Cañon City weather in December: Cañon City, Colorado: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Cañon City in December has a normal high of 49°F and a normal low of 19°F, a daily mean of 34°F, falling from 51°F on the 1st to 49°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 4 days in a normal December, 0.46 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 9°C and low of −7°C, 12 mm of precipitation and 16 cm of snow in December.
- NOAA stationCanon City
- Station IDUSC00051294
- Location38.46°N 105.23°W
- Elevation5,378 ft (1,639 m)
- Population17,193
- Jan 49° 18°
- Feb 50° 20°
- Mar 59° 26°
- Apr 64° 33°
- May 73° 43°
- Jun 85° 52°
- Jul 89° 59°
- Aug 87° 57°
- Sep 80° 48°
- Oct 69° 36°
- Nov 57° 26°
- Dec 49° 19°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Cañon City in December?
The normal high is 49°F and the normal low 19°F, for a daily mean of 33.8°F. December is 8.0°F cooler than November and 0.1°F cooler than January. December is the 12th warmest month of the year in Cañon City and the 12th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 2°F, from 51°F on December 1 to 49°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 2.4°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 31°F and 36°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 15%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 51°F | 21°F | 15% | 6% |
| December 8 | 50°F | 20°F | 14% | 6% |
| December 15 | 49°F | 18°F | 14% | 6% |
| December 22 | 48°F | 18°F | 13% | 5% |
| December 31 | 49°F | 18°F | 12% | 5% |
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 | 51°F | 21°F | 15% | 6% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 2 | 51°F | 21°F | 15% | 6% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 3 | 51°F | 21°F | 15% | 6% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 4 | 51°F | 21°F | 15% | 6% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 5 | 50°F | 20°F | 15% | 6% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 6 | 50°F | 20°F | 15% | 6% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 7 | 50°F | 20°F | 14% | 6% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 8 | 50°F | 20°F | 14% | 6% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 9 | 49°F | 19°F | 14% | 6% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 10 | 49°F | 19°F | 14% | 6% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 11 | 49°F | 19°F | 14% | 6% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 12 | 49°F | 19°F | 14% | 6% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 13 | 49°F | 19°F | 14% | 6% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 14 | 49°F | 19°F | 14% | 6% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 15 | 49°F | 18°F | 14% | 6% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 16 | 48°F | 18°F | 14% | 6% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 17 | 48°F | 18°F | 14% | 6% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 18 | 48°F | 18°F | 14% | 6% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 19 | 48°F | 18°F | 14% | 5% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 20 | 48°F | 18°F | 13% | 5% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 21 | 48°F | 18°F | 13% | 5% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 22 | 48°F | 18°F | 13% | 5% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 23 | 48°F | 18°F | 13% | 5% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 24 | 48°F | 18°F | 13% | 5% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 25 | 48°F | 18°F | 13% | 5% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 26 | 48°F | 18°F | 13% | 5% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 27 | 48°F | 18°F | 13% | 5% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 28 | 49°F | 18°F | 13% | 5% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 29 | 49°F | 18°F | 13% | 5% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 30 | 49°F | 18°F | 12% | 5% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 31 | 49°F | 18°F | 12% | 5% | 9 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 49°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 19°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 0.46 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 40.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 6.2 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 27
- Daylight
- 9 h 40 min to 9 h 30 minDecember 1 to December 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 82%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00051294; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Cañon City in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 14% on average, highest around December 1 (15%). In all, 0.46 in falls on 4 days of a normal December.
In a normal December in Cañon City, 27 nights fall to freezing, 3 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 6.2 inches.
Snow falls on 4 days in a normal December, and an inch or more covers the ground on 7 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00051294.
What are the records for December in Cañon City?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 82°F, on December 28, 1928; the coldest is −25°F, on December 31, 1900. The wettest December brought 2.80 in (1913); the snowiest, 31.2 inches (1913).
The December mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 33.8°F: 2021 41.0°F (+7.2), 2022 32.2°F (−1.6), 2023 38.4°F (+4.6), 2024 39.0°F (+5.3), 2025 45.4°F (+11.6). 4 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| December | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 41.0°F | +7.2°F | 0.06 in |
| 2022 | 32.2°F | −1.6°F | 0.09 in |
| 2023 | 38.4°F | +4.6°F | 0.60 in |
| 2024 | 39.0°F | +5.3°F | 0.43 in |
| 2025 | 45.4°F | +11.6°F | 0.55 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00051294; recent months: ACIS, station USC00051294. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Cañon City compare across Colorado?
Across the 125 places PlainClimate covers in Colorado, December normal highs run from 27°F in Crested Butte to 49°F in Campo; Cañon City's is 49°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.