Gateway Weather in December
Average highs run from 26°F on December 1 to 23°F on December 31, and lows from 12°F to 7°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.02 in over about 9 wet days.
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
- 25°F
- Average low
- 10°F
- Precipitation
- 1.02 in
- Snowfall
- 9.9 in
- Record high
- 52°FDec 3, 2002
- Record low
- -25°FDec 15, 2001
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 5 h 58 min to 5 h 30 min
- Cloud cover
- 68%
- Humidity
- 92%
- Dew point
- 8°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 | 26°F | 12°F | 48°F 2020 | -9°F 2013 | 28% | 24% |
| Dec 2 | 26°F | 12°F | 48°F 2020 | -11°F 2001 | 28% | 24% |
| Dec 3 | 26°F | 12°F | 52°F 2002 | -11°F 2001 | 28% | 24% |
| Dec 4 | 26°F | 11°F | 49°F 2024 | -12°F 2001 | 28% | 24% |
| Dec 5 | 26°F | 11°F | 44°F 2017 | -12°F 2016 | 28% | 24% |
| Dec 6 | 26°F | 11°F | 44°F 2006 | -12°F 2001 | 28% | 25% |
| Dec 7 | 26°F | 11°F | 47°F 2005 | -17°F 2001 | 28% | 25% |
| Dec 8 | 26°F | 11°F | 49°F 2024 | -9°F 1999 | 28% | 25% |
| Dec 9 | 26°F | 11°F | 52°F 2019 | -9°F 1999 | 28% | 25% |
| Dec 10 | 26°F | 11°F | 49°F 2024 | -10°F 2022 | 28% | 25% |
| Dec 11 | 26°F | 11°F | 46°F 2017 | -5°F 2021 | 28% | 25% |
| Dec 12 | 26°F | 11°F | 49°F 2017 | -15°F 2021 | 28% | 25% |
| Dec 13 | 26°F | 10°F | 48°F 2017 | -15°F 2021 | 28% | 25% |
| Dec 14 | 25°F | 10°F | 41°F 2014 | -22°F 2001 | 28% | 25% |
| Dec 15 | 25°F | 10°F | 47°F 2005 | -25°F 2001 | 28% | 25% |
| Dec 16 | 25°F | 10°F | 44°F 2005 | -20°F 2001 | 27% | 25% |
| Dec 17 | 25°F | 10°F | 44°F 2004 | -22°F 2012 | 27% | 24% |
| Dec 18 | 25°F | 10°F | 44°F 2004 | -20°F 2012 | 27% | 24% |
| Dec 19 | 25°F | 9°F | 45°F 2000 | -16°F 2022 | 27% | 24% |
| Dec 20 | 25°F | 9°F | 49°F 2000 | -15°F 2022 | 27% | 24% |
| Dec 21 | 25°F | 9°F | 51°F 1999 | -12°F 2022 | 26% | 23% |
| Dec 22 | 24°F | 9°F | 47°F 2004 | -10°F 2025 | 26% | 23% |
| Dec 23 | 24°F | 8°F | 47°F 2004 | -12°F 2025 | 26% | 23% |
| Dec 24 | 24°F | 8°F | 40°F 1997 | -14°F 2013 | 26% | 23% |
| Dec 25 | 24°F | 8°F | 46°F 2001 | -16°F 2013 | 25% | 22% |
| Dec 26 | 24°F | 8°F | 51°F 2001 | -13°F 2003 | 25% | 22% |
| Dec 27 | 24°F | 8°F | 46°F 1999 | -16°F 2003 | 25% | 22% |
| Dec 28 | 23°F | 7°F | 47°F 2012 | -12°F 2003 | 25% | 22% |
| Dec 29 | 23°F | 7°F | 49°F 2015 | -17°F 2023 | 25% | 21% |
| Dec 30 | 23°F | 7°F | 48°F 2014 | -17°F 2008 | 24% | 21% |
| Dec 31 | 23°F | 7°F | 48°F 2019 | -23°F 2008 | 24% | 21% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (AKST).
- December 1
- sunrise 9:47 AM, sunset 3:45 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 10:15 AM, sunset 3:45 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00505733 (Matanuska Exp Farm), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00025331, 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.