Laramie weather in December

In December, Laramie sees average daytime highs of 31°F and overnight lows near 11°F, with 0.8 in of precipitation across 5 wet days and about 9.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°F in the first days to 30°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 12 min at the start of December to 9 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Laramie's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Laramie's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 1st coldest
Precipitation: 0.8 in; 5 wet days
Daylight: 9 hours; 7:28 AM – 4:29 PM
Cloud cover: 47%; 4th clearest
Wind: 11 mph; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 2.4 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Laramie is city in and county seat of Albany County, Wyoming, United States.

Density: 699/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1868

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°F in the first days to 30°F by the end.

A typical December day in Laramie reaches about 31°F in the afternoon and slips back to 11°F overnight — a 20°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°F and 43°F. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 9°F cooler than November and on par with January.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°F)	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°F)	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	34	14
2	34	14
3	34	14
4	33	13
5	33	13
6	33	13
7	33	13
8	32	12
9	32	12
10	32	12
11	32	12
12	31	11
13	31	11
14	31	11
15	31	11
16	31	11
17	31	11
18	30	10
19	30	10
20	30	10
21	30	10
22	30	10
23	30	10
24	30	10
25	30	10
26	30	10
27	30	10
28	30	10
29	30	10
30	30	10
31	30	10

How December really feels in Laramie

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 31 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 32°F

31 feel bitter (≤ 14°F)

The story in December is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Laramie weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 11°	0.6	4.7	5.3	9.4	0.0
Feb	33° / 13°	0.7	5.6	6.1	10.3	0.0
Mar	42° / 20°	1.3	6.7	6.4	11.7	0.4
Apr	48° / 26°	2.1	10.4	7.8	13.1	1.7
May	58° / 35°	2.6	11.6	3.2	14.3	4.2
Jun	71° / 44°	1.7	9.5	0.4	14.9	6.7
Jul	78° / 51°	1.3	8.5	0	14.7	7.1
Aug	76° / 49°	1.1	7.6	0	13.7	7.5
Sep	68° / 41°	1.3	6.7	0.7	12.3	7.0
Oct	54° / 30°	1.3	6.5	4.1	10.9	3.6
Nov	40° / 19°	0.9	5.4	5.4	9.7	0.3
Dec	31° / 11°	0.8	5	5.7	9.1	0.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	62	62	62	62	61	61	61	61	60	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	62	62	63	63	63	63	64
Cloudier (%)	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	37	37	37	37	36

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	63	37
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	62	38
12	62	38
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	60	40
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	61	39
25	62	38
26	62	38
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	63	37
30	63	37
31	64	36

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Laramie gets around 0.8 in of rain and snow over 5 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 16% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Snow chance (%)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	17	19
2	17	19
3	17	19
4	17	19
5	17	19
6	17	19
7	17	19
8	17	19
9	17	19
10	17	19
11	17	19
12	17	19
13	17	19
14	17	19
15	17	19
16	17	19
17	16	19
18	16	19
19	16	19
20	16	19
21	16	19
22	16	19
23	16	18
24	15	18
25	15	18
26	15	18
27	15	18
28	15	17
29	15	17
30	15	17
31	15	17

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in December

Winds average 11 mph in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 mph on the calmest days to 11 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (mph)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (mph)	Feels
1	11	light breeze
2	11	light breeze
3	11	light breeze
4	11	light breeze
5	11	light breeze
6	11	light breeze
7	11	light breeze
8	11	light breeze
9	11	light breeze
10	11	light breeze
11	11	light breeze
12	11	light breeze
13	11	light breeze
14	11	light breeze
15	11	light breeze
16	11	light breeze
17	11	light breeze
18	11	light breeze
19	11	light breeze
20	11	light breeze
21	11	light breeze
22	11	light breeze
23	11	light breeze
24	11	light breeze
25	11	light breeze
26	11	light breeze
27	11	light breeze
28	11	light breeze
29	11	light breeze
30	11	light breeze
31	11	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 12 min at the start of December to 9 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:15 AM to 7:34 AM, and sunset from 4:29 PM to 4:37 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.1
Sunrise (AM)	7:15	7:16	7:17	7:18	7:19	7:20	7:21	7:22	7:22	7:23	7:24	7:25	7:25	7:26	7:27	7:28	7:28	7:29	7:29	7:30	7:30	7:31	7:31	7:32	7:32	7:33	7:33	7:33	7:33	7:34	7:34
Sunset (PM)	4:29	4:29	4:29	4:29	4:29	4:28	4:28	4:28	4:28	4:28	4:29	4:29	4:29	4:29	4:29	4:29	4:30	4:30	4:30	4:31	4:31	4:32	4:32	4:33	4:33	4:34	4:34	4:35	4:36	4:36	4:37

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.2	7:15	4:29
2	9.2	7:16	4:29
3	9.2	7:17	4:29
4	9.2	7:18	4:29
5	9.2	7:19	4:29
6	9.1	7:20	4:28
7	9.1	7:21	4:28
8	9.1	7:22	4:28
9	9.1	7:22	4:28
10	9.1	7:23	4:28
11	9.1	7:24	4:29
12	9.1	7:25	4:29
13	9.1	7:25	4:29
14	9.0	7:26	4:29
15	9.0	7:27	4:29
16	9.0	7:28	4:29
17	9.0	7:28	4:30
18	9.0	7:29	4:30
19	9.0	7:29	4:30
20	9.0	7:30	4:31
21	9.0	7:30	4:31
22	9.0	7:31	4:32
23	9.0	7:31	4:32
24	9.0	7:32	4:33
25	9.0	7:32	4:33
26	9.0	7:33	4:34
27	9.0	7:33	4:34
28	9.0	7:33	4:35
29	9.0	7:33	4:36
30	9.0	7:34	4:36
31	9.1	7:34	4:37

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.4 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.4 kWh/m² to a high of 7.57 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 2.4 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.5
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.5	Moderate
2	2.5	Moderate
3	2.5	Moderate
4	2.5	Moderate
5	2.5	Moderate
6	2.4	Moderate
7	2.4	Moderate
8	2.4	Moderate
9	2.4	Moderate
10	2.4	Moderate
11	2.4	Moderate
12	2.4	Moderate
13	2.4	Moderate
14	2.4	Moderate
15	2.4	Moderate
16	2.4	Moderate
17	2.4	Moderate
18	2.4	Moderate
19	2.4	Moderate
20	2.4	Moderate
21	2.4	Moderate
22	2.4	Moderate
23	2.4	Moderate
24	2.4	Moderate
25	2.4	Moderate
26	2.4	Moderate
27	2.4	Moderate
28	2.4	Moderate
29	2.5	Moderate
30	2.5	Moderate
31	2.5	Moderate

Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Laramie?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Laramie.

What to pack for Laramie in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Laramie sees daytime highs around 31°F and nights near 11°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Laramie in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Laramie peaks around July 13 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	6	6	8	11	11	10	8	5	4	2
Level	Low	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	5	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Laramie in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Laramie is worst in October — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.9× the cleanest month (January, 5 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	5	6	8	7	8	14	10	12	22	25	5	5
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	5	Good
Feb	6	Good
Mar	8	Good
Apr	7	Good
May	8	Good
Jun	14	Moderate
Jul	10	Good
Aug	12	Moderate
Sep	22	Moderate
Oct	25	Moderate
Nov	5	Good
Dec	5	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Laramie?

Laramie sits at 41.3°N, 105.6°W, 7,165 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Cheyenne, 42 mi away.

Topography around Laramie

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Laramie.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Laramie has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 ft around an average of 7,182 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,877 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,592 ft.

The land around Laramie is covered by grassland (49%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 2 miles, grassland (89%) within 10 miles, and grassland (78%) and trees (20%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

200 ft

grassland 49%

10 miles

1,877 ft

grassland 89%

50 miles

7,592 ft

grassland 78%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← November Laramie year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Cheyenne 42 mi · Fort Collins 57 mi · Estes Park 65 mi · Windsor 68 mi · Loveland 68 mi · Greeley 76 mi · Evans 80 mi · Longmont 83 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 100% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $90,027; 2025
Happiness: 6.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 98%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 5.8; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 12.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Laramie (41.3114°, -105.5911°, elevation 7,165 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	34	14
2	34	14
3	34	14
4	33	13
5	33	13
6	33	13
7	33	13
8	32	12
9	32	12
10	32	12
11	32	12
12	31	11
13	31	11
14	31	11
15	31	11
16	31	11
17	31	11
18	30	10
19	30	10
20	30	10
21	30	10
22	30	10
23	30	10
24	30	10
25	30	10
26	30	10
27	30	10
28	30	10
29	30	10
30	30	10
31	30	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	63	37
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	62	38
12	62	38
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	60	40
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	61	39
25	62	38
26	62	38
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	63	37
30	63	37
31	64	36

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	17	19
2	17	19
3	17	19
4	17	19
5	17	19
6	17	19
7	17	19
8	17	19
9	17	19
10	17	19
11	17	19
12	17	19
13	17	19
14	17	19
15	17	19
16	17	19
17	16	19
18	16	19
19	16	19
20	16	19
21	16	19
22	16	19
23	16	18
24	15	18
25	15	18
26	15	18
27	15	18
28	15	17
29	15	17
30	15	17
31	15	17

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	34	14
2	34	14
3	34	14
4	33	13
5	33	13
6	33	13
7	33	13
8	32	12
9	32	12
10	32	12
11	32	12
12	31	11
13	31	11
14	31	11
15	31	11
16	31	11
17	31	11
18	30	10
19	30	10
20	30	10
21	30	10
22	30	10
23	30	10
24	30	10
25	30	10
26	30	10
27	30	10
28	30	10
29	30	10
30	30	10
31	30	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	63	37
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	62	38
12	62	38
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	60	40
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	61	39
25	62	38
26	62	38
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	63	37
30	63	37
31	64	36

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	17	19
2	17	19
3	17	19
4	17	19
5	17	19
6	17	19
7	17	19
8	17	19
9	17	19
10	17	19
11	17	19
12	17	19
13	17	19
14	17	19
15	17	19
16	17	19
17	16	19
18	16	19
19	16	19
20	16	19
21	16	19
22	16	19
23	16	18
24	15	18
25	15	18
26	15	18
27	15	18
28	15	17
29	15	17
30	15	17
31	15	17

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	34	14
2	34	14
3	34	14
4	33	13
5	33	13
6	33	13
7	33	13
8	32	12
9	32	12
10	32	12
11	32	12
12	31	11
13	31	11
14	31	11
15	31	11
16	31	11
17	31	11
18	30	10
19	30	10
20	30	10
21	30	10
22	30	10
23	30	10
24	30	10
25	30	10
26	30	10
27	30	10
28	30	10
29	30	10
30	30	10
31	30	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	63	37
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	63	37
8	63	37
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	62	38
12	62	38
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	60	40
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	61	39
23	61	39
24	61	39
25	62	38
26	62	38
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	63	37
30	63	37
31	64	36

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	17	19
2	17	19
3	17	19
4	17	19
5	17	19
6	17	19
7	17	19
8	17	19
9	17	19
10	17	19
11	17	19
12	17	19
13	17	19
14	17	19
15	17	19
16	17	19
17	16	19
18	16	19
19	16	19
20	16	19
21	16	19
22	16	19
23	16	18
24	15	18
25	15	18
26	15	18
27	15	18
28	15	17
29	15	17
30	15	17
31	15	17

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100