Garden City climate

Garden City Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Bear Lake SP, 1.9 km from Garden City

Average highs run from 38°F on December 1 to 33°F on December 31, and lows from 22°F to 17°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.68 in.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Garden City, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-200204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
35°F
Average low
19°F
Precipitation
1.68 in
Snowfall
16.7 in
Record high
59°FDec 3, 1998
Record low
-21°FDec 26, 2001
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 21 min to 9 h 11 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
14°F
Wind
7.6 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 138°F22°F57°F 1995-10°F 201518%
Dec 238°F22°F53°F 2008-6°F 201518%
Dec 338°F22°F59°F 1998-7°F 200618%
Dec 437°F21°F53°F 2021-16°F 199219%
Dec 537°F21°F54°F 2021-16°F 199219%
Dec 637°F21°F46°F 2007-12°F 201119%
Dec 737°F21°F48°F 2014-17°F 200519%
Dec 836°F21°F53°F 2014-18°F 200519%
Dec 936°F20°F47°F 2014-19°F 200520%
Dec 1036°F20°F50°F 2015-16°F 200920%
Dec 1136°F20°F50°F 2014-13°F 200920%
Dec 1236°F20°F52°F 2025-15°F 200120%
Dec 1335°F20°F52°F 2014-12°F 202020%
Dec 1435°F19°F50°F 2025-8°F 200521%
Dec 1535°F19°F48°F 2025-15°F 200521%
Dec 1635°F19°F48°F 2025-12°F 200121%
Dec 1735°F19°F50°F 2025-18°F 201921%
Dec 1835°F19°F47°F 2025-20°F 199621%
Dec 1934°F18°F45°F 2013-12°F 201622%
Dec 2034°F18°F46°F 2025-14°F 199222%
Dec 2134°F18°F42°F 2023-14°F 199822%
Dec 2234°F18°F51°F 2025-15°F 199822%
Dec 2334°F18°F48°F 2025-17°F 199822%
Dec 2434°F18°F50°F 2025-20°F 200122%
Dec 2534°F18°F51°F 2025-19°F 200123%
Dec 2634°F17°F50°F 2025-21°F 200123%
Dec 2734°F17°F41°F 2022-19°F 201523%
Dec 2834°F17°F41°F 2004-14°F 201523%
Dec 2933°F17°F42°F 1996-12°F 201223%
Dec 3033°F17°F51°F 2017-10°F 201423%
Dec 3133°F17°F49°F 2011-20°F 201424%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Garden City, 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 (MST).

December 1
sunrise 7:34 AM, sunset 4:55 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:53 AM, sunset 5:04 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00420487 (Bear Lake SP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00100803, 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.