Taos weather in December: Taos, New Mexico: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Taos in December has a normal high of 42°F and a normal low of 14°F, a daily mean of 28°F, falling from 46°F on the 1st to 41°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 4 days in a normal December, 1.07 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 6°C and low of −10°C, 27 mm of precipitation and 23 cm of snow in December.
- NOAA stationTaos
- Station IDUSC00298668
- Location36.39°N 105.59°W
- Elevation6,965 ft (2,123 m)
- Population6,453
- Jan 42° 12°
- Feb 46° 19°
- Mar 55° 25°
- Apr 63° 31°
- May 73° 37°
- Jun 84° 47°
- Jul 87° 53°
- Aug 84° 51°
- Sep 78° 45°
- Oct 67° 32°
- Nov 53° 22°
- Dec 42° 14°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Taos in December?
The normal high is 42°F and the normal low 14°F, for a daily mean of 28.0°F. December is 9.8°F cooler than November and 0.9°F warmer than January. December is the 11th warmest month of the year in Taos and the 6th wettest, and the snowiest. Across the month the normal high falls 5°F, from 46°F on December 1 to 41°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 3.3°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 14%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 46°F | 18°F | 14% | 8% |
| December 8 | 44°F | 16°F | 13% | 8% |
| December 15 | 42°F | 14°F | 13% | 8% |
| December 22 | 41°F | 12°F | 13% | 8% |
| December 31 | 41°F | 11°F | 12% | 7% |
Every day of December: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon December 1, coldest night December 30)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 46°F | 18°F | 14% | 8% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 2 | 46°F | 17°F | 14% | 8% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 3 | 45°F | 17°F | 14% | 8% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 4 | 45°F | 17°F | 13% | 8% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 5 | 45°F | 16°F | 13% | 8% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 6 | 44°F | 16°F | 13% | 8% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 7 | 44°F | 16°F | 13% | 8% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 8 | 44°F | 16°F | 13% | 8% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 9 | 43°F | 15°F | 13% | 8% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 10 | 43°F | 15°F | 13% | 8% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 11 | 43°F | 15°F | 13% | 8% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 12 | 43°F | 14°F | 13% | 8% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 13 | 42°F | 14°F | 14% | 8% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 14 | 42°F | 14°F | 14% | 8% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 15 | 42°F | 14°F | 13% | 8% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 16 | 42°F | 13°F | 13% | 8% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 17 | 42°F | 13°F | 13% | 8% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 18 | 42°F | 13°F | 13% | 8% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 19 | 41°F | 13°F | 13% | 8% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 20 | 41°F | 12°F | 13% | 8% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 21 | 41°F | 12°F | 13% | 8% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 22 | 41°F | 12°F | 13% | 8% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 23 | 41°F | 12°F | 13% | 8% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 24 | 41°F | 12°F | 13% | 7% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 25 | 41°F | 11°F | 13% | 7% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 26 | 41°F | 11°F | 13% | 7% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 27 | 41°F | 11°F | 12% | 7% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 28 | 41°F | 11°F | 12% | 7% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 29 | 41°F | 11°F | 12% | 7% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 30 | 41°F | 11°F | 12% | 7% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 31 | 41°F | 11°F | 12% | 7% | 9 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 42°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 14°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 1.07 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 40.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 9.0 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 30
- Daylight
- 9 h 50 min to 9 h 40 minDecember 1 to December 31
- Sunshine
- 81%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00298668; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Taos in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 13% on average, highest around December 1 (14%). In all, 1.07 in falls on 4 days of a normal December.
In a normal December in Taos, 30 nights fall to freezing, 4 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 9.0 inches.
Snow falls on 3 days in a normal December.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00298668.
What are the records for December in Taos?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1892) is 66°F, on December 30, 2005; the coldest is −24°F, on December 9, 1978. The wettest December brought 2.99 in (2007); the snowiest, 44.0 inches (1990).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00298668. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Taos 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; Taos's is 42°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.