Haines Weather in December
Average highs run from 32°F on December 1 to 29°F on December 31, and lows from 23°F to 20°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 9.79 in over about 20 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
- 30°F
- Average low
- 22°F
- Precipitation
- 9.79 in
- Snowfall
- 40.0 in
- Record high
- 61°FDec 3, 1911
- Record low
- -14°FDec 19, 1933
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 6 h 39 min to 6 h 15 min
- Cloud cover
- 70%
- Humidity
- 94%
- Dew point
- 17°F
- Wind
- 9.8 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 32°F | 23°F | 52°F 1911 | 4°F 1914 | 64% | 35% |
| Dec 2 | 32°F | 23°F | 60°F 1911 | 2°F 2001 | 64% | 35% |
| Dec 3 | 32°F | 23°F | 61°F 1911 | -4°F 1933 | 64% | 36% |
| Dec 4 | 32°F | 23°F | 51°F 2006 | -3°F 1933 | 64% | 36% |
| Dec 5 | 32°F | 23°F | 51°F 1911 | -1°F 2021 | 64% | 37% |
| Dec 6 | 32°F | 23°F | 56°F 1934 | -9°F 1932 | 64% | 37% |
| Dec 7 | 31°F | 23°F | 53°F 2017 | -11°F 1948 | 65% | 38% |
| Dec 8 | 31°F | 23°F | 50°F 2017 | -12°F 1948 | 65% | 38% |
| Dec 9 | 31°F | 23°F | 51°F 1934 | -8°F 1946 | 65% | 39% |
| Dec 10 | 31°F | 22°F | 50°F 1934 | -7°F 1946 | 65% | 39% |
| Dec 11 | 31°F | 22°F | 57°F 1933 | -7°F 1937 | 65% | 40% |
| Dec 12 | 31°F | 22°F | 52°F 1911 | -10°F 1937 | 65% | 40% |
| Dec 13 | 31°F | 22°F | 51°F 1911 | -9°F 1946 | 65% | 40% |
| Dec 14 | 31°F | 22°F | 48°F 1911 | -11°F 1946 | 65% | 41% |
| Dec 15 | 31°F | 22°F | 49°F 1911 | -10°F 1946 | 65% | 41% |
| Dec 16 | 31°F | 22°F | 51°F 1911 | -8°F 1946 | 65% | 42% |
| Dec 17 | 30°F | 22°F | 46°F 2004 | -10°F 1933 | 65% | 42% |
| Dec 18 | 30°F | 22°F | 49°F 1935 | -12°F 1933 | 65% | 42% |
| Dec 19 | 30°F | 21°F | 49°F 1911 | -14°F 1933 | 65% | 43% |
| Dec 20 | 30°F | 21°F | 50°F 1911 | -12°F 1933 | 65% | 43% |
| Dec 21 | 30°F | 21°F | 50°F 1911 | -11°F 1933 | 65% | 43% |
| Dec 22 | 30°F | 21°F | 51°F 1999 | -14°F 1933 | 65% | 43% |
| Dec 23 | 30°F | 21°F | 53°F 1999 | -7°F 1933 | 64% | 43% |
| Dec 24 | 30°F | 21°F | 45°F 2023 | -8°F 1933 | 64% | 43% |
| Dec 25 | 29°F | 21°F | 47°F 1999 | -7°F 1942 | 64% | 43% |
| Dec 26 | 29°F | 20°F | 49°F 1999 | 0°F 1949 | 64% | 43% |
| Dec 27 | 29°F | 20°F | 46°F 1999 | -8°F 1934 | 64% | 43% |
| Dec 28 | 29°F | 20°F | 43°F 1999 | -7°F 1927 | 64% | 43% |
| Dec 29 | 29°F | 20°F | 42°F 2005 | -8°F 1933 | 64% | 43% |
| Dec 30 | 29°F | 20°F | 44°F 2000 | -12°F 1949 | 64% | 43% |
| Dec 31 | 29°F | 20°F | 44°F 1925 | -9°F 1933 | 64% | 43% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (AKST).
- December 1
- sunrise 8:31 AM, sunset 3:10 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 8:58 AM, sunset 3:13 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00503502 (Haines #2), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00025323, 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.