Weather in Denver in December 2024
- December is usually the wettest month of the year in Denver;
Average weather
Average temperature in Denver in December
Going from a maximum of +20°C during the day to a minimum of -9°C during the night, the temperature in December averages around +10°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 14% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +5°C to +9°C.
Is Denver warm or cold in December?
Denver is typically cool in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +12°C to +6°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from -2°C to -6°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
December is one of the coolest months in Denver, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Denver in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +12°C | +6°C | +6°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -24°C | -32°C | -27°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +26°C | +23°C | +22°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 9 mm | 3 mm | 4 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 58% | 60% | 60% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1015 HPa | 1015 HPa | 1015 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | 9 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 11 | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||
December weather is still as good as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +12°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +6°C. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 9 mm to 3 mm. Humidity rises from 58% to 60%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 1 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 10 sunny days during the month.
January brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 1 m/s getting up to 2 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Denver is gradually increasing during December, going from 1 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
Here’s how December is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last December in Denver?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Denver in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1983 (+16°C) and the highest in 2012 (+20°C). The driest year was 2002 with only 211 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2023 with 681 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Denver, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.