Elmendorf Air Force Base climate

Elmendorf Air Force Base Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ft Richardson Wtp, 3.5 km from Elmendorf Air Force Base

Average highs run from 25°F on December 1 to 22°F on December 31, and lows from 13°F to 8°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.40 in over about 8 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 Elmendorf Air Force Base, in °F, with the record for each date.-200204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
24°F
Average low
11°F
Precipitation
1.40 in
Snowfall
13.2 in
Record high
53°FDec 22, 1999
Record low
-18°FDec 1, 1990
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
6 h 05 min to 5 h 36 min
Cloud cover
68%
Humidity
89%
Dew point
13°F
Wind
6.5 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 125°F13°F46°F 2019-18°F 199026%19%
Dec 225°F13°F50°F 2002-14°F 200326%20%
Dec 325°F12°F47°F 2025-13°F 199526%20%
Dec 425°F12°F52°F 2002-13°F 199526%20%
Dec 525°F12°F51°F 2024-13°F 199526%20%
Dec 625°F12°F50°F 2002-13°F 199526%20%
Dec 725°F12°F46°F 2002-12°F 199526%20%
Dec 825°F12°F48°F 2005-11°F 199426%20%
Dec 925°F12°F47°F 2005-7°F 200126%20%
Dec 1025°F12°F50°F 2024-9°F 199926%20%
Dec 1125°F12°F48°F 2017-1°F 202526%20%
Dec 1225°F12°F48°F 2017-7°F 202126%20%
Dec 1325°F11°F50°F 2017-8°F 202126%20%
Dec 1425°F11°F49°F 2017-10°F 200126%20%
Dec 1525°F11°F35°F 2019-18°F 200125%20%
Dec 1625°F11°F52°F 2005-12°F 199225%19%
Dec 1725°F11°F47°F 2005-16°F 200125%19%
Dec 1825°F11°F47°F 2004-16°F 200125%19%
Dec 1924°F11°F46°F 1993-12°F 201325%19%
Dec 2024°F10°F46°F 2000-10°F 200725%19%
Dec 2124°F10°F46°F 2000-11°F 199225%19%
Dec 2224°F10°F53°F 1999-11°F 199224%19%
Dec 2324°F10°F50°F 20041°F 199224%18%
Dec 2424°F10°F45°F 1999-10°F 202524%18%
Dec 2523°F10°F42°F 2009-10°F 201324%18%
Dec 2623°F9°F46°F 1995-10°F 202524%18%
Dec 2723°F9°F50°F 1999-11°F 202523%17%
Dec 2823°F9°F46°F 2021-9°F 200323%17%
Dec 2923°F9°F49°F 2015-8°F 200223%17%
Dec 3022°F9°F48°F 2015-9°F 200823%17%
Dec 3122°F8°F50°F 2019-17°F 199922%16%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Elmendorf Air Force Base, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (AKST).

December 1
sunrise 9:45 AM, sunset 3:50 PM
December 31
sunrise 10:14 AM, sunset 3:50 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00503163 (Ft Richardson Wtp), 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.