North Pole Weather in December
Average highs run from 3°F on December 1 to -3°F on December 31, and lows from -11°F to -18°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.56 in over about 8 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
- 1°F
- Average low
- -14°F
- Precipitation
- 0.56 in
- Snowfall
- 10.1 in
- Record high
- 48°FDec 24, 1985
- Record low
- -61°FDec 28, 1961
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 4 h 43 min to 4 h 01 min
- Cloud cover
- 59%
- Humidity
- 95%
- Dew point
- -3°F
- Wind
- 9.2 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 | 3°F | -11°F | 43°F 1992 | -50°F 1990 | 26% | 31% |
| Dec 2 | 3°F | -11°F | 44°F 1992 | -45°F 1970 | 26% | 31% |
| Dec 3 | 3°F | -11°F | 40°F 1963 | -47°F 1970 | 26% | 31% |
| Dec 4 | 3°F | -11°F | 38°F 1997 | -53°F 1975 | 26% | 31% |
| Dec 5 | 3°F | -11°F | 38°F 1997 | -53°F 1975 | 26% | 31% |
| Dec 6 | 3°F | -11°F | 38°F 1969 | -53°F 1975 | 26% | 31% |
| Dec 7 | 3°F | -12°F | 43°F 1960 | -53°F 1946 | 26% | 31% |
| Dec 8 | 2°F | -12°F | 40°F 1960 | -54°F 1946 | 26% | 31% |
| Dec 9 | 2°F | -12°F | 44°F 1960 | -51°F 1975 | 26% | 31% |
| Dec 10 | 2°F | -12°F | 41°F 1960 | -51°F 1964 | 26% | 31% |
| Dec 11 | 2°F | -12°F | 39°F 1963 | -55°F 1964 | 26% | 31% |
| Dec 12 | 2°F | -13°F | 44°F 1989 | -56°F 1964 | 26% | 31% |
| Dec 13 | 2°F | -13°F | 44°F 1967 | -58°F 1946 | 26% | 31% |
| Dec 14 | 2°F | -13°F | 35°F 1960 | -60°F 1946 | 26% | 31% |
| Dec 15 | 1°F | -13°F | 36°F 1969 | -60°F 1946 | 26% | 31% |
| Dec 16 | 1°F | -13°F | 46°F 2005 | -45°F 1980 | 26% | 31% |
| Dec 17 | 1°F | -14°F | 40°F 1975 | -48°F 1961 | 26% | 31% |
| Dec 18 | 1°F | -14°F | 41°F 1981 | -48°F 1956 | 26% | 31% |
| Dec 19 | 1°F | -14°F | 42°F 1973 | -43°F 1957 | 26% | 30% |
| Dec 20 | 0°F | -15°F | 32°F 1968 | -42°F 1955 | 26% | 30% |
| Dec 21 | 0°F | -15°F | 46°F 1985 | -48°F 1956 | 26% | 30% |
| Dec 22 | 0°F | -15°F | 46°F 1985 | -47°F 1956 | 26% | 30% |
| Dec 23 | 0°F | -15°F | 46°F 1985 | -48°F 1961 | 26% | 30% |
| Dec 24 | -1°F | -16°F | 48°F 1985 | -53°F 1961 | 26% | 30% |
| Dec 25 | -1°F | -16°F | 40°F 1952 | -53°F 1961 | 26% | 30% |
| Dec 26 | -1°F | -16°F | 46°F 2001 | -57°F 1961 | 26% | 30% |
| Dec 27 | -2°F | -17°F | 43°F 2001 | -58°F 1961 | 26% | 30% |
| Dec 28 | -2°F | -17°F | 41°F 1982 | -61°F 1961 | 25% | 30% |
| Dec 29 | -2°F | -17°F | 45°F 1969 | -59°F 1961 | 25% | 30% |
| Dec 30 | -2°F | -17°F | 37°F 1969 | -52°F 1974 | 25% | 30% |
| Dec 31 | -3°F | -18°F | 42°F 1980 | -50°F 1949 | 25% | 30% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (AKST).
- December 1
- sunrise 10:17 AM, sunset 3:00 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 10:52 AM, sunset 2:53 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00509891 (N Pole 1N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00502707, 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.