Gallup Weather in December
Gallup in December
The short of it: Gallup in December averages a high of 7 °C (45 °F) and a low of -9 °C (16 °F), with 24 mm (0.94 in) of rain and about 9 h 46 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 45° · low 16° · rain 0.9 in. · daylight 9 h 46 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & October
Thirty years of records give Gallup an average December high of 45°, a low of 16° and some 0.9 in. of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 11° from November to about 45°, with nights near 16°. Rain is modest, about 0.9 in., the 4th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 9 h 46 min in mid-December, 28 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and October.
Against its neighbours, Gallup runs about middling and wetter than most in December. Yah-ta-hey, 7 mi to the NNW, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Gallup, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 11° colder, 0.3 in. more rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 29°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 46 min
- Average wind
- 6 mph
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yah-ta-heyNew Mexico | 7 mi NNW | 44° | 16° | 0.9 in. |
| Rock SpringsNew Mexico | 7 mi NW | 44° | 15° | 0.9 in. |
| Church RockNew Mexico | 8 mi E | 44° | 15° | 0.9 in. |
| Twin LakesNew Mexico | 13 mi N | 47° | 18° | 0.7 in. |
| Window RockArizona | 20 mi WNW | 45° | 18° | 0.9 in. |
| Saint MichaelsArizona | 21 mi WNW | 45° | 18° | 0.9 in. |
| TohatchiNew Mexico | 23 mi N | 47° | 19° | 0.8 in. |
| Fort DefianceArizona | 24 mi NW | 45° | 17° | 0.9 in. |