Salida weather in December: Salida, Colorado: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Salida in December has a normal high of 43°F and a normal low of 13°F, a daily mean of 28°F, falling from 46°F on the 1st to 43°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 3 days in a normal December, 0.38 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 6°C and low of −11°C, 10 mm of precipitation and 12 cm of snow in December.
- NOAA stationSalida
- Station IDUSC00057370
- Location38.53°N 106.02°W
- Elevation7,160 ft (2,182 m)
- Population6,007
- Jan 43° 12°
- Feb 46° 15°
- Mar 54° 21°
- Apr 60° 28°
- May 70° 35°
- Jun 82° 43°
- Jul 86° 49°
- Aug 83° 47°
- Sep 77° 39°
- Oct 65° 29°
- Nov 53° 20°
- Dec 43° 13°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Salida in December?
The normal high is 43°F and the normal low 13°F, for a daily mean of 27.9°F. December is 8.2°F cooler than November and 0.5°F warmer than January. December is the 11th warmest month of the year in Salida and the 9th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 3°F, from 46°F on December 1 to 43°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 2.7°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 25°F and 31°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 10%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 46°F | 15°F | 10% | 4% |
| December 8 | 44°F | 14°F | 10% | 4% |
| December 15 | 43°F | 12°F | 10% | 3% |
| December 22 | 42°F | 12°F | 9% | 3% |
| December 31 | 43°F | 11°F | 8% | 3% |
Every day of December: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon December 1, coldest night December 31)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 46°F | 15°F | 10% | 4% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 2 | 46°F | 15°F | 10% | 4% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 3 | 45°F | 15°F | 10% | 4% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 4 | 45°F | 14°F | 10% | 4% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 5 | 45°F | 14°F | 10% | 4% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 6 | 45°F | 14°F | 10% | 4% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 7 | 44°F | 14°F | 10% | 4% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 8 | 44°F | 14°F | 10% | 4% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 9 | 44°F | 13°F | 10% | 4% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 10 | 44°F | 13°F | 10% | 3% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 11 | 43°F | 13°F | 10% | 3% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 12 | 43°F | 13°F | 10% | 3% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 13 | 43°F | 13°F | 10% | 3% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 14 | 43°F | 13°F | 10% | 3% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 15 | 43°F | 12°F | 10% | 3% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 16 | 43°F | 12°F | 10% | 3% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 17 | 43°F | 12°F | 10% | 3% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 18 | 42°F | 12°F | 10% | 3% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 19 | 42°F | 12°F | 10% | 3% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 20 | 42°F | 12°F | 9% | 3% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 21 | 42°F | 12°F | 9% | 3% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 22 | 42°F | 12°F | 9% | 3% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 23 | 42°F | 12°F | 9% | 3% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 24 | 42°F | 12°F | 9% | 3% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 25 | 42°F | 11°F | 9% | 3% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 26 | 42°F | 11°F | 9% | 3% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 27 | 42°F | 11°F | 8% | 3% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 28 | 42°F | 11°F | 8% | 3% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 29 | 43°F | 11°F | 8% | 3% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 30 | 43°F | 11°F | 8% | 3% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 31 | 43°F | 11°F | 8% | 3% | 9 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 43°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 13°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 0.38 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 30.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 4.7 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 30
- Daylight
- 9 h 40 min to 9 h 30 minDecember 1 to December 31
- Sunshine
- 79%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00057370; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Salida in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 9% on average, highest around December 1 (10%). In all, 0.38 in falls on 3 days of a normal December.
In a normal December in Salida, 30 nights fall to freezing, 5 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 4.7 inches.
Snow falls on 3 days in a normal December.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00057370.
What are the records for December in Salida?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1897) is 70°F, on December 8, 1900; the coldest is −28°F, on December 22, 1990. The wettest December brought 2.90 in (1913); the snowiest, 34.0 inches (1913).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00057370. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Salida 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; Salida's is 43°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.