Tooele weather in December: Tooele, Utah: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Tooele in December has a normal high of 39°F and a normal low of 21°F, a daily mean of 30°F, falling from 42°F on the 1st to 37°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal December, 1.72 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 4°C and low of −6°C, 44 mm of precipitation and 44 cm of snow in December.
- NOAA stationTooele
- Station IDUSC00428771
- Location40.54°N 112.32°W
- Elevation4,944 ft (1,507 m)
- Population40,919
- Jan 39° 21°
- Feb 44° 24°
- Mar 54° 32°
- Apr 61° 38°
- May 71° 46°
- Jun 82° 56°
- Jul 91° 64°
- Aug 90° 63°
- Sep 79° 52°
- Oct 64° 40°
- Nov 49° 29°
- Dec 39° 21°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Tooele in December?
The normal high is 39°F and the normal low 21°F, for a daily mean of 29.6°F. December is 9.6°F cooler than November and 0.1°F cooler than January. December is the 12th warmest month of the year in Tooele and the 4th wettest, and the snowiest. Across the month the normal high falls 5°F, from 42°F on December 1 to 37°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 27°F and 33°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 28%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 42°F | 24°F | 26% | 15% |
| December 8 | 40°F | 22°F | 27% | 15% |
| December 15 | 38°F | 20°F | 28% | 15% |
| December 22 | 37°F | 20°F | 28% | 15% |
| December 31 | 37°F | 20°F | 28% | 15% |
Every day of December: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon December 1, coldest night December 24)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 42°F | 24°F | 26% | 15% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 2 | 42°F | 23°F | 26% | 15% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 3 | 41°F | 23°F | 26% | 15% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 4 | 41°F | 23°F | 26% | 15% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 5 | 41°F | 22°F | 26% | 15% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 6 | 40°F | 22°F | 27% | 15% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 7 | 40°F | 22°F | 27% | 15% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 8 | 40°F | 22°F | 27% | 15% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 9 | 39°F | 21°F | 27% | 15% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 10 | 39°F | 21°F | 27% | 15% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 11 | 39°F | 21°F | 27% | 15% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 12 | 39°F | 21°F | 27% | 15% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 13 | 38°F | 21°F | 28% | 15% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 14 | 38°F | 20°F | 28% | 15% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 15 | 38°F | 20°F | 28% | 15% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 16 | 38°F | 20°F | 28% | 15% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 17 | 38°F | 20°F | 28% | 15% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 18 | 38°F | 20°F | 28% | 15% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 19 | 38°F | 20°F | 28% | 15% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 20 | 37°F | 20°F | 28% | 15% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 21 | 37°F | 20°F | 28% | 15% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 22 | 37°F | 20°F | 28% | 15% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 23 | 37°F | 20°F | 28% | 15% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 24 | 37°F | 20°F | 28% | 15% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 25 | 37°F | 20°F | 28% | 15% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 26 | 37°F | 20°F | 28% | 15% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 27 | 37°F | 20°F | 28% | 15% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 28 | 37°F | 20°F | 28% | 15% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 29 | 37°F | 20°F | 28% | 15% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 30 | 37°F | 20°F | 28% | 15% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 31 | 37°F | 20°F | 28% | 15% | 9 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 39°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 21°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 1.72 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 17.2 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 28
- Daylight
- 9 h 30 min to 9 h 20 minDecember 1 to December 31
- Sunshine
- 66%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00428771; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Tooele in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 27% on average, highest around December 21 (28%). In all, 1.72 in falls on 9 days of a normal December.
In a normal December in Tooele, 28 nights fall to freezing, 7 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 17.2 inches.
Snow falls on 6 days in a normal December, and an inch or more covers the ground on 20 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00428771.
What are the records for December in Tooele?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1896) is 70°F, on December 1, 1995; the coldest is −16°F, on December 23, 1990. The wettest December brought 4.64 in (2010); the snowiest, 59.0 inches (1972).
The December mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 29.6°F: 2021 34.1°F (+4.5), 2022 31.2°F (+1.6), 2023 33.4°F (+3.8), 2024 34.0°F (+4.4), 2025 40.1°F (+10.5). 5 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| December | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 34.1°F | +4.5°F | 2.55 in |
| 2022 | 31.2°F | +1.6°F | 1.64 in |
| 2023 | 33.4°F | +3.8°F | 0.38 in |
| 2024 | 34.0°F | +4.4°F | 0.73 in |
| 2025 | 40.1°F | +10.5°F | 0.98 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00428771; recent months: ACIS, station USC00428771. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Tooele 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; Tooele's is 39°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.