Green River climate

Green River Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Moab Canyonland AP, 44.3 km from Green River

Average highs run from 44°F on December 1 to 36°F on December 31, and lows from 21°F to 15°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.53 in over about 5 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 Green River, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
39°F
Average low
17°F
Precipitation
0.53 in
Snowfall
1.5 in
Record high
65°FDec 3, 2017
Record low
-16°FDec 9, 2009
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 38 min to 9 h 29 min
Cloud cover
54%
Humidity
62%
Dew point
17°F
Wind
6.0 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 144°F21°F60°F 201210°F 202013%1%
Dec 243°F20°F61°F 201210°F 200413%1%
Dec 343°F20°F65°F 20173°F 201813%1%
Dec 442°F20°F55°F 2021-2°F 201813%1%
Dec 542°F19°F56°F 20143°F 200913%1%
Dec 641°F19°F53°F 2012-3°F 201113%2%
Dec 741°F19°F60°F 20033°F 201114%2%
Dec 841°F18°F53°F 2012-2°F 200914%2%
Dec 940°F18°F50°F 2014-16°F 200914%2%
Dec 1040°F18°F53°F 2000-16°F 200914%2%
Dec 1139°F17°F53°F 2010-16°F 200914%2%
Dec 1239°F17°F57°F 20163°F 200714%2%
Dec 1339°F17°F55°F 20122°F 202015%2%
Dec 1438°F17°F57°F 20214°F 200915%3%
Dec 1538°F16°F57°F 20162°F 200715%3%
Dec 1638°F16°F61°F 20163°F 200915%3%
Dec 1738°F16°F50°F 19981°F 200915%3%
Dec 1837°F16°F52°F 2025-1°F 200915%3%
Dec 1937°F16°F55°F 1998-5°F 201216%3%
Dec 2037°F15°F59°F 2025-9°F 201216%3%
Dec 2137°F15°F61°F 2025-12°F 201216%3%
Dec 2237°F15°F62°F 2025-8°F 201716%4%
Dec 2337°F15°F58°F 2025-4°F 200816%4%
Dec 2436°F15°F64°F 2025-6°F 200816%4%
Dec 2536°F15°F61°F 2025-13°F 200916%4%
Dec 2636°F15°F57°F 2025-11°F 200916%4%
Dec 2736°F15°F59°F 2011-12°F 200916%4%
Dec 2836°F15°F53°F 2011-12°F 200916%4%
Dec 2936°F15°F63°F 2011-5°F 201216%4%
Dec 3036°F15°F64°F 2011-7°F 202016%4%
Dec 3136°F15°F53°F 2005-12°F 201016%4%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Green River, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 4:59 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:39 AM, sunset 5:08 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093075 (Moab Canyonland AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093075, 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.