Garfield County Weather in December
Average highs run from 42°F on December 1 to 39°F on December 31, and lows from 28°F to 26°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.27 in over about 12 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
- 40°F
- Average low
- 26°F
- Precipitation
- 2.27 in
- Snowfall
- 3.6 in
- Record high
- 66°FDec 11, 2014
- Record low
- -22°FDec 30, 1968
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 8 h 52 min to 8 h 39 min
- Cloud cover
- 74%
- Humidity
- 86%
- Dew point
- 26°F
- Wind
- 8.9 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 | 42°F | 28°F | 64°F 2021 | 3°F 1985 | 41% | 4% |
| Dec 2 | 42°F | 28°F | 61°F 1975 | 8°F 1985 | 41% | 4% |
| Dec 3 | 42°F | 28°F | 62°F 1980 | 19°F 1972 | 41% | 4% |
| Dec 4 | 41°F | 28°F | 63°F 2007 | 5°F 1972 | 41% | 4% |
| Dec 5 | 41°F | 28°F | 61°F 2023 | 5°F 1972 | 41% | 4% |
| Dec 6 | 41°F | 27°F | 57°F 2025 | 5°F 2013 | 41% | 4% |
| Dec 7 | 41°F | 27°F | 57°F 1973 | 2°F 1972 | 41% | 4% |
| Dec 8 | 40°F | 27°F | 62°F 2015 | -7°F 1972 | 41% | 4% |
| Dec 9 | 40°F | 27°F | 64°F 2015 | -10°F 1972 | 41% | 5% |
| Dec 10 | 40°F | 27°F | 65°F 2025 | -9°F 1972 | 41% | 5% |
| Dec 11 | 40°F | 26°F | 66°F 2014 | -3°F 1961 | 41% | 5% |
| Dec 12 | 40°F | 26°F | 59°F 1995 | 5°F 1972 | 41% | 5% |
| Dec 13 | 39°F | 26°F | 59°F 2006 | -1°F 1972 | 41% | 5% |
| Dec 14 | 39°F | 26°F | 65°F 2002 | 8°F 1967 | 41% | 5% |
| Dec 15 | 39°F | 26°F | 62°F 2002 | 6°F 1967 | 41% | 5% |
| Dec 16 | 39°F | 26°F | 61°F 1982 | -7°F 1964 | 41% | 5% |
| Dec 17 | 39°F | 26°F | 55°F 2025 | -11°F 1964 | 41% | 5% |
| Dec 18 | 39°F | 26°F | 60°F 2024 | 0°F 2016 | 41% | 5% |
| Dec 19 | 39°F | 26°F | 54°F 2020 | 3°F 1984 | 41% | 6% |
| Dec 20 | 39°F | 26°F | 55°F 1994 | 0°F 1983 | 41% | 6% |
| Dec 21 | 39°F | 26°F | 60°F 1972 | -8°F 1983 | 41% | 6% |
| Dec 22 | 39°F | 26°F | 58°F 1980 | -13°F 1983 | 41% | 6% |
| Dec 23 | 39°F | 26°F | 54°F 1950 | -16°F 1983 | 42% | 6% |
| Dec 24 | 39°F | 26°F | 57°F 2025 | -13°F 1983 | 42% | 6% |
| Dec 25 | 39°F | 26°F | 59°F 1980 | 6°F 1983 | 42% | 6% |
| Dec 26 | 39°F | 26°F | 62°F 1980 | 8°F 1948 | 42% | 6% |
| Dec 27 | 39°F | 26°F | 59°F 1980 | 5°F 1948 | 42% | 6% |
| Dec 28 | 39°F | 26°F | 63°F 1965 | 4°F 1990 | 42% | 6% |
| Dec 29 | 39°F | 26°F | 57°F 2011 | -10°F 1968 | 42% | 6% |
| Dec 30 | 39°F | 26°F | 54°F 1998 | -22°F 1968 | 42% | 6% |
| Dec 31 | 39°F | 26°F | 54°F 1958 | -10°F 1968 | 42% | 6% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:13 AM, sunset 4:05 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:34 AM, sunset 4:13 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00456610 (Pomeroy), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024149, 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.