Provo weather in December: Provo, Utah: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Provo in December has a normal high of 41°F and a normal low of 24°F, a daily mean of 33°F, falling from 45°F on the 1st to 40°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal December, 1.81 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 5°C and low of −4°C, 46 mm of precipitation and 28 cm of snow in December.
- NOAA stationProvo BYU
- Station IDUSC00427064
- Location40.25°N 111.65°W
- Elevation4,570 ft (1,393 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population115,479
- Jan 41° 24°
- Feb 48° 28°
- Mar 58° 35°
- Apr 66° 40°
- May 76° 47°
- Jun 87° 55°
- Jul 95° 62°
- Aug 93° 61°
- Sep 83° 52°
- Oct 69° 41°
- Nov 53° 32°
- Dec 41° 24°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Provo in December?
The normal high is 41°F and the normal low 24°F, for a daily mean of 32.9°F. December is 9.5°F cooler than November and 0.4°F warmer than January. December is the 11th warmest month of the year in Provo and the 4th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 5°F, from 45°F on December 1 to 40°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 3.0°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 30°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 31%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 45°F | 27°F | 28% | 15% |
| December 8 | 43°F | 25°F | 29% | 16% |
| December 15 | 41°F | 24°F | 30% | 17% |
| December 22 | 40°F | 24°F | 31% | 18% |
| December 31 | 40°F | 23°F | 31% | 18% |
Every day of December: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon December 1, coldest night December 25)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 45°F | 27°F | 28% | 15% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 2 | 45°F | 27°F | 28% | 15% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 3 | 45°F | 26°F | 28% | 15% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 4 | 44°F | 26°F | 29% | 15% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 5 | 44°F | 26°F | 29% | 15% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 6 | 43°F | 26°F | 29% | 16% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 7 | 43°F | 26°F | 29% | 16% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 8 | 43°F | 25°F | 29% | 16% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 9 | 42°F | 25°F | 29% | 16% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 10 | 42°F | 25°F | 29% | 16% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 11 | 42°F | 25°F | 29% | 16% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 12 | 42°F | 25°F | 29% | 16% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 13 | 41°F | 24°F | 29% | 16% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 14 | 41°F | 24°F | 30% | 16% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 15 | 41°F | 24°F | 30% | 17% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 16 | 41°F | 24°F | 30% | 17% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 17 | 41°F | 24°F | 30% | 17% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 18 | 40°F | 24°F | 30% | 17% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 19 | 40°F | 24°F | 30% | 17% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 20 | 40°F | 24°F | 30% | 17% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 21 | 40°F | 24°F | 30% | 17% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 22 | 40°F | 24°F | 31% | 18% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 23 | 40°F | 23°F | 31% | 18% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 24 | 40°F | 23°F | 31% | 18% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 25 | 40°F | 23°F | 31% | 18% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 26 | 40°F | 23°F | 31% | 18% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 27 | 40°F | 23°F | 31% | 18% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 28 | 40°F | 23°F | 31% | 18% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 29 | 40°F | 23°F | 31% | 18% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 30 | 40°F | 23°F | 31% | 18% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 31 | 40°F | 23°F | 31% | 18% | 9 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 41°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 24°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 1.81 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 11.2 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 26
- Daylight
- 9 h 30 min to 9 h 20 minDecember 1 to December 31
- Sunshine
- 67%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00427064; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Provo in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 30% on average, highest around December 30 (31%). In all, 1.81 in falls on 9 days of a normal December.
In a normal December in Provo, 26 nights fall to freezing, 6 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 11.2 inches.
Snow falls on 6 days in a normal December, and an inch or more covers the ground on 12 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00427064.
What are the records for December in Provo?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1916) is 72°F, on December 1, 1995; the coldest is −16°F, on December 23, 1990. The wettest December brought 6.00 in (1983); the snowiest, 39.5 inches (1983).
The December mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 32.9°F: 2021 35.6°F (+2.7), 2022 32.5°F (−0.4), 2023 37.7°F (+4.8), 2024 38.3°F (+5.4), 2025 43.1°F (+10.3). 4 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| December | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 35.6°F | +2.7°F | 2.70 in |
| 2022 | 32.5°F | −0.4°F | 3.71 in |
| 2023 | 37.7°F | +4.8°F | 0.81 in |
| 2024 | 38.3°F | +5.4°F | 1.76 in |
| 2025 | 43.1°F | +10.3°F | 0.86 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00427064; recent months: ACIS, station USC00427064. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Provo compare across Utah?
Across the 97 places PlainClimate covers in Utah, December normal highs run from 28°F in Brian Head to 53°F in St. George; Provo's is 41°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.