Steamboat Springs December Weather

Averages and records for weather in Steamboat Springs, Colorado in the month of December.
Typical Steamboat Springs December Weather
1991–2020
Average daily high 29.9 °F
Average daily low 5.3 °F
Average monthly precipitation 2.0 inches
Average monthly snow 33.5 inches
Daily chance of precipitation 44.0%
Daily chance of snow 42.7%
Steamboat Springs December Weather Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 64 °F December 11, 1939
Lowest temperature -44 °F December 18, 1909
Highest daily low 38 °F December 24, 1955
Lowest daily high -11 °F December 22, 1990
Hottest average high temperature 45.7 °F 1939
Coldest average high temperature 20.8 °F 1919
Most daily precipitation 1.4 inches December 30, 1951
Most monthly precipitation 7.3 inches 1951
Most daily snow 17.0 inches December 27, 2017
Most monthly snow 92.6 inches 1983
Note: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after
Day Average (°F) Record (°F)
High Low High Low
December 1 35.6 10.1 55 -21
December 2 35.2 9.7 56 -16
December 3 34.7 9.2 60 -22
December 4 34.2 8.7 58 -19
December 5 33.7 8.3 63 -23
December 6 33.2 7.9 59 -28
December 7 32.7 7.6 61 -21
December 8 32.3 7.3 60 -36
December 9 32.0 7.0 62 -32
December 10 31.6 6.7 64 -28
December 11 31.2 6.3 64 -23
December 12 30.8 6.1 51 -25
December 13 30.5 5.7 52 -38
December 14 30.2 5.4 51 -31
December 15 30.0 5.2 54 -31
December 16 29.7 5.1 57 -26
December 17 29.5 4.9 54 -29
December 18 29.2 4.5 51 -44
December 19 28.9 4.2 46 -32
December 20 28.7 4.0 48 -34
December 21 28.6 3.8 50 -25
December 22 28.5 3.7 55 -37
December 23 28.3 3.5 47 -40
December 24 28.2 3.5 58 -37
December 25 28.1 3.4 50 -39
December 26 28.1 3.4 49 -36
December 27 28.0 3.4 50 -27
December 28 28.0 3.3 49 -35
December 29 27.8 3.3 53 -32
December 30 27.8 3.2 53 -30
December 31 27.8 3.2 49 -27
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1893–2024 Steamboat Springs location