Anchorage Municipality Weather in December
Average highs run from 24°F on December 1 to 21°F on December 31, and lows from 11°F to 7°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.96 in.
December day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
December at a glance
- Average high
- 23°F
- Average low
- 9°F
- Precipitation
- 1.96 in
- Snowfall
- 16.1 in
- Record high
- 53°FDec 22, 1999
- Record low
- -18°FDec 1, 1990
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 6 h 06 min to 5 h 38 min
- Cloud cover
- 68%
- Humidity
- 94%
- Dew point
- 14°F
- Wind
- 7.4 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 24°F | 11°F | 46°F 2019 | -18°F 1990 | 20% | |
| Dec 2 | 24°F | 10°F | 50°F 2002 | -14°F 2003 | 20% | |
| Dec 3 | 24°F | 10°F | 47°F 2025 | -13°F 1995 | 20% | |
| Dec 4 | 24°F | 10°F | 52°F 2002 | -13°F 1995 | 20% | |
| Dec 5 | 24°F | 10°F | 51°F 2024 | -13°F 1995 | 21% | |
| Dec 6 | 24°F | 10°F | 50°F 2002 | -13°F 1995 | 21% | |
| Dec 7 | 24°F | 10°F | 46°F 2002 | -12°F 1995 | 21% | |
| Dec 8 | 24°F | 10°F | 48°F 2005 | -11°F 1994 | 21% | |
| Dec 9 | 24°F | 10°F | 47°F 2005 | -7°F 2001 | 21% | |
| Dec 10 | 24°F | 10°F | 50°F 2024 | -9°F 1999 | 21% | |
| Dec 11 | 24°F | 10°F | 48°F 2017 | -1°F 2025 | 21% | |
| Dec 12 | 24°F | 10°F | 48°F 2017 | -7°F 2021 | 21% | |
| Dec 13 | 24°F | 10°F | 50°F 2017 | -8°F 2021 | 21% | |
| Dec 14 | 24°F | 9°F | 49°F 2017 | -10°F 2001 | 21% | |
| Dec 15 | 24°F | 9°F | 35°F 2019 | -18°F 2001 | 21% | |
| Dec 16 | 24°F | 9°F | 52°F 2005 | -12°F 1992 | 20% | |
| Dec 17 | 24°F | 9°F | 47°F 2005 | -16°F 2001 | 20% | |
| Dec 18 | 24°F | 9°F | 47°F 2004 | -16°F 2001 | 20% | |
| Dec 19 | 23°F | 9°F | 46°F 1993 | -12°F 2013 | 20% | |
| Dec 20 | 23°F | 9°F | 46°F 2000 | -10°F 2007 | 20% | |
| Dec 21 | 23°F | 8°F | 46°F 2000 | -11°F 1992 | 19% | |
| Dec 22 | 23°F | 8°F | 53°F 1999 | -11°F 1992 | 19% | |
| Dec 23 | 23°F | 8°F | 50°F 2004 | 1°F 1992 | 19% | |
| Dec 24 | 23°F | 8°F | 45°F 1999 | -10°F 2025 | 19% | |
| Dec 25 | 23°F | 8°F | 42°F 2009 | -10°F 2013 | 18% | |
| Dec 26 | 22°F | 7°F | 46°F 1995 | -10°F 2025 | 18% | |
| Dec 27 | 22°F | 7°F | 50°F 1999 | -11°F 2025 | 18% | |
| Dec 28 | 22°F | 7°F | 46°F 2021 | -9°F 2003 | 17% | |
| Dec 29 | 22°F | 7°F | 49°F 2015 | -8°F 2002 | 17% | |
| Dec 30 | 22°F | 7°F | 48°F 2015 | -9°F 2008 | 17% | |
| Dec 31 | 21°F | 7°F | 50°F 2019 | -17°F 1999 | 17% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (AKST).
- December 1
- sunrise 9:43 AM, sunset 3:49 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 10:11 AM, sunset 3:49 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00502642 (Eagle Rvr Nature Ctr), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00503163, 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.