Palmer climate

Palmer Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lazy Mtn, 5.2 km from Palmer

Average highs run from 26°F on December 1 to 22°F on December 31, and lows from 12°F to 9°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.48 in over about 9 wet days.

December day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Palmer, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-200204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
24°F
Average low
11°F
Precipitation
1.48 in
Snowfall
18.8 in
Record high
52°FDec 3, 2002
Record low
-25°FDec 15, 2001
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
5 h 57 min to 5 h 29 min
Cloud cover
68%
Humidity
92%
Dew point
8°F
Wind
7.4 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 126°F12°F48°F 2020-9°F 201329%25%
Dec 225°F12°F48°F 2020-11°F 200130%26%
Dec 325°F12°F52°F 2002-11°F 200130%26%
Dec 425°F12°F49°F 2024-12°F 200130%26%
Dec 525°F12°F44°F 2017-12°F 201630%26%
Dec 625°F12°F44°F 2006-12°F 200130%26%
Dec 725°F12°F47°F 2005-17°F 200130%26%
Dec 825°F12°F49°F 2024-9°F 199930%26%
Dec 925°F12°F52°F 2019-9°F 199930%26%
Dec 1025°F12°F49°F 2024-10°F 202230%26%
Dec 1125°F12°F46°F 2017-5°F 202130%26%
Dec 1225°F12°F49°F 2017-15°F 202129%26%
Dec 1325°F12°F48°F 2017-15°F 202129%26%
Dec 1425°F12°F41°F 2014-22°F 200129%26%
Dec 1525°F12°F47°F 2005-25°F 200129%26%
Dec 1624°F11°F44°F 2005-20°F 200129%26%
Dec 1724°F11°F44°F 2004-22°F 201229%26%
Dec 1824°F11°F44°F 2004-20°F 201228%26%
Dec 1924°F11°F45°F 2000-16°F 202228%26%
Dec 2024°F11°F49°F 2000-15°F 202228%26%
Dec 2124°F11°F51°F 1999-12°F 202228%25%
Dec 2224°F11°F47°F 2004-10°F 202528%25%
Dec 2324°F11°F47°F 2004-12°F 202527%25%
Dec 2423°F10°F40°F 1997-14°F 201327%25%
Dec 2523°F10°F46°F 2001-16°F 201327%25%
Dec 2623°F10°F51°F 2001-13°F 200327%24%
Dec 2723°F10°F46°F 1999-16°F 200326%24%
Dec 2823°F10°F47°F 2012-12°F 200326%24%
Dec 2923°F10°F49°F 2015-17°F 202326%24%
Dec 3023°F10°F48°F 2014-17°F 200826%24%
Dec 3122°F9°F48°F 2019-23°F 200825%23%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Palmer, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (AKST).

December 1
sunrise 9:47 AM, sunset 3:44 PM
December 31
sunrise 10:15 AM, sunset 3:44 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00505464 (Lazy Mtn), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00025331, 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.