Weather on December 3
Rio Rancho, NM
55 Years of Data
About This Date
December 3rd in Rio Rancho, NM typically brings cool winter weather, with average highs around 53°F and lows near 25°F — a 28°F daily swing. Over 43 years of records, the warmest December 3rd was in 2005 (56°F average), while the coldest was 1991 (27°F) — a 29°F range across recorded history. Precipitation has occurred on 9% of recorded December 3rd dates, with snow falling 7% of the time (heaviest snowfall: 1.5"). 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 Rio Rancho, NM? Bring layers as temperatures can vary throughout the day.
| Year | High | Low | Avg | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 51° | 28° | 40° | — | — |
| 2024 | 61° | 28° | 44° | — | — |
| 2023 | 46° | 28° | 37° | — | — |
| 2022 | 57° | 32° | 45° | — | — |
| 2021 | 64° | 33° | 49° | — | — |
| 2020 | 42° | 15° | 29° | 0.03" | 0.1" |
| 2019 | 53° | 26° | 40° | — | — |
| 2018 | 48° | 21° | 35° | — | — |
| 2017 | 61° | 34° | 47° | — | — |
| 2016 | 54° | 30° | 42° | — | 0.2" |
| 2015 | 53° | 23° | 38° | — | — |
| 2014 | 52° | 31° | 41° | — | — |
| 2013 | 54° | 29° | 41° | — | — |
| 2012 | 64° | 32° | 48° | — | — |
| 2011 | 42° | 29° | 35° | 0.25" | 1.5" |
| 2010 | 62° | 26° | 44° | — | — |
| 2009 | 52° | 26° | 39° | — | — |
| 2008 | 62° | 33° | 48° | — | — |
| 2007 | 49° | 21° | 35° | — | — |
| 2006 | 46° | 13° | 29° | — | — |
| 2005warmest | 66° | 46° | 56° | — | — |
| 2004 | 44° | 17° | 31° | — | — |
| 2003 | 65° | 20° | 42° | — | — |
| 2002 | 50° | 30° | 40° | 0.51" | — |
| 2000 | 54° | 28° | 41° | — | — |
| 1999 | 42° | 22° | 32° | — | — |
| 1998 | 63° | 40° | 51° | — | — |
| 1997 | 41° | 32° | 37° | 0.25" | — |
| 1996 | 47° | 13° | 30° | — | — |
| 1995 | 64° | 21° | 43° | — | — |
| 1994 | 57° | 16° | 36° | — | — |
| 1993 | 46° | 18° | 32° | — | — |
| 1992 | 52° | 30° | 41° | — | — |
| 1991coldest | 42° | 13° | 27° | — | — |
| 1990 | 42° | 15° | 29° | — | — |
| 1989 | 50° | 12° | 31° | — | — |
| 1988 | 59° | 22° | 40° | — | — |
| 1987 | 64° | 23° | 44° | — | — |
| 1986 | 59° | 20° | 39° | — | — |
| 1985 | 57° | 35° | 46° | — | — |
| 1984 | 52° | 24° | 38° | — | — |
| 1983 | 48° | 26° | 37° | — | — |
| 1982 | 46° | 23° | 35° | — | — |
Rio Rancho, NM Temperature Range by Month
Average monthly highs and lows. The shaded band shows the typical daily temperature range.
Rio Rancho, NM Monthly Precipitation
Average rainfall and snowfall per month, in inches.
Rio Rancho, NM 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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