Cheyenne climate

Cheyenne Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Cheyenne WFO, 1.7 km from Cheyenne

Average highs run from 42°F on December 1 to 40°F on December 31, and lows from 20°F to 18°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.49 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 Cheyenne, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
40°F
Average low
18°F
Precipitation
0.49 in
Snowfall
10.9 in
Record high
70°FDec 2, 2021
Record low
-28°FDec 9, 1919
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 26 min to 9 h 15 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
64%
Dew point
15°F
Wind
13.9 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 142°F20°F66°F 1998-12°F 198520%22%
Dec 241°F20°F70°F 2021-2°F 191920%22%
Dec 341°F19°F66°F 1941-4°F 200921%22%
Dec 441°F19°F65°F 2021-13°F 201321%22%
Dec 540°F19°F69°F 1939-24°F 197221%22%
Dec 640°F19°F67°F 1939-19°F 197221%22%
Dec 740°F19°F63°F 1991-20°F 200521%22%
Dec 840°F18°F64°F 1940-19°F 191920%22%
Dec 940°F18°F67°F 1939-28°F 191920%22%
Dec 1039°F18°F66°F 1990-18°F 197220%22%
Dec 1139°F18°F67°F 1939-20°F 193220%22%
Dec 1239°F18°F64°F 2014-17°F 191920%22%
Dec 1339°F18°F60°F 1921-15°F 191920%22%
Dec 1439°F17°F65°F 2025-16°F 192620%22%
Dec 1539°F17°F64°F 1952-13°F 200820%22%
Dec 1639°F17°F66°F 1962-15°F 196420%22%
Dec 1739°F17°F65°F 1980-24°F 196420%22%
Dec 1839°F17°F67°F 1931-15°F 192420%22%
Dec 1939°F17°F60°F 2025-20°F 199020%21%
Dec 2039°F17°F67°F 1941-25°F 198320%21%
Dec 2139°F17°F61°F 1994-28°F 198320%21%
Dec 2239°F17°F65°F 2025-28°F 198920%21%
Dec 2339°F17°F60°F 1955-24°F 198320%21%
Dec 2439°F17°F64°F 2025-25°F 198319%21%
Dec 2539°F17°F64°F 2025-13°F 198719%21%
Dec 2639°F17°F59°F 1980-11°F 191619%20%
Dec 2739°F17°F66°F 1980-7°F 192419%20%
Dec 2839°F17°F63°F 1933-16°F 198319%20%
Dec 2940°F17°F63°F 1933-16°F 198318%20%
Dec 3040°F17°F62°F 1980-22°F 201418%20%
Dec 3140°F18°F60°F 2025-28°F 192318%19%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Cheyenne, 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 7:05 AM, sunset 4:31 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:25 AM, sunset 4:40 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00481676 (Cheyenne WFO), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024018, 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.