Park County climate

Park County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Wapiti 1WSW, 15.2 km from Park County

Average highs run from 40°F on December 1 to 38°F on December 31, and lows from 21°F to 19°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.61 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 Park County, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
38°F
Average low
19°F
Precipitation
0.61 in
Snowfall
3.7 in
Record high
67°FDec 10, 1939
Record low
-35°FDec 31, 1923
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 05 min to 8 h 53 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
11°F
Wind
10.5 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 140°F21°F61°F 1926-21°F 198515%9%
Dec 239°F21°F63°F 1973-18°F 191914%9%
Dec 339°F20°F61°F 1956-11°F 197814%9%
Dec 439°F20°F64°F 1918-11°F 197214%9%
Dec 539°F20°F64°F 1939-29°F 197214%9%
Dec 638°F20°F61°F 1939-27°F 197214%10%
Dec 738°F19°F60°F 1939-23°F 197214%10%
Dec 838°F19°F63°F 1939-32°F 197214%10%
Dec 938°F19°F62°F 1933-31°F 191914%10%
Dec 1038°F19°F67°F 1939-24°F 197213%9%
Dec 1137°F19°F64°F 2004-28°F 193213%9%
Dec 1237°F19°F62°F 2017-31°F 191913%9%
Dec 1337°F18°F62°F 2017-29°F 191913%9%
Dec 1437°F18°F63°F 1929-21°F 192613%9%
Dec 1537°F18°F66°F 2025-20°F 200812%9%
Dec 1637°F18°F65°F 1980-24°F 192412%9%
Dec 1737°F18°F62°F 1980-31°F 196412%9%
Dec 1837°F18°F62°F 1979-31°F 192412%9%
Dec 1937°F18°F59°F 1979-32°F 192412%9%
Dec 2037°F18°F58°F 1941-25°F 199011%9%
Dec 2137°F18°F58°F 1950-34°F 199011%9%
Dec 2237°F18°F63°F 1933-33°F 199011%8%
Dec 2337°F18°F65°F 1933-30°F 202211%8%
Dec 2437°F18°F59°F 1950-28°F 198311%8%
Dec 2537°F18°F63°F 2005-21°F 198311%8%
Dec 2637°F18°F60°F 1980-32°F 198311%8%
Dec 2737°F18°F64°F 1980-25°F 191611%8%
Dec 2837°F18°F59°F 1947-16°F 199011%8%
Dec 2937°F18°F59°F 1919-28°F 199010%8%
Dec 3038°F18°F65°F 1937-29°F 199010%8%
Dec 3138°F19°F59°F 1926-35°F 192310%8%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Park County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 7:35 AM, sunset 4:40 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:55 AM, sunset 4:48 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00489467 (Wapiti 1WSW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00481840, 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.