North Slope Borough climate

North Slope Borough Weather in December

1991-2020 means of the daily record at Nuiqsut (Asos) (PAQT) (GHCN USW00027515), 113 km from North Slope Borough

Average highs run from 5°F on December 1 to -3°F on December 31, and lows from -9°F to -18°F.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at North Slope Borough, in °F, with the record for each date.-60-40-2002040151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
-2°F
Average low
-16°F
Record high
36°FDec 2, 2022
Record low
-50°FDec 27, 2010
Daylight
0 h 00 min to 0 h 00 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
95%
Dew point
-12°F
Wind
7.8 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Dec 15°F-9°F27°F 2006-37°F 200022%
Dec 24°F-9°F36°F 2022-42°F 200022%
Dec 34°F-10°F35°F 2022-41°F 200021%
Dec 42°F-11°F26°F 2013-33°F 200320%
Dec 52°F-13°F33°F 2022-38°F 200520%
Dec 61°F-15°F29°F 2009-38°F 200519%
Dec 70°F-16°F36°F 2013-38°F 202518%
Dec 81°F-13°F30°F 2013-38°F 199918%
Dec 92°F-12°F36°F 2005-39°F 201218%
Dec 10-1°F-14°F36°F 2005-43°F 201218%
Dec 11-4°F-16°F31°F 2011-41°F 201218%
Dec 12-3°F-18°F24°F 2025-43°F 200418%
Dec 1328°F 2008-41°F 200418%
Dec 14-5°F-17°F28°F 2008-42°F 200418%
Dec 15-6°F-19°F29°F 2008-44°F 201218%
Dec 16-6°F-21°F18°F 2016-44°F 199918%
Dec 17-4°F-17°F27°F 2005-44°F 199916%
Dec 18-2°F-14°F26°F 2008-45°F 199917%
Dec 19-15°F33°F 1998-41°F 199917%
Dec 202°F-11°F33°F 1998-40°F 200117%
Dec 212°F-14°F33°F 2017-35°F 201116%
Dec 220°F-14°F31°F 1998-37°F 201118%
Dec 23-3°F-19°F24°F 2017-38°F 201117%
Dec 24-7°F-20°F15°F 2025-43°F 201918%
Dec 25-7°F-20°F21°F 2004-44°F 201918%
Dec 26-7°F-20°F22°F 2004-44°F 201019%
Dec 27-7°F-22°F25°F 2001-50°F 201018%
Dec 28-9°F-22°F29°F 2001-49°F 201017%
Dec 29-7°F-23°F14°F 2014-48°F 201016%
Dec 30-6°F-19°F23°F 2016-46°F 201016%
Dec 31-3°F-18°F28°F 2016-38°F 201116%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at North Slope Borough, in percent.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (AKST).

December 1
sunrise , sunset
December 31
sunrise , sunset

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00027515, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.