Niobrara County climate

Niobrara County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lance Creek 11NNE, 17.5 km from Niobrara County

Average highs run from 41°F on December 1 to 36°F on December 31, and lows from 15°F to 10°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.29 in over about 4 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 Niobrara County, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
37°F
Average low
12°F
Precipitation
0.29 in
Snowfall
6.6 in
Record high
71°FDec 2, 2021
Record low
-29°FDec 22, 2022
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 14 min to 9 h 04 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
66%
Dew point
17°F
Wind
13.2 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 141°F15°F65°F 2021-2°F 200411%14%
Dec 241°F15°F71°F 2021-7°F 201111%14%
Dec 340°F15°F61°F 2017-4°F 200611%15%
Dec 440°F14°F61°F 2021-11°F 201311%15%
Dec 540°F14°F64°F 2012-18°F 201311%15%
Dec 639°F14°F63°F 2023-13°F 201311%15%
Dec 739°F13°F60°F 2024-21°F 200512%16%
Dec 839°F13°F62°F 2020-22°F 201612%16%
Dec 938°F13°F66°F 2020-27°F 200912%16%
Dec 1038°F13°F60°F 2014-9°F 200912%16%
Dec 1138°F12°F63°F 2014-20°F 200012%16%
Dec 1238°F12°F69°F 2014-18°F 200712%16%
Dec 1337°F12°F55°F 2010-15°F 200012%17%
Dec 1437°F12°F61°F 2025-16°F 200812%17%
Dec 1537°F12°F63°F 2025-19°F 200812%17%
Dec 1637°F11°F61°F 2025-10°F 200812%17%
Dec 1737°F11°F60°F 2025-17°F 201612%18%
Dec 1836°F11°F58°F 2013-18°F 201613%18%
Dec 1936°F11°F62°F 2025-9°F 200613%18%
Dec 2036°F11°F61°F 2003-9°F 200813%18%
Dec 2136°F11°F57°F 2025-20°F 202213%18%
Dec 2236°F11°F66°F 2025-29°F 202213%18%
Dec 2336°F11°F61°F 2025-19°F 202213%19%
Dec 2436°F11°F69°F 2025-16°F 201713%19%
Dec 2536°F11°F63°F 2025-7°F 201213%19%
Dec 2636°F10°F57°F 2025-16°F 201713%19%
Dec 2736°F10°F52°F 2022-17°F 201713%19%
Dec 2836°F10°F58°F 2002-16°F 201513%19%
Dec 2936°F10°F54°F 1999-11°F 200913%19%
Dec 3036°F10°F54°F 2011-21°F 201413%19%
Dec 3136°F10°F60°F 2025-25°F 201413%19%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Niobrara County, 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 7:10 AM, sunset 4:24 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:29 AM, sunset 4:33 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00485374 (Lance Creek 11NNE), 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.