Estes Park weather in December: Estes Park, Colorado: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Estes Park in December has a normal high of 36°F and a normal low of 16°F, a daily mean of 26°F, falling from 38°F on the 1st to 36°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 7 days in a normal December, 0.67 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 2°C and low of −9°C, 17 mm of precipitation and 32 cm of snow in December.
- NOAA stationEstes Park (3 mi SSE)
- Station IDUSC00052761
- Location40.35°N 105.52°W
- Elevation7,812 ft (2,381 m)
- Population5,795
- Jan 37° 16°
- Feb 38° 16°
- Mar 45° 21°
- Apr 52° 26°
- May 61° 35°
- Jun 74° 43°
- Jul 80° 48°
- Aug 78° 46°
- Sep 70° 39°
- Oct 57° 30°
- Nov 44° 24°
- Dec 36° 16°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Estes Park in December?
The normal high is 36°F and the normal low 16°F, for a daily mean of 26.3°F. December is 7.5°F cooler than November and 0.3°F cooler than January. December is the 12th warmest month of the year in Estes Park and the 12th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 2°F, from 38°F on December 1 to 36°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 2.6°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 24°F and 29°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 23%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 38°F | 19°F | 22% | 9% |
| December 8 | 37°F | 17°F | 22% | 9% |
| December 15 | 36°F | 16°F | 22% | 8% |
| December 22 | 36°F | 15°F | 23% | 8% |
| December 31 | 36°F | 16°F | 23% | 8% |
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 | 38°F | 19°F | 22% | 9% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 2 | 38°F | 19°F | 22% | 9% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 3 | 38°F | 19°F | 22% | 9% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 4 | 37°F | 18°F | 22% | 9% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 5 | 37°F | 18°F | 22% | 9% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 6 | 37°F | 18°F | 22% | 9% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 7 | 37°F | 18°F | 22% | 9% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 8 | 37°F | 17°F | 22% | 9% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 9 | 36°F | 17°F | 22% | 9% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 10 | 36°F | 17°F | 22% | 9% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 11 | 36°F | 17°F | 22% | 8% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 12 | 36°F | 17°F | 22% | 8% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 13 | 36°F | 16°F | 22% | 8% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 14 | 36°F | 16°F | 22% | 8% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 15 | 36°F | 16°F | 22% | 8% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 16 | 36°F | 16°F | 22% | 8% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 17 | 36°F | 16°F | 23% | 8% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 18 | 36°F | 16°F | 23% | 8% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 19 | 36°F | 16°F | 23% | 8% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 20 | 36°F | 15°F | 23% | 8% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 21 | 36°F | 15°F | 23% | 8% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 22 | 36°F | 15°F | 23% | 8% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 23 | 36°F | 15°F | 23% | 8% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 24 | 36°F | 15°F | 23% | 8% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 25 | 36°F | 15°F | 23% | 8% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 26 | 36°F | 15°F | 23% | 8% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 27 | 36°F | 15°F | 23% | 8% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 28 | 36°F | 15°F | 23% | 8% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 29 | 36°F | 15°F | 23% | 8% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 30 | 36°F | 16°F | 23% | 8% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 31 | 36°F | 16°F | 23% | 8% | 9 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 36°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 16°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 0.67 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 70.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 12.7 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 28
- Daylight
- 9 h 30 min to 9 h 20 minDecember 1 to December 31
- Sunshine
- 76%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00052761; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Estes Park in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 22% on average, highest around December 22 (23%). In all, 0.67 in falls on 7 days of a normal December.
In a normal December in Estes Park, 28 nights fall to freezing, 11 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 12.7 inches.
Snow falls on 9 days in a normal December, and an inch or more covers the ground on 22 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00052761.
How does December in Estes Park 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; Estes Park's is 36°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.