Garfield County Weather in December
Average highs run from 43°F on December 1 to 38°F on December 31, and lows from 24°F to 20°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.79 in over about 5 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
- 39°F
- Average low
- 21°F
- Precipitation
- 0.79 in
- Snowfall
- 11.7 in
- Record high
- 61°FDec 7, 1958
- Record low
- -31°FDec 9, 2009
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 44 min to 9 h 36 min
- Cloud cover
- 58%
- Humidity
- 62%
- Dew point
- 16°F
- Wind
- 7.4 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 | 43°F | 24°F | 60°F 2021 | -12°F 2019 | 13% | 8% |
| Dec 2 | 42°F | 24°F | 56°F 2008 | -13°F 2007 | 13% | 8% |
| Dec 3 | 42°F | 23°F | 60°F 1958 | -13°F 2018 | 14% | 9% |
| Dec 4 | 42°F | 23°F | 55°F 1958 | -21°F 2013 | 14% | 9% |
| Dec 5 | 41°F | 23°F | 55°F 1958 | -28°F 2013 | 14% | 9% |
| Dec 6 | 41°F | 22°F | 60°F 1977 | -27°F 2013 | 14% | 9% |
| Dec 7 | 41°F | 22°F | 61°F 1958 | -22°F 1951 | 14% | 10% |
| Dec 8 | 40°F | 22°F | 56°F 1958 | -26°F 1978 | 15% | 10% |
| Dec 9 | 40°F | 22°F | 56°F 1977 | -31°F 2009 | 15% | 10% |
| Dec 10 | 40°F | 22°F | 57°F 2025 | -23°F 1972 | 15% | 10% |
| Dec 11 | 40°F | 21°F | 61°F 2025 | -25°F 1961 | 15% | 11% |
| Dec 12 | 39°F | 21°F | 58°F 2017 | -21°F 1949 | 15% | 11% |
| Dec 13 | 39°F | 21°F | 57°F 2025 | -19°F 1967 | 15% | 11% |
| Dec 14 | 39°F | 21°F | 58°F 1962 | -20°F 1972 | 16% | 11% |
| Dec 15 | 39°F | 21°F | 56°F 2025 | -22°F 2008 | 16% | 12% |
| Dec 16 | 39°F | 21°F | 58°F 1958 | -14°F 2001 | 16% | 12% |
| Dec 17 | 39°F | 20°F | 60°F 2025 | -15°F 1967 | 16% | 12% |
| Dec 18 | 38°F | 20°F | 56°F 1980 | -16°F 1967 | 17% | 12% |
| Dec 19 | 38°F | 20°F | 58°F 2025 | -13°F 2012 | 17% | 12% |
| Dec 20 | 38°F | 20°F | 52°F 1950 | -22°F 2012 | 17% | 13% |
| Dec 21 | 38°F | 20°F | 55°F 1969 | -24°F 1967 | 17% | 13% |
| Dec 22 | 38°F | 20°F | 53°F 2024 | -18°F 1968 | 17% | 13% |
| Dec 23 | 38°F | 20°F | 54°F 1964 | -15°F 2008 | 17% | 13% |
| Dec 24 | 38°F | 20°F | 54°F 1950 | -16°F 1952 | 17% | 13% |
| Dec 25 | 38°F | 20°F | 53°F 1950 | -25°F 1948 | 17% | 13% |
| Dec 26 | 38°F | 20°F | 52°F 1960 | -21°F 1962 | 18% | 13% |
| Dec 27 | 38°F | 20°F | 55°F 2017 | -15°F 1962 | 18% | 13% |
| Dec 28 | 38°F | 20°F | 56°F 2017 | -17°F 2009 | 18% | 13% |
| Dec 29 | 38°F | 20°F | 60°F 2017 | -15°F 2022 | 18% | 13% |
| Dec 30 | 38°F | 20°F | 59°F 2017 | -16°F 2012 | 18% | 13% |
| Dec 31 | 38°F | 20°F | 55°F 1963 | -21°F 2010 | 18% | 13% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:23 AM, sunset 5:07 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:41 AM, sunset 5:17 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00420849 (Boulder), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023159, 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.