Sitka climate

Sitka Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sitka 1 Ne, 0.6 km from Sitka

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 daily high and low temperature at Sitka, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080151015202530
  • 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Dec 140°F31°F56°F 20206°F 197073%
Dec 239°F31°F57°F 20201°F 197073%
Dec 339°F31°F55°F 20241°F 197073%
Dec 439°F31°F56°F 20245°F 197073%
Dec 539°F31°F54°F 202413°F 197773%
Dec 639°F31°F56°F 20178°F 199573%
Dec 739°F31°F58°F 20177°F 197773%
Dec 839°F31°F57°F 19606°F 197773%
Dec 939°F31°F56°F 19449°F 197773%
Dec 1039°F31°F55°F 194413°F 197773%
Dec 1138°F31°F55°F 196213°F 197173%
Dec 1238°F31°F65°F 19447°F 197173%
Dec 1338°F30°F55°F 19447°F 197973%
Dec 1438°F30°F54°F 19624°F 196473%
Dec 1538°F30°F53°F 19622°F 196473%
Dec 1638°F30°F54°F 200513°F 196473%
Dec 1738°F30°F55°F 196920°F 194973%
Dec 1838°F30°F52°F 195416°F 195173%
Dec 1938°F30°F59°F 196910°F 195573%
Dec 2037°F30°F57°F 198513°F 195573%
Dec 2137°F30°F55°F 202410°F 197173%
Dec 2237°F30°F56°F 200210°F 197173%
Dec 2337°F30°F55°F 199911°F 197173%
Dec 2437°F30°F50°F 195211°F 195573%
Dec 2537°F30°F53°F 19997°F 195573%
Dec 2637°F30°F52°F 20017°F 195573%
Dec 2737°F29°F50°F 195610°F 194973%
Dec 2837°F29°F52°F 200510°F 194973%
Dec 2937°F29°F53°F 20238°F 194973%
Dec 3037°F29°F52°F 20013°F 194974%
Dec 3137°F29°F54°F 20012°F 194974%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sitka, in percent.0204060801102030
  • 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

Every day of December: sun and moon

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.