Climate averages 1991–2020
Santa Fe, United States weather
in December.
A cold, fairly dry month: the 11th warmest and the joint 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a cold month in Santa Fe, United States: daytime highs average 4.7°C and nights cool to about -6.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 25 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the joint 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 9 h 48 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Enchanted Hills (71 km away). In December its highs average 6.9°C, 2.3°C warmer than Santa Fe, United States, with 22 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Santa Fe, United States ranks joint 369th of 498 for the warmest December highs and joint 34th of 498 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 498 cities is 10.5°C; Santa Fe, United States is 5.9°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.2°C to 4.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 25 mm to 22 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
Santa Fe, United States climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.5°C-6.9°C | -6.9°C | 22 | 4.4 | 10.010 h |
| February | 6.7°C-4.7°C | -4.7°C | 19 | 5.0 | 10.911 h |
| March | 11.2°C-1.3°C | -1.3°C | 25 | 5.4 | 11.912 h |
| April | 15.8°C2.6°C | 2.6°C | 23 | 4.5 | 13.113 h |
| May | 21.2°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 21 | 4.7 | 14.014 h |
| June | 27.1°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 16 | 3.6 | 14.515 h |
| July | 27.8°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 35 | 8.0 | 14.314 h |
| August | 26.3°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 34 | 8.0 | 13.514 h |
| September | 23.2°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 26 | 4.7 | 12.412 h |
| October | 17.1°C5.0°C | 5.0°C | 30 | 4.6 | 11.311 h |
| November | 10.1°C-1.3°C | -1.3°C | 21 | 4.1 | 10.310 h |
| December, selected | 4.7°C-6.1°C | -6.1°C | 25 | 4.6 | 9.810 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
- Enchanted Hills in DecemberUnited States · 71 kmHigh 6.9°C · Low -3.4°C · 22 mm rain
- Rio Rancho in DecemberUnited States · 83 kmHigh 7.3°C · Low -3.2°C · 19 mm rain
- Albuquerque in DecemberUnited States · 93 kmHigh 8.0°C · Low -2.5°C · 18 mm rain
- Pueblo in DecemberUnited States · 309 kmHigh 6.3°C · Low -6.9°C · 12 mm rain
- Colorado Springs in DecemberUnited States · 364 kmHigh 4.9°C · Low -9.1°C · 13 mm rain
- Amarillo in DecemberUnited States · 376 kmHigh 10.1°C · Low -1.4°C · 27 mm rain
- Las Cruces in DecemberUnited States · 383 kmHigh 13.3°C · Low 1.2°C · 19 mm rain
- Highlands Ranch in DecemberUnited States · 438 kmHigh 3.8°C · Low -10.6°C · 22 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 Santa Fe) is explained once on the Santa Fe, United States year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.