Climate averages 1991–2020
Pueblo weather
in December.
A cold, very dry month: the coolest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a cold month in Pueblo: daytime highs average 6.3°C and nights cool to about -6.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 12 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes December a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 9 h 34 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Colorado Springs (67 km away). In December its highs average 4.9°C, 1.4°C cooler than Pueblo, with 13 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Pueblo ranks joint 321st of 498 for the warmest December highs and 3rd of 498 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 498 cities is 10.5°C; Pueblo is 4.2°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.5°C to 6.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 12 mm to 11 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Pueblo climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.9°C-7.2°C | -7.2°C | 11 | 3.2 | 9.810 h |
| February | 8.9°C-5.9°C | -5.9°C | 13 | 3.7 | 10.711 h |
| March | 14.1°C-1.7°C | -1.7°C | 32 | 5.3 | 11.912 h |
| April | 18.1°C2.4°C | 2.4°C | 42 | 6.2 | 13.213 h |
| May | 23.8°C8.4°C | 8.4°C | 44 | 7.2 | 14.214 h |
| June | 30.3°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 33 | 6.7 | 14.815 h |
| July | 32.6°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 45 | 7.5 | 14.515 h |
| August | 31.0°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 45 | 7.6 | 13.614 h |
| September | 27.1°C12.2°C | 12.2°C | 22 | 4.1 | 12.512 h |
| October | 19.6°C4.8°C | 4.8°C | 26 | 3.9 | 11.211 h |
| November | 11.9°C-2.3°C | -2.3°C | 16 | 3.5 | 10.110 h |
| December, selected | 6.3°C-6.9°C | -6.9°C | 12 | 3.2 | 9.610 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Colorado Springs in DecemberUnited States · 67 kmHigh 4.9°C · Low -9.1°C · 13 mm rain
- Highlands Ranch in DecemberUnited States · 148 kmHigh 3.8°C · Low -10.6°C · 22 mm rain
- Centennial in DecemberUnited States · 149 kmHigh 3.9°C · Low -10.3°C · 22 mm rain
- Aurora (Colorado), United States in DecemberUnited States · 165 kmHigh 5.0°C · Low -8.0°C · 14 mm rain
- Lakewood in DecemberUnited States · 166 kmHigh 4.4°C · Low -9.1°C · 21 mm rain
- Denver in DecemberUnited States · 168 kmHigh 4.4°C · Low -9.6°C · 21 mm rain
- Arvada in DecemberUnited States · 177 kmHigh 4.4°C · Low -9.7°C · 21 mm rain
- Westminster (Colorado), United States in DecemberUnited States · 180 kmHigh 4.2°C · Low -9.8°C · 21 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Pueblo) is explained once on the Pueblo year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.