Thornton climate

Thornton Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Marlin, 31.2 km from Thornton

Average highs run from 64°F on December 1 to 59°F on December 31, and lows from 37°F to 33°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.44 in over about 7 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 Thornton, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
61°F
Average low
35°F
Precipitation
3.44 in
Record high
88°FDec 4, 1977
Record low
-2°FDec 23, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 15 min to 10 h 09 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
41°F
Wind
9.8 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 164°F37°F80°F 198221°F 197922%0%
Dec 264°F37°F81°F 199522°F 198522%0%
Dec 364°F37°F85°F 200524°F 198522%0%
Dec 463°F37°F88°F 197718°F 200622%0%
Dec 563°F37°F81°F 199524°F 200622%0%
Dec 663°F36°F80°F 196619°F 200522%0%
Dec 763°F36°F82°F 196624°F 198423%0%
Dec 862°F36°F80°F 197719°F 200623%0%
Dec 962°F36°F80°F 200713°F 200523%0%
Dec 1062°F36°F78°F 198317°F 197823%0%
Dec 1162°F36°F81°F 199620°F 196623%0%
Dec 1261°F35°F80°F 199018°F 196223%0%
Dec 1361°F35°F77°F 199615°F 198923%0%
Dec 1461°F35°F80°F 197516°F 198524%0%
Dec 1561°F35°F77°F 199521°F 196324%0%
Dec 1661°F35°F79°F 197711°F 198924%0%
Dec 1760°F35°F79°F 199017°F 197924%0%
Dec 1860°F35°F76°F 197019°F 197924%0%
Dec 1960°F34°F77°F 197717°F 199624%0%
Dec 2060°F34°F77°F 197817°F 199624%0%
Dec 2160°F34°F78°F 198421°F 198924%0%
Dec 2259°F34°F78°F 19709°F 198324%0%
Dec 2359°F34°F78°F 1996-2°F 198924%0%
Dec 2459°F34°F79°F 19645°F 198924%0%
Dec 2559°F34°F73°F 19716°F 198324%0%
Dec 2659°F34°F79°F 198811°F 198324%0%
Dec 2759°F34°F81°F 200526°F 198324%0%
Dec 2859°F34°F79°F 198426°F 199924%0%
Dec 2959°F34°F80°F 198413°F 198324%0%
Dec 3059°F34°F79°F 19844°F 198324%0%
Dec 3159°F33°F77°F 196414°F 197624%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Thornton, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:08 AM, sunset 5:23 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:25 AM, sunset 5:34 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00415611 (Marlin), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00413047, 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.