Weather on December 17 at White Sands

White Sands National Park

NMSouthwest4,000 ft elevation
Avg High56°F
Avg Low28°F
Warmest200655°F
Coldest201930°F

Based on 55 years of data from Alamogordo, NM

Elevation Note: White Sands sits at 4,000 ft. Expect temperatures 14°F cooler than the data shown below, which comes from Alamogordo, NM at a lower elevation.

Planning Your Visit

December 17th in White Sands National Park (via Alamogordo, NM) typically brings cool winter weather, with average highs around 56°F and lows near 28°F — a 28°F daily swing. Over 55 years of records, the warmest December 17th was in 2006 (55°F average), while the coldest was 2019 (30°F) — a 25°F range across recorded history. Rain or other precipitation has occurred on about 4% of December 17th dates historically. 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 17th in White Sands? Bring layers as temperatures can vary throughout the day.

Year by Year History

YearHighLowPrecipSnow
202564°F28°F0"--
202466°F28°F0"--
202366°F23°F0"--
202248°F12°F0"--
202164°F36°F0"--
202057°F18°F0"--
201941°F19°F0"0"
201855°F43°F0"0"
201750°F26°F0"0"
201663°F32°F0"0"
201548°F19°F0"0"
201455°F32°F0"0"
201363°F27°F0"0"
201255°F25°F0"0"
201150°F36°F0"0"
201049°F35°F0"0"
200956°F32°F0"0"
200862°F47°F0"0"
200755°F20°F0"0"
200663°F47°F0"0"
200554°F37°F0"0"
200448°F30°F0"0"
200360°F24°F0"0"
200264°F34°F0"0"
200154°F25°F0"0"
200058°F31°F0"0"
199962°F32°F0"0"
199860°F30°F0"0"
199760°F24°F0"0"
199644°F25°F0"0"
199549°F35°F0"0"
199463°F28°F0"0"
199353°F22°F0"0"
199245°F19°F0"0"
199157°F35°F0"0"
199046°F35°F0"0"
198953°F23°F0"0"
198859°F34°F0"0"
198746°F24°F0"0"
198647°F37°F0"0"
198558°F20°F0"0"
198457°F38°F0.1"0"
198361°F31°F0"0"
198265°F30°F0"0"
198157°F30°F0"0"
198072°F34°F0"0"
197950°F19°F0"0"
197847°F30°F0.18"0"
197762°F33°F0"0"
197656°F23°F0"0"
197558°F21°F0"0"
197458°F25°F0"0"
197366°F24°F0"0"
197254°F20°F0"0"
197148°F17°F0"0"

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