Tornillo climate

Tornillo Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Tornillo 2 Sse, 5.5 km from Tornillo

Average highs run from 63°F on December 1 to 59°F on December 31, and lows from 30°F to 28°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.54 in over about 3 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 Tornillo, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
60°F
Average low
29°F
Precipitation
0.54 in
Snowfall
0.7 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 163°F30°F75°F 199914°F 20108%1%
Dec 263°F30°F79°F 202214°F 20158%1%
Dec 363°F30°F77°F 201713°F 20158%1%
Dec 462°F30°F78°F 200114°F 20208%1%
Dec 562°F30°F79°F 198715°F 20059%1%
Dec 662°F29°F73°F 199516°F 20059%1%
Dec 761°F29°F79°F 199513°F 20119%1%
Dec 861°F29°F75°F 199513°F 20119%1%
Dec 961°F29°F76°F 198513°F 20059%1%
Dec 1061°F29°F74°F 198316°F 20239%1%
Dec 1160°F29°F77°F 198714°F 20249%1%
Dec 1260°F29°F74°F 19956°F 19899%1%
Dec 1360°F29°F74°F 198311°F 19899%1%
Dec 1460°F28°F76°F 199512°F 198510%1%
Dec 1560°F28°F74°F 2019-2°F 198710%1%
Dec 1660°F28°F73°F 20066°F 198710%1%
Dec 1759°F28°F75°F 200212°F 201510%1%
Dec 1859°F28°F74°F 20088°F 199610%1%
Dec 1959°F28°F77°F 20257°F 199610%1%
Dec 2059°F28°F77°F 202510°F 199610%1%
Dec 2159°F28°F78°F 202517°F 199610%1%
Dec 2259°F28°F76°F 201016°F 198911%1%
Dec 2359°F28°F76°F 20217°F 198911%1%
Dec 2459°F28°F79°F 202112°F 201411%1%
Dec 2559°F28°F78°F 202113°F 198311%1%
Dec 2659°F28°F78°F 202111°F 201111%1%
Dec 2759°F28°F74°F 202114°F 201111%1%
Dec 2859°F28°F73°F 202210°F 198811%1%
Dec 2959°F28°F74°F 202010°F 200311%1%
Dec 3059°F28°F74°F 202413°F 198811%1%
Dec 3159°F28°F73°F 201712°F 198811%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Tornillo, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02.557.51012.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 6:46 AM, sunset 5:01 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:03 AM, sunset 5:12 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00419088 (Tornillo 2 Sse), 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.