Riverton climate

Riverton Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Riverton, 0.8 km from Riverton

Average highs run from 34°F on December 1 to 28°F on December 31, and lows from 10°F to 3°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.31 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 Riverton, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
30°F
Average low
6°F
Precipitation
0.31 in
Snowfall
5.3 in
Record high
64°FDec 24, 2025
Record low
-31°FDec 22, 2022
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 15 min to 9 h 04 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
66%
Dew point
13°F
Wind
11.4 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 134°F10°F61°F 2021-11°F 201913%14%
Dec 234°F10°F61°F 2021-7°F 200713%14%
Dec 333°F9°F57°F 1998-1°F 200913%14%
Dec 433°F9°F57°F 2007-8°F 200913%14%
Dec 532°F9°F56°F 2012-4°F 201113%14%
Dec 632°F8°F48°F 2008-13°F 200513%15%
Dec 732°F8°F56°F 2008-18°F 200513%15%
Dec 831°F7°F51°F 2021-18°F 200513%15%
Dec 931°F7°F58°F 2025-8°F 200713%15%
Dec 1031°F7°F56°F 2025-8°F 200713%15%
Dec 1130°F6°F59°F 2004-9°F 200013%15%
Dec 1230°F6°F59°F 2025-10°F 200713%15%
Dec 1330°F6°F55°F 2010-7°F 200013%15%
Dec 1429°F6°F54°F 2010-13°F 200813%15%
Dec 1529°F5°F57°F 2006-16°F 200813%15%
Dec 1629°F5°F62°F 2025-11°F 201913%15%
Dec 1729°F5°F58°F 2025-23°F 201613%15%
Dec 1829°F5°F49°F 2024-18°F 201613%15%
Dec 1928°F5°F55°F 2025-13°F 199813%15%
Dec 2028°F4°F49°F 2020-21°F 199813%15%
Dec 2128°F4°F55°F 2025-23°F 202214%15%
Dec 2228°F4°F59°F 2025-31°F 202214%15%
Dec 2328°F4°F57°F 2025-26°F 202214%15%
Dec 2428°F4°F64°F 2025-15°F 201714%15%
Dec 2528°F4°F55°F 2025-10°F 200214%15%
Dec 2628°F4°F48°F 2025-11°F 200214%15%
Dec 2728°F4°F45°F 1999-10°F 201714%15%
Dec 2828°F4°F50°F 1998-11°F 200714%15%
Dec 2928°F4°F55°F 1996-9°F 201214%15%
Dec 3028°F3°F51°F 1996-11°F 201214%15%
Dec 3128°F3°F51°F 1996-23°F 201414%15%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Riverton, 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 7:25 AM, sunset 4:40 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:45 AM, sunset 4:49 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00487760 (Riverton), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024061, 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.