Moab climate

Moab Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Moab, 0.4 km from Moab

Average highs run from 49°F on December 1 to 42°F on December 31, and lows from 25°F to 20°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.76 in over about 6 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 Moab, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
44°F
Average low
22°F
Precipitation
0.76 in
Snowfall
4.9 in
Record high
65°FDec 3, 2017
Record low
-16°FDec 9, 2009
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 40 min to 9 h 31 min
Cloud cover
53%
Humidity
64%
Dew point
17°F
Wind
6.5 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 149°F25°F60°F 201210°F 202015%3%
Dec 248°F25°F61°F 201210°F 200415%4%
Dec 348°F25°F65°F 20173°F 201815%4%
Dec 447°F24°F55°F 2021-2°F 201816%4%
Dec 547°F24°F56°F 20143°F 200916%4%
Dec 647°F24°F53°F 2012-3°F 201116%4%
Dec 746°F24°F60°F 20033°F 201116%5%
Dec 846°F23°F53°F 2012-2°F 200916%5%
Dec 945°F23°F50°F 2014-16°F 200916%5%
Dec 1045°F23°F53°F 2000-16°F 200916%5%
Dec 1145°F23°F53°F 2010-16°F 200916%5%
Dec 1244°F22°F57°F 20163°F 200716%5%
Dec 1344°F22°F55°F 20122°F 202017%6%
Dec 1444°F22°F57°F 20214°F 200917%6%
Dec 1543°F22°F57°F 20162°F 200717%6%
Dec 1643°F22°F61°F 20163°F 200917%6%
Dec 1743°F21°F50°F 19981°F 200917%6%
Dec 1843°F21°F52°F 2025-1°F 200917%6%
Dec 1943°F21°F55°F 1998-5°F 201217%6%
Dec 2042°F21°F59°F 2025-9°F 201217%6%
Dec 2142°F21°F61°F 2025-12°F 201217%7%
Dec 2242°F21°F62°F 2025-8°F 201717%7%
Dec 2342°F21°F58°F 2025-4°F 200818%7%
Dec 2442°F21°F64°F 2025-6°F 200818%7%
Dec 2542°F21°F61°F 2025-13°F 200918%7%
Dec 2642°F21°F57°F 2025-11°F 200918%7%
Dec 2742°F20°F59°F 2011-12°F 200918%7%
Dec 2842°F20°F53°F 2011-12°F 200918%7%
Dec 2942°F20°F63°F 2011-5°F 201218%7%
Dec 3042°F20°F64°F 2011-7°F 202018%7%
Dec 3142°F20°F53°F 2005-12°F 201018%6%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Moab, 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 7:17 AM, sunset 4:57 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:36 AM, sunset 5:07 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00425733 (Moab), 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.