Big Lake climate

Big Lake Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Eagle Rvr Gakona Circle, 31.3 km from Big Lake

Average highs run from 23°F on December 1 to 21°F on December 31, and lows from 13°F to 9°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.23 in over about 9 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 Big Lake, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-200204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
22°F
Average low
12°F
Precipitation
1.23 in
Snowfall
16.3 in
Record high
49°FDec 10, 1986
Record low
-34°FDec 3, 1975
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
5 h 59 min to 5 h 30 min
Cloud cover
68%
Humidity
89%
Dew point
15°F
Wind
5.8 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 123°F13°F45°F 2002-19°F 199031%25%
Dec 223°F13°F44°F 2007-16°F 200330%25%
Dec 323°F13°F40°F 1992-34°F 197530%25%
Dec 423°F13°F43°F 2002-14°F 199530%25%
Dec 523°F13°F43°F 2002-21°F 197130%25%
Dec 623°F13°F41°F 2002-16°F 199530%25%
Dec 723°F13°F40°F 1974-15°F 199430%25%
Dec 823°F13°F47°F 1978-20°F 199429%25%
Dec 923°F13°F44°F 1986-27°F 197529%25%
Dec 1023°F13°F49°F 1986-6°F 199929%25%
Dec 1123°F13°F49°F 1985-18°F 197529%25%
Dec 1223°F12°F49°F 1985-20°F 197129%25%
Dec 1323°F12°F46°F 1989-14°F 197929%25%
Dec 1422°F12°F39°F 2000-15°F 197929%25%
Dec 1522°F12°F42°F 1976-21°F 200129%25%
Dec 1622°F12°F45°F 2005-24°F 198028%25%
Dec 1722°F12°F43°F 1988-29°F 198028%25%
Dec 1822°F12°F43°F 1993-14°F 199028%25%
Dec 1922°F11°F45°F 1985-9°F 200128%25%
Dec 2022°F11°F43°F 1985-22°F 198028%25%
Dec 2122°F11°F49°F 1985-27°F 197128%25%
Dec 2222°F11°F49°F 1985-30°F 197128%25%
Dec 2322°F11°F46°F 2004-11°F 197127%25%
Dec 2421°F11°F46°F 1985-13°F 197927%25%
Dec 2521°F10°F44°F 1983-10°F 200127%25%
Dec 2621°F10°F46°F 1983-11°F 200327%25%
Dec 2721°F10°F48°F 1999-14°F 200327%25%
Dec 2821°F10°F42°F 1985-20°F 197427%24%
Dec 2921°F10°F41°F 1993-24°F 197427%24%
Dec 3021°F10°F43°F 2000-15°F 198127%24%
Dec 3121°F9°F48°F 1980-22°F 197927%24%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Big Lake, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (AKST).

December 1
sunrise 9:49 AM, sunset 3:48 PM
December 31
sunrise 10:18 AM, sunset 3:48 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00502645 (Eagle Rvr Gakona Circle), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00500302, 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.