Sitka Weather in December
Average highs run from 40°F on December 1 to 37°F on December 31, and lows from 31°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 11.03 in over about 23 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
- 38°F
- Average low
- 30°F
- Precipitation
- 11.03 in
- Record high
- 65°FDec 12, 1944
- Record low
- 1°FDec 2, 1970
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 7 h 10 min to 6 h 49 min
- Cloud cover
- 75%
- Humidity
- 85%
- Dew point
- 33°F
- Wind
- 16.6 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 | 40°F | 31°F | 56°F 2020 | 6°F 1970 | 73% |
| Dec 2 | 39°F | 31°F | 57°F 2020 | 1°F 1970 | 73% |
| Dec 3 | 39°F | 31°F | 55°F 2024 | 1°F 1970 | 73% |
| Dec 4 | 39°F | 31°F | 56°F 2024 | 5°F 1970 | 73% |
| Dec 5 | 39°F | 31°F | 54°F 2024 | 13°F 1977 | 73% |
| Dec 6 | 39°F | 31°F | 56°F 2017 | 8°F 1995 | 73% |
| Dec 7 | 39°F | 31°F | 58°F 2017 | 7°F 1977 | 73% |
| Dec 8 | 39°F | 31°F | 57°F 1960 | 6°F 1977 | 73% |
| Dec 9 | 39°F | 31°F | 56°F 1944 | 9°F 1977 | 73% |
| Dec 10 | 39°F | 31°F | 55°F 1944 | 13°F 1977 | 73% |
| Dec 11 | 38°F | 31°F | 55°F 1962 | 13°F 1971 | 73% |
| Dec 12 | 38°F | 31°F | 65°F 1944 | 7°F 1971 | 73% |
| Dec 13 | 38°F | 30°F | 55°F 1944 | 7°F 1979 | 73% |
| Dec 14 | 38°F | 30°F | 54°F 1962 | 4°F 1964 | 73% |
| Dec 15 | 38°F | 30°F | 53°F 1962 | 2°F 1964 | 73% |
| Dec 16 | 38°F | 30°F | 54°F 2005 | 13°F 1964 | 73% |
| Dec 17 | 38°F | 30°F | 55°F 1969 | 20°F 1949 | 73% |
| Dec 18 | 38°F | 30°F | 52°F 1954 | 16°F 1951 | 73% |
| Dec 19 | 38°F | 30°F | 59°F 1969 | 10°F 1955 | 73% |
| Dec 20 | 37°F | 30°F | 57°F 1985 | 13°F 1955 | 73% |
| Dec 21 | 37°F | 30°F | 55°F 2024 | 10°F 1971 | 73% |
| Dec 22 | 37°F | 30°F | 56°F 2002 | 10°F 1971 | 73% |
| Dec 23 | 37°F | 30°F | 55°F 1999 | 11°F 1971 | 73% |
| Dec 24 | 37°F | 30°F | 50°F 1952 | 11°F 1955 | 73% |
| Dec 25 | 37°F | 30°F | 53°F 1999 | 7°F 1955 | 73% |
| Dec 26 | 37°F | 30°F | 52°F 2001 | 7°F 1955 | 73% |
| Dec 27 | 37°F | 29°F | 50°F 1956 | 10°F 1949 | 73% |
| Dec 28 | 37°F | 29°F | 52°F 2005 | 10°F 1949 | 73% |
| Dec 29 | 37°F | 29°F | 53°F 2023 | 8°F 1949 | 73% |
| Dec 30 | 37°F | 29°F | 52°F 2001 | 3°F 1949 | 74% |
| Dec 31 | 37°F | 29°F | 54°F 2001 | 2°F 1949 | 74% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (AKST).
- December 1
- sunrise 8:15 AM, sunset 3:25 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 8:40 AM, sunset 3:29 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00025379 (Sitka 1 Ne), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00025333, 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.