Weather on December 3
Fort Collins, CO
55 Years of Data
About This Date
December 3rd in Fort Collins, CO typically brings chilly winter weather, with average highs around 47°F and lows near 21°F — a 26°F daily swing. Over 55 years of records, the warmest December 3rd was in 1977 (56°F average), while the coldest was 2006 (14°F) — a 42°F range across recorded history. Precipitation has occurred on 18% of recorded December 3rd dates, with snow falling 18% of the time (heaviest snowfall: 6.8"). Temperatures on this date have remained relatively stable over the past several decades.
Temperatures on this date have remained relatively stable over the past several decades.
Planning for December 3rd in Fort Collins, CO? Bring layers as temperatures can vary throughout the day.
| Year | High | Low | Avg | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40° | 25° | 32° | 1.17" | 6.8" |
| 2024 | 64° | 22° | 43° | — | — |
| 2023 | 46° | 28° | 37° | — | — |
| 2022 | 41° | 12° | 27° | — | — |
| 2021 | 56° | 30° | 43° | — | — |
| 2020 | 52° | 12° | 32° | — | — |
| 2019 | 57° | 28° | 43° | — | — |
| 2018 | 36° | 19° | 27° | — | — |
| 2017 | 58° | 27° | 42° | — | — |
| 2016 | 42° | 15° | 29° | — | — |
| 2015 | 48° | 23° | 36° | — | — |
| 2014 | 51° | 26° | 39° | — | — |
| 2013 | 52° | 14° | 33° | 0.15" | 1.2" |
| 2012 | 58° | 39° | 48° | — | — |
| 2011 | 34° | 19° | 26° | 0.48" | 4.4" |
| 2010 | 65° | 26° | 45° | — | — |
| 2009 | 24° | 5° | 15° | — | — |
| 2008 | 49° | 22° | 35° | 0.08" | 1.4" |
| 2007 | 62° | 23° | 43° | — | — |
| 2006coldest | 29° | 0° | 14° | — | — |
| 2005 | 44° | 27° | 35° | 0.03" | 0.3" |
| 2004 | 45° | 9° | 27° | — | — |
| 2003 | 48° | 22° | 35° | — | — |
| 2002 | 46° | 27° | 36° | — | — |
| 2001 | 64° | 24° | 44° | — | — |
| 2000 | 57° | 18° | 37° | — | — |
| 1999 | 41° | 32° | 37° | 0.08" | 0.3" |
| 1998 | 62° | 28° | 45° | — | — |
| 1997 | 34° | 13° | 23° | 0.18" | 1.2" |
| 1996 | 41° | 12° | 27° | — | — |
| 1995 | 55° | 29° | 42° | — | — |
| 1994 | 56° | 24° | 40° | — | — |
| 1993 | 45° | 30° | 37° | — | — |
| 1992 | 24° | 15° | 20° | 0.08" | 1.1" |
| 1991 | 41° | 14° | 28° | — | — |
| 1990 | 38° | 12° | 25° | — | — |
| 1989 | 64° | 18° | 41° | — | — |
| 1988 | 51° | 18° | 34° | — | — |
| 1987 | 62° | 40° | 51° | — | — |
| 1986 | 38° | 15° | 26° | — | — |
| 1985 | 50° | 7° | 28° | — | — |
| 1984 | 35° | 14° | 25° | — | — |
| 1983 | 42° | 13° | 27° | 0.03" | 0.3" |
| 1982 | 42° | 15° | 29° | — | — |
| 1981 | 50° | 27° | 38° | — | — |
| 1980 | 58° | 23° | 40° | — | — |
| 1979 | 53° | 31° | 42° | — | — |
| 1978 | 27° | 4° | 15° | — | — |
| 1977warmest | 63° | 49° | 56° | — | — |
| 1976 | 50° | 30° | 40° | — | — |
| 1975 | 61° | 27° | 44° | — | — |
| 1974 | 56° | 17° | 36° | — | — |
| 1973 | 41° | 27° | 34° | 0.89" | 5.5" |
| 1972 | 34° | 10° | 22° | — | — |
| 1971 | 30° | 22° | 26° | — | — |
Fort Collins, CO Temperature Range by Month
Average monthly highs and lows. The shaded band shows the typical daily temperature range.
Fort Collins, CO Monthly Precipitation
Average rainfall and snowfall per month, in inches.
Fort Collins, CO Daily Temperature Calendar
Average daily high temperature for every day of the year. Each cell is the climatological mean for that calendar day across 55 years of NOAA data.
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