023044 (El Paso Intl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023044, 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.