Akutan climate

Akutan Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Dutch Harbor, 56.8 km from Akutan

Average highs run from 41°F on December 1 to 38°F on December 31, and lows from 32°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 7.88 in over about 23 wet days.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Akutan, in °F, with the record for each date.0204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
39°F
Average low
31°F
Precipitation
7.88 in
Snowfall
15.8 in
Record high
59°FDec 8, 1994
Record low
5°FDec 21, 1983
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
7 h 44 min to 7 h 27 min
Cloud cover
87%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
30°F
Wind
19.2 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 141°F32°F52°F 193115°F 198774%22%
Dec 241°F32°F51°F 194118°F 191674%22%
Dec 341°F32°F54°F 192619°F 193274%23%
Dec 441°F32°F50°F 191815°F 198874%23%
Dec 541°F32°F56°F 191816°F 192374%24%
Dec 641°F31°F48°F 191922°F 192574%25%
Dec 740°F31°F56°F 192615°F 198774%25%
Dec 840°F31°F59°F 199417°F 192074%26%
Dec 940°F31°F50°F 193110°F 192374%26%
Dec 1040°F31°F49°F 199418°F 192174%27%
Dec 1140°F31°F56°F 201217°F 192174%27%
Dec 1240°F31°F54°F 201212°F 193774%28%
Dec 1340°F31°F50°F 201216°F 192574%28%
Dec 1440°F31°F47°F 202314°F 199274%29%
Dec 1539°F31°F47°F 198420°F 191774%29%
Dec 1639°F31°F50°F 199218°F 192074%30%
Dec 1739°F31°F51°F 193116°F 193974%30%
Dec 1839°F31°F50°F 202112°F 198873%30%
Dec 1939°F30°F51°F 201013°F 193973%31%
Dec 2039°F30°F53°F 201315°F 194073%31%
Dec 2139°F30°F55°F 19845°F 198373%31%
Dec 2239°F30°F53°F 202118°F 199473%31%
Dec 2338°F30°F49°F 199015°F 199473%31%
Dec 2438°F30°F51°F 193719°F 191873%32%
Dec 2538°F30°F56°F 202120°F 192072%32%
Dec 2638°F30°F56°F 202115°F 191972%32%
Dec 2738°F30°F58°F 20215°F 198972%32%
Dec 2838°F30°F55°F 199217°F 192072%32%
Dec 2938°F30°F51°F 202112°F 192972%32%
Dec 3038°F29°F52°F 202116°F 192072%32%
Dec 3138°F29°F49°F 199014°F 198372%32%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Akutan, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0204060801102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (AKST).

December 1
sunrise 10:00 AM, sunset 5:44 PM
December 31
sunrise 10:23 AM, sunset 5:50 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00502587 (Dutch Harbor), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00502587, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.