Douglas climate

Douglas Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Douglas 1 Se, 2.3 km from Douglas

Average highs run from 42°F on December 1 to 38°F on December 31, and lows from 16°F to 12°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.46 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 Douglas, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
39°F
Average low
13°F
Precipitation
0.46 in
Snowfall
9.2 in
Record high
71°FDec 2, 2021
Record low
-29°FDec 22, 2022
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 17 min to 9 h 05 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
66%
Dew point
16°F
Wind
16.1 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°F16°F65°F 2021-2°F 200417%15%
Dec 242°F15°F71°F 2021-7°F 201118%15%
Dec 341°F15°F61°F 2017-4°F 200618%16%
Dec 441°F15°F61°F 2021-11°F 201318%16%
Dec 541°F14°F64°F 2012-18°F 201318%16%
Dec 640°F14°F63°F 2023-13°F 201318%16%
Dec 740°F14°F60°F 2024-21°F 200518%17%
Dec 840°F13°F62°F 2020-22°F 201618%17%
Dec 939°F13°F66°F 2020-27°F 200919%17%
Dec 1039°F13°F60°F 2014-9°F 200919%17%
Dec 1139°F13°F63°F 2014-20°F 200019%17%
Dec 1239°F13°F69°F 2014-18°F 200719%17%
Dec 1338°F12°F55°F 2010-15°F 200019%18%
Dec 1438°F12°F61°F 2025-16°F 200819%18%
Dec 1538°F12°F63°F 2025-19°F 200819%18%
Dec 1638°F12°F61°F 2025-10°F 200819%18%
Dec 1738°F12°F60°F 2025-17°F 201619%18%
Dec 1838°F12°F58°F 2013-18°F 201620%18%
Dec 1938°F12°F62°F 2025-9°F 200620%18%
Dec 2038°F12°F61°F 2003-9°F 200820%18%
Dec 2138°F12°F57°F 2025-20°F 202220%18%
Dec 2238°F12°F66°F 2025-29°F 202220%18%
Dec 2338°F12°F61°F 2025-19°F 202220%18%
Dec 2438°F12°F69°F 2025-16°F 201720%18%
Dec 2538°F12°F63°F 2025-7°F 201220%18%
Dec 2638°F12°F57°F 2025-16°F 201719%18%
Dec 2738°F12°F52°F 2022-17°F 201719%18%
Dec 2838°F12°F58°F 2002-16°F 201519%18%
Dec 2938°F12°F54°F 1999-11°F 200919%18%
Dec 3038°F12°F54°F 2011-21°F 201419%18%
Dec 3138°F12°F60°F 2025-25°F 201419%18%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Douglas, 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 7:12 AM, sunset 4:29 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:32 AM, sunset 4:37 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00482685 (Douglas 1 Se), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094057, 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.