Telluride weather in December: Telluride, Colorado: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Telluride in December has a normal high of 36°F and a normal low of 2°F, a daily mean of 19°F, falling from 39°F on the 1st to 35°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal December, 1.37 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 2°C and low of −17°C, 35 mm of precipitation and 49 cm of snow in December.
- NOAA stationTelluride (4 mi WNW)
- Station IDUSC00058204
- Location37.95°N 107.87°W
- Elevation8,646 ft (2,635 m)
- Population2,486
- Jan 36° 0°
- Feb 38° 5°
- Mar 44° 13°
- Apr 51° 22°
- May 60° 29°
- Jun 73° 34°
- Jul 77° 41°
- Aug 74° 40°
- Sep 68° 34°
- Oct 57° 23°
- Nov 45° 13°
- Dec 36° 2°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Telluride in December?
The normal high is 36°F and the normal low 2°F, for a daily mean of 19.0°F. December is 10.0°F cooler than November and 0.8°F warmer than January. December is the 11th warmest month of the year in Telluride and the 11th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 4°F, from 39°F on December 1 to 35°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 17°F and 21°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 | 39°F | 6°F | 29% | 16% |
| December 8 | 37°F | 4°F | 30% | 16% |
| December 15 | 36°F | 2°F | 30% | 15% |
| December 22 | 35°F | 0°F | 31% | 15% |
| December 31 | 35°F | −1°F | 31% | 15% |
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 | 39°F | 6°F | 29% | 16% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 2 | 39°F | 6°F | 29% | 16% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 3 | 39°F | 6°F | 29% | 16% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 4 | 38°F | 5°F | 29% | 16% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 5 | 38°F | 5°F | 29% | 16% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 6 | 38°F | 4°F | 29% | 16% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 7 | 37°F | 4°F | 30% | 16% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 8 | 37°F | 4°F | 30% | 16% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 9 | 37°F | 3°F | 30% | 16% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 10 | 37°F | 3°F | 30% | 16% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 11 | 36°F | 3°F | 30% | 16% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 12 | 36°F | 2°F | 30% | 16% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 13 | 36°F | 2°F | 30% | 16% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 14 | 36°F | 2°F | 30% | 15% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 15 | 36°F | 2°F | 30% | 15% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 16 | 36°F | 1°F | 30% | 15% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 17 | 36°F | 1°F | 30% | 15% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 18 | 35°F | 1°F | 30% | 15% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 19 | 35°F | 1°F | 31% | 15% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 20 | 35°F | 0°F | 31% | 15% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 21 | 35°F | 0°F | 31% | 15% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 22 | 35°F | 0°F | 31% | 15% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 23 | 35°F | 0°F | 31% | 15% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 24 | 35°F | 0°F | 31% | 15% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 25 | 35°F | 0°F | 31% | 15% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 26 | 35°F | 0°F | 31% | 15% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 27 | 35°F | −1°F | 31% | 15% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 28 | 35°F | −1°F | 31% | 15% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 29 | 35°F | −1°F | 31% | 15% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 30 | 35°F | −1°F | 31% | 15% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 31 | 35°F | −1°F | 31% | 15% | 9 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 36°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 2°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 1.37 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 19.3 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 31
- Daylight
- 9 h 40 min to 9 h 30 minDecember 1 to December 31
- Sunshine
- 75%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00058204; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Telluride in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 30% on average, highest around December 31 (31%). In all, 1.37 in falls on 9 days of a normal December.
In a normal December in Telluride, 31 nights fall to freezing, 10 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 19.3 inches.
Snow falls on 9 days in a normal December, and an inch or more covers the ground on 28 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00058204.
What are the records for December in Telluride?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1900) is 61°F, on December 19, 2025; the coldest is −31°F, on December 8, 2005. The wettest December brought 5.09 in (1983); the snowiest, 107.0 inches (1983).
The December mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 19.0°F: 2021 23.0°F (+4.0), 2022 22.5°F (+3.5), 2023 23.5°F (+4.5), 2024 26.5°F (+7.5), 2025 30.4°F (+11.4). 5 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| December | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23.0°F | +4.0°F | 1.32 in |
| 2022 | 22.5°F | +3.5°F | 1.60 in |
| 2023 | 23.5°F | +4.5°F | 0.97 in |
| 2024 | 26.5°F | +7.5°F | 0.69 in |
| 2025 | 30.4°F | +11.4°F | 1.00 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00058204; recent months: ACIS, station USC00058204. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Telluride 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; Telluride's is 36°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.