Nome Weather in December
Average highs run from 20°F on December 1 to 13°F on December 31, and lows from 6°F to -1°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.05 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
- 16°F
- Average low
- 2°F
- Precipitation
- 1.05 in
- Snowfall
- 15.8 in
- Record high
- 44°FDec 11, 2024
- Record low
- -42°FDec 29, 1929
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 4 h 49 min to 4 h 10 min
- Cloud cover
- 66%
- Humidity
- 96%
- Dew point
- 7°F
- Wind
- 15.9 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 | 20°F | 6°F | 39°F 1983 | -41°F 1948 | 36% | 38% |
| Dec 2 | 19°F | 6°F | 38°F 2007 | -30°F 1916 | 36% | 38% |
| Dec 3 | 19°F | 5°F | 40°F 2002 | -32°F 1916 | 36% | 38% |
| Dec 4 | 19°F | 5°F | 36°F 2022 | -32°F 1916 | 36% | 38% |
| Dec 5 | 19°F | 5°F | 39°F 1983 | -30°F 1916 | 36% | 38% |
| Dec 6 | 18°F | 5°F | 40°F 1934 | -38°F 1916 | 36% | 38% |
| Dec 7 | 18°F | 4°F | 42°F 2009 | -33°F 1975 | 36% | 38% |
| Dec 8 | 18°F | 4°F | 40°F 1934 | -27°F 1964 | 36% | 38% |
| Dec 9 | 18°F | 4°F | 42°F 1985 | -40°F 1975 | 36% | 38% |
| Dec 10 | 18°F | 3°F | 39°F 1985 | -40°F 1975 | 36% | 38% |
| Dec 11 | 17°F | 3°F | 44°F 2024 | -31°F 1964 | 36% | 39% |
| Dec 12 | 17°F | 3°F | 37°F 1932 | -29°F 1998 | 36% | 39% |
| Dec 13 | 17°F | 3°F | 37°F 1985 | -29°F 1998 | 36% | 39% |
| Dec 14 | 17°F | 2°F | 38°F 1985 | -31°F 1946 | 36% | 39% |
| Dec 15 | 16°F | 2°F | 36°F 2019 | -33°F 1974 | 36% | 39% |
| Dec 16 | 16°F | 2°F | 39°F 1907 | -30°F 1965 | 36% | 39% |
| Dec 17 | 16°F | 2°F | 34°F 1945 | -32°F 1966 | 36% | 39% |
| Dec 18 | 16°F | 1°F | 36°F 1932 | -36°F 1946 | 36% | 39% |
| Dec 19 | 15°F | 1°F | 38°F 1969 | -36°F 1918 | 36% | 39% |
| Dec 20 | 15°F | 1°F | 43°F 1969 | -28°F 1918 | 36% | 39% |
| Dec 21 | 15°F | 1°F | 40°F 1963 | -34°F 1966 | 36% | 39% |
| Dec 22 | 15°F | 0°F | 39°F 1985 | -32°F 1994 | 36% | 39% |
| Dec 23 | 15°F | 0°F | 38°F 2017 | -32°F 1994 | 36% | 39% |
| Dec 24 | 14°F | 0°F | 37°F 1935 | -30°F 1994 | 36% | 39% |
| Dec 25 | 14°F | 0°F | 37°F 1996 | -32°F 1957 | 36% | 39% |
| Dec 26 | 14°F | 0°F | 41°F 1985 | -37°F 1961 | 36% | 39% |
| Dec 27 | 14°F | -1°F | 40°F 1993 | -41°F 1961 | 35% | 39% |
| Dec 28 | 14°F | -1°F | 38°F 1925 | -41°F 1961 | 35% | 39% |
| Dec 29 | 14°F | -1°F | 38°F 1993 | -42°F 1929 | 35% | 39% |
| Dec 30 | 13°F | -1°F | 38°F 2015 | -38°F 1974 | 35% | 39% |
| Dec 31 | 13°F | -1°F | 37°F 2000 | -37°F 1948 | 35% | 38% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (AKST).
- December 1
- sunrise 11:26 AM, sunset 4:15 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 12:00 PM, sunset 4:10 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00026617 (Nome Muni AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00026617, 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.