Alamogordo weather in December: Alamogordo, New Mexico: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Alamogordo in December has a normal high of 54°F and a normal low of 33°F, a daily mean of 43°F, falling from 57°F on the 1st to 53°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 3 days in a normal December, 1.10 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 12°C and low of 0°C, 28 mm of precipitation and 2 cm of snow in December.
- NOAA stationAlamogordo
- Station IDUSC00290199
- Location32.92°N 105.95°W
- Elevation4,380 ft (1,335 m)
- Population31,667
- Jan 55° 33°
- Feb 60° 37°
- Mar 68° 43°
- Apr 76° 51°
- May 85° 59°
- Jun 94° 68°
- Jul 93° 70°
- Aug 91° 68°
- Sep 86° 63°
- Oct 75° 51°
- Nov 64° 41°
- Dec 54° 33°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Alamogordo in December?
The normal high is 54°F and the normal low 33°F, for a daily mean of 43.3°F. December is 8.8°F cooler than November and 0.7°F cooler than January. December is the 12th warmest month of the year in Alamogordo and the 4th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 4°F, from 57°F on December 1 to 53°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 2.2°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 41°F and 46°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 12%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 57°F | 35°F | 10% | 7% |
| December 8 | 55°F | 33°F | 11% | 7% |
| December 15 | 54°F | 32°F | 11% | 7% |
| December 22 | 53°F | 32°F | 12% | 8% |
| December 31 | 53°F | 32°F | 12% | 7% |
Every day of December: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon December 1, coldest night December 23)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 57°F | 35°F | 10% | 7% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 2 | 57°F | 35°F | 10% | 7% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 3 | 57°F | 35°F | 11% | 7% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 4 | 56°F | 34°F | 11% | 7% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 5 | 56°F | 34°F | 11% | 7% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 6 | 56°F | 34°F | 11% | 7% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 7 | 55°F | 34°F | 11% | 7% | 10 h |
| December 8 | 55°F | 33°F | 11% | 7% | 10 h |
| December 9 | 55°F | 33°F | 11% | 7% | 10 h |
| December 10 | 55°F | 33°F | 11% | 7% | 10 h |
| December 11 | 54°F | 33°F | 11% | 7% | 10 h |
| December 12 | 54°F | 33°F | 11% | 7% | 10 h |
| December 13 | 54°F | 33°F | 11% | 7% | 10 h |
| December 14 | 54°F | 32°F | 11% | 7% | 10 h |
| December 15 | 54°F | 32°F | 11% | 7% | 10 h |
| December 16 | 54°F | 32°F | 11% | 8% | 10 h |
| December 17 | 53°F | 32°F | 11% | 8% | 10 h |
| December 18 | 53°F | 32°F | 11% | 8% | 10 h |
| December 19 | 53°F | 32°F | 12% | 8% | 10 h |
| December 20 | 53°F | 32°F | 12% | 8% | 10 h |
| December 21 | 53°F | 32°F | 12% | 8% | 10 h |
| December 22 | 53°F | 32°F | 12% | 8% | 10 h |
| December 23 | 53°F | 32°F | 12% | 8% | 10 h |
| December 24 | 53°F | 32°F | 12% | 8% | 10 h |
| December 25 | 53°F | 32°F | 12% | 8% | 10 h |
| December 26 | 53°F | 32°F | 12% | 8% | 10 h |
| December 27 | 53°F | 32°F | 12% | 8% | 10 h |
| December 28 | 53°F | 32°F | 12% | 7% | 10 h |
| December 29 | 53°F | 32°F | 12% | 7% | 10 h |
| December 30 | 53°F | 32°F | 12% | 7% | 10 h |
| December 31 | 53°F | 32°F | 12% | 7% | 10 h |
- Normal high
- 54°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 33°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 1.10 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 30.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 0.9 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 18
- Daylight
- 10 h 10 min to 10 hDecember 1 to December 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 85%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00290199; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Alamogordo in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 11% on average, highest around December 30 (12%). In all, 1.10 in falls on 3 days of a normal December.
In a normal December in Alamogordo, 18 nights fall to freezing and snowfall averages 0.9 inches.
Snow falls on 1 day in a normal December.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00290199.
What are the records for December in Alamogordo?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1913) is 78°F, on December 26, 1933; the coldest is 4°F, on December 28, 1915. The wettest December brought 5.45 in (1991); the snowiest, 10.0 inches (1960).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00290199. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Alamogordo compare across New Mexico?
Across the 98 places PlainClimate covers in New Mexico, December normal highs run from 35°F in Red River to 60°F in Jal; Alamogordo's is 54°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.