Weather on December 3 at Mesa Verde
Mesa Verde National Park
Based on 53 years of data from Cortez, CO
Elevation Note: Mesa Verde sits at 7,000 ft. Expect temperatures 25°F cooler than the data shown below, which comes from Cortez, CO at a lower elevation.
Planning Your Visit
December 3rd in Mesa Verde National Park (via Cortez, CO) typically brings chilly winter weather, with average highs around 46°F and lows near 20°F — a 26°F daily swing. Over 53 years of records, the warmest December 3rd was in 2017 (48°F average), while the coldest was 1996 (16°F) — a 32°F range across recorded history. Precipitation has occurred on 19% of recorded December 3rd dates, with snow falling 9% of the time (heaviest snowfall: 3.5"). 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 Mesa Verde? Bring layers as temperatures can vary throughout the day.
Year by Year History
| Year | High | Low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42°F | 20°F | 0.18" | 0.7" |
| 2024 | 52°F | 24°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2023 | 42°F | 23°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2022 | 51°F | 26°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2021 | 59°F | 25°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2020 | 41°F | 9°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2019 | 49°F | 24°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2018 | 35°F | 8°F | 0.56" | 2.4" |
| 2017 | 64°F | 32°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2016 | 45°F | 18°F | 0.03" | 0.3" |
| 2015 | 45°F | 17°F | 0" | -- |
| 2014 | 50°F | 27°F | 0.08" | -- |
| 2013 | 39°F | 23°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2012 | 60°F | 33°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2011 | 39°F | 27°F | 0.03" | 0.3" |
| 2010 | 53°F | 25°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2009 | 44°F | 9°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2008 | 56°F | 30°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2007 | 42°F | 21°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2006 | 35°F | 3°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2005 | 50°F | 34°F | 0.03" | 0" |
| 2004 | 39°F | 8°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2003 | 55°F | 21°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2002 | 45°F | 24°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2001 | 52°F | 33°F | 0" | 0" |
| 2000 | 50°F | 23°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1999 | 48°F | 25°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1998 | 55°F | 27°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1997 | 40°F | 26°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1996 | 30°F | 1°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1995 | 57°F | 21°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1994 | 51°F | 19°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1993 | 49°F | 15°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1992 | 50°F | 20°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1991 | 28°F | 6°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1990 | 30°F | 4°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1989 | 50°F | 15°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1988 | 51°F | 16°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1987 | 45°F | 20°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1986 | 49°F | 18°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1985 | 50°F | 33°F | 0.15" | 0" |
| 1984 | 39°F | 15°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1983 | 40°F | 16°F | 1.02" | -- |
| 1982 | 34°F | 16°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1981 | 42°F | 15°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1980 | 56°F | 22°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1979 | 46°F | 10°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1977 | 53°F | 25°F | 0" | 0" |
| 1975 | 45°F | 11°F | 0" | -- |
| 1974 | 51°F | 18°F | 0" | -- |
| 1973 | 36°F | 19°F | 0.05" | -- |
| 1972 | 54°F | 16°F | 0" | -- |
| 1971 | 33°F | 27°F | 0.66" | 3.5" |