Aleutians West Census Area climate

Aleutians West Census Area Weather in December

1991-2020 means of the daily record at Atka Airport (PAAK) (GHCN USW00025713), 8 km from Aleutians West Census Area

Average highs run from 36°F on December 1 to 32°F on December 31, and lows from 27°F to 24°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.28 in over about 22 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 Aleutians West Census Area, in °F, with the record for each date.-200204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
33°F
Average low
25°F
Precipitation
2.28 in
Record high
52°FDec 24, 1936
Record low
-5°FDec 30, 1916
Daylight
8 h 04 min to 7 h 49 min
Cloud cover
82%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
31°F
Wind
21.0 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Dec 136°F27°F46°F 19289°F 193972%
Dec 236°F26°F43°F 20226°F 198772%
Dec 336°F25°F44°F 19791°F 200972%
Dec 435°F28°F44°F 201911°F 197472%
Dec 536°F27°F43°F 20195°F 198871%
Dec 635°F27°F44°F 19370°F 199972%
Dec 734°F27°F44°F 193712°F 199972%
Dec 834°F28°F44°F 19193°F 197570%
Dec 934°F28°F42°F 19376°F 197570%
Dec 1033°F25°F42°F 19317°F 198771%
Dec 1132°F24°F41°F 19191°F 198770%
Dec 1233°F21°F43°F 20162°F 199870%
Dec 1333°F25°F44°F 20165°F 200170%
Dec 1432°F24°F42°F 19225°F 201271%
Dec 1533°F25°F43°F 20164°F 201270%
Dec 1633°F24°F41°F 19228°F 194670%
Dec 1733°F23°F41°F 19513°F 195470%
Dec 1833°F25°F42°F 19514°F 191869%
Dec 1933°F24°F44°F 19706°F 191869%
Dec 2032°F23°F41°F 1962-2°F 199970%
Dec 2131°F23°F41°F 19704°F 197670%
Dec 2231°F20°F42°F 19831°F 200171%
Dec 2332°F22°F42°F 19795°F 199371%
Dec 2433°F23°F52°F 19368°F 191671%
Dec 2533°F25°F42°F 19364°F 202370%
Dec 2633°F25°F42°F 19364°F 193969%
Dec 2731°F25°F41°F 19151°F 191668%
Dec 2831°F23°F48°F 19151°F 191669%
Dec 2931°F24°F43°F 20160°F 191668%
Dec 3031°F24°F46°F 1936-5°F 191668%
Dec 3132°F24°F44°F 1936-3°F 192068%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Aleutians West Census Area, in percent.0204060801102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (HAST).

December 1
sunrise 9:24 AM, sunset 5:28 PM
December 31
sunrise 9:46 AM, sunset 5:35 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00025713, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.