Denali Borough Weather in December
Average highs run from 18°F on December 1 to 11°F on December 31, and lows from -2°F to -9°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.18 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
- 15°F
- Average low
- -6°F
- Precipitation
- 1.18 in
- Record high
- 52°FDec 6, 1934
- Record low
- -54°FDec 12, 1924
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 5 h 09 min to 4 h 32 min
- Cloud cover
- 63%
- Humidity
- 93%
- Dew point
- -1°F
- Wind
- 6.7 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 18°F | -2°F | 42°F 1976 | -38°F 1967 | |
| Dec 2 | 18°F | -2°F | 40°F 1963 | -43°F 1967 | |
| Dec 3 | 18°F | -2°F | 40°F 1963 | -38°F 1967 | |
| Dec 4 | 18°F | -3°F | 44°F 2002 | -42°F 1970 | |
| Dec 5 | 18°F | -3°F | 42°F 1934 | -45°F 1975 | |
| Dec 6 | 18°F | -3°F | 52°F 1934 | -45°F 1975 | |
| Dec 7 | 17°F | -3°F | 52°F 1934 | -47°F 1975 | |
| Dec 8 | 17°F | -3°F | 49°F 1934 | -47°F 1975 | |
| Dec 9 | 17°F | -4°F | 46°F 1934 | -44°F 1975 | |
| Dec 10 | 17°F | -4°F | 47°F 2019 | -40°F 1946 | |
| Dec 11 | 17°F | -4°F | 46°F 1930 | -49°F 1924 | |
| Dec 12 | 16°F | -4°F | 48°F 1985 | -54°F 1924 | |
| Dec 13 | 16°F | -5°F | 44°F 1941 | -44°F 1980 | |
| Dec 14 | 16°F | -5°F | 44°F 2017 | -48°F 1946 | |
| Dec 15 | 15°F | -5°F | 40°F 2014 | -49°F 1946 | |
| Dec 16 | 15°F | -6°F | 43°F 1945 | -49°F 1946 | |
| Dec 17 | 15°F | -6°F | 44°F 1945 | -37°F 1961 | |
| Dec 18 | 14°F | -6°F | 41°F 1981 | -39°F 1961 | |
| Dec 19 | 14°F | -6°F | 42°F 1937 | -38°F 1961 | |
| Dec 20 | 14°F | -7°F | 44°F 1969 | -39°F 1957 | |
| Dec 21 | 13°F | -7°F | 43°F 1985 | -36°F 1957 | |
| Dec 22 | 13°F | -7°F | 46°F 1985 | -41°F 1961 | |
| Dec 23 | 13°F | -8°F | 42°F 1985 | -42°F 1961 | |
| Dec 24 | 12°F | -8°F | 43°F 1925 | -43°F 1961 | |
| Dec 25 | 12°F | -8°F | 41°F 1925 | -43°F 1961 | |
| Dec 26 | 12°F | -8°F | 44°F 2001 | -45°F 1961 | |
| Dec 27 | 12°F | -8°F | 47°F 2001 | -47°F 1961 | |
| Dec 28 | 11°F | -9°F | 47°F 1925 | -52°F 1961 | |
| Dec 29 | 11°F | -9°F | 44°F 1925 | -51°F 1961 | |
| Dec 30 | 11°F | -9°F | 48°F 2000 | -44°F 1961 | |
| Dec 31 | 11°F | -9°F | 43°F 2012 | -38°F 1937 |
Chance of rain
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (AKST).
- December 1
- sunrise 10:15 AM, sunset 3:24 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 10:48 AM, sunset 3:20 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00096408 (Denali 27 N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00505778, 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.