Weather on December 8 at Great Sand Dunes

Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

CORocky Mountain8,200 ft elevation
Avg High40°F
Avg Low5°F
Warmest200742°F
Coldest1978-19°F

Based on 55 years of data from Alamosa, CO

Elevation Note: Great Sand Dunes sits at 8,200 ft. Expect temperatures 29°F cooler than the data shown below, which comes from Alamosa, CO at a lower elevation.

Planning Your Visit

December 8th in Great Sand Dunes National Park (via Alamosa, CO) typically brings chilly winter weather, with average highs around 40°F and lows near 5°F — a 35°F daily swing. Over 55 years of records, the warmest December 8th was in 2007 (42°F average), while the coldest was 1978 (-19°F) — a 61°F range across recorded history. Precipitation has occurred on 9% of recorded December 8th dates, with snow falling 9% of the time (heaviest snowfall: 4.1"). The last decade has been 6.5°F warmer on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

The last decade has been 6.5°F warmer on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

Planning for December 8th in Great Sand Dunes? Bring layers as temperatures can vary throughout the day.

Year by Year History

YearHighLowPrecipSnow
202540°F8°F0"--
202447°F8°F0"0"
202356°F11°F0"0"
202249°F15°F0"0"
202146°F10°F0"0"
202051°F6°F0"0"
201945°F13°F0"0"
201843°F8°F0"0"
201735°F2°F0"0"
201631°F-5°F0"0"
201547°F5°F0"0"
201450°F11°F0"0"
201327°F2°F0.05"0.7"
201251°F1°F0"0"
201125°F-11°F0"--
201045°F-3°F0"0"
200937°F21°F0.08"0.5"
200850°F21°F0"0"
200750°F34°F0"0"
200646°F2°F0"0"
200520°F-20°F0.05"0.3"
200439°F4°F0"0"
200345°F23°F0.61"3"
200236°F9°F0"0"
200131°F-3°F0"0"
200049°F18°F0"0"
199936°F2°F0"0"
199832°F-3°F0"0"
199727°F-5°F0"0"
199643°F6°F0"0"
199544°F13°F0"0"
199437°F10°F0"0"
199351°F5°F0"0"
199217°F-14°F0"0"
199131°F-7°F0"0"
199050°F2°F0"0"
198939°F-3°F0"0"
198833°F2°F0"0"
198733°F16°F0"0"
198639°F12°F0"0"
198542°F14°F0"0"
198452°F6°F0"0"
198332°F-10°F0"0"
198240°F13°F0"0"
198156°F8°F0"0"
198037°F3°F0"0"
197943°F8°F0"0"
19783°F-42°F0"0"
197751°F13°F0"0"
197635°F-5°F0"0"
197540°F3°F0"0"
197431°F-6°F0"0"
197347°F4°F0"0"
197233°F19°F0"0"
197130°F-2°F0.3"4.1"

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