Nikiski Weather in December
Average highs run from 27°F on December 1 to 23°F on December 31, and lows from 14°F to 8°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.14 in over about 11 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
- 11°F
- Precipitation
- 1.14 in
- Record high
- 56°FDec 19, 1906
- Record low
- -43°FDec 30, 1902
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 6 h 14 min to 5 h 49 min
- Cloud cover
- 78%
- Humidity
- 89%
- Dew point
- 19°F
- Wind
- 10.3 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 | 27°F | 14°F | 44°F 2018 | -30°F 1990 | 35% |
| Dec 2 | 27°F | 14°F | 41°F 1899 | -30°F 1900 | 35% |
| Dec 3 | 27°F | 13°F | 48°F 2002 | -25°F 1973 | 35% |
| Dec 4 | 27°F | 13°F | 42°F 2011 | -20°F 1968 | 35% |
| Dec 5 | 27°F | 13°F | 40°F 1899 | -32°F 1900 | 34% |
| Dec 6 | 27°F | 13°F | 44°F 1969 | -30°F 1975 | 34% |
| Dec 7 | 27°F | 13°F | 44°F 1960 | -28°F 1962 | 34% |
| Dec 8 | 26°F | 13°F | 46°F 2005 | -27°F 1975 | 34% |
| Dec 9 | 26°F | 13°F | 47°F 2019 | -30°F 1966 | 34% |
| Dec 10 | 26°F | 12°F | 44°F 1985 | -32°F 1964 | 34% |
| Dec 11 | 26°F | 12°F | 46°F 2003 | -33°F 1955 | 34% |
| Dec 12 | 26°F | 12°F | 48°F 2003 | -31°F 1956 | 34% |
| Dec 13 | 26°F | 12°F | 42°F 1901 | -31°F 1964 | 34% |
| Dec 14 | 26°F | 12°F | 40°F 1982 | -32°F 1964 | 33% |
| Dec 15 | 25°F | 12°F | 45°F 2005 | -24°F 2001 | 33% |
| Dec 16 | 25°F | 11°F | 48°F 2005 | -28°F 2001 | 33% |
| Dec 17 | 25°F | 11°F | 41°F 2005 | -31°F 2001 | 33% |
| Dec 18 | 25°F | 11°F | 41°F 1993 | -27°F 2001 | 32% |
| Dec 19 | 25°F | 11°F | 56°F 1906 | -29°F 2001 | 32% |
| Dec 20 | 25°F | 10°F | 45°F 1969 | -31°F 2022 | 32% |
| Dec 21 | 24°F | 10°F | 43°F 2009 | -35°F 1902 | 31% |
| Dec 22 | 24°F | 10°F | 43°F 1985 | -35°F 1965 | 31% |
| Dec 23 | 24°F | 10°F | 43°F 1970 | -31°F 1961 | 31% |
| Dec 24 | 24°F | 9°F | 42°F 1970 | -32°F 1961 | 30% |
| Dec 25 | 24°F | 9°F | 41°F 1973 | -35°F 1961 | 30% |
| Dec 26 | 24°F | 9°F | 44°F 1982 | -40°F 1961 | 30% |
| Dec 27 | 23°F | 9°F | 45°F 1982 | -40°F 1961 | 30% |
| Dec 28 | 23°F | 8°F | 46°F 1982 | -40°F 1961 | 29% |
| Dec 29 | 23°F | 8°F | 46°F 1982 | -40°F 1902 | 29% |
| Dec 30 | 23°F | 8°F | 42°F 2014 | -43°F 1902 | 29% |
| Dec 31 | 23°F | 8°F | 42°F 2014 | -43°F 1902 | 29% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (AKST).
- December 1
- sunrise 9:47 AM, sunset 4:01 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 10:14 AM, sunset 4:03 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00026523 (Kenai Muni AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00026523, 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.