Sundance climate

Sundance Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sundance, 1.7 km from Sundance

Average highs run from 35°F on December 1 to 32°F on December 31, and lows from 17°F to 13°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.51 in over about 8 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 Sundance, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
33°F
Average low
14°F
Precipitation
0.51 in
Snowfall
12.2 in
Record high
65°FDec 2, 1998
Record low
-33°FDec 17, 1964
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 05 min to 8 h 54 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
17°F
Wind
10.3 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 135°F17°F61°F 1951-11°F 201423%21%
Dec 235°F16°F65°F 1998-4°F 194223%21%
Dec 335°F16°F60°F 1998-5°F 200523%21%
Dec 434°F16°F60°F 1946-9°F 195023%21%
Dec 534°F15°F62°F 1946-30°F 197223%22%
Dec 634°F15°F60°F 1946-30°F 197223%22%
Dec 734°F15°F55°F 1946-25°F 197223%22%
Dec 833°F15°F53°F 1965-28°F 197223%22%
Dec 933°F14°F55°F 2006-24°F 197223%22%
Dec 1033°F14°F57°F 2015-15°F 200923%23%
Dec 1133°F14°F57°F 2014-23°F 196124%23%
Dec 1232°F14°F61°F 2014-19°F 200024%23%
Dec 1332°F14°F63°F 2014-15°F 200024%23%
Dec 1432°F13°F61°F 2014-20°F 196324%23%
Dec 1532°F13°F59°F 1952-26°F 200824%24%
Dec 1632°F13°F59°F 1941-26°F 200824%24%
Dec 1732°F13°F58°F 1957-33°F 196424%24%
Dec 1832°F13°F55°F 1943-29°F 201624%24%
Dec 1932°F13°F61°F 1998-18°F 200524%24%
Dec 2032°F13°F64°F 1941-20°F 195124%24%
Dec 2132°F13°F58°F 1941-23°F 199825%25%
Dec 2232°F13°F58°F 1964-26°F 196025%25%
Dec 2332°F13°F58°F 1955-21°F 199625%25%
Dec 2432°F13°F61°F 1955-21°F 199625%25%
Dec 2532°F13°F56°F 1950-16°F 200925%25%
Dec 2632°F13°F54°F 1947-29°F 195125%26%
Dec 2732°F13°F55°F 1956-22°F 199625%26%
Dec 2832°F13°F53°F 1947-15°F 194125%26%
Dec 2932°F13°F58°F 1956-30°F 194626%26%
Dec 3032°F13°F56°F 1965-29°F 196826%26%
Dec 3132°F13°F53°F 1996-25°F 196726%26%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sundance, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 7:14 AM, sunset 4:19 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:34 AM, sunset 4:28 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00488705 (Sundance), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00484760, 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.