Skagway Weather in December
Average highs run from 34°F on December 1 to 29°F on December 31, and lows from 25°F to 21°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.02 in over about 13 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
- 32°F
- Average low
- 24°F
- Precipitation
- 4.02 in
- Snowfall
- 10.5 in
- Record high
- 54°FDec 22, 1999
- Record low
- -4°FDec 31, 1996
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 6 h 36 min to 6 h 11 min
- Cloud cover
- 70%
- Humidity
- 96%
- Dew point
- 8°F
- Wind
- 6.7 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 | 34°F | 25°F | 50°F 2004 | 10°F 2001 | 44% | 16% |
| Dec 2 | 34°F | 25°F | 50°F 2004 | 7°F 2007 | 44% | 17% |
| Dec 3 | 33°F | 25°F | 45°F 1997 | 0°F 2007 | 44% | 17% |
| Dec 4 | 33°F | 25°F | 47°F 2011 | 0°F 2007 | 44% | 17% |
| Dec 5 | 33°F | 25°F | 50°F 2024 | 6°F 2021 | 44% | 18% |
| Dec 6 | 33°F | 25°F | 53°F 2017 | 14°F 2007 | 44% | 18% |
| Dec 7 | 33°F | 25°F | 53°F 2017 | 12°F 2007 | 44% | 18% |
| Dec 8 | 33°F | 25°F | 45°F 2014 | 9°F 2025 | 44% | 18% |
| Dec 9 | 33°F | 25°F | 48°F 2017 | 2°F 2025 | 44% | 19% |
| Dec 10 | 33°F | 24°F | 48°F 2005 | 1°F 2025 | 44% | 19% |
| Dec 11 | 32°F | 24°F | 46°F 2017 | 1°F 2025 | 44% | 19% |
| Dec 12 | 32°F | 24°F | 47°F 2017 | 4°F 2025 | 44% | 20% |
| Dec 13 | 32°F | 24°F | 46°F 1997 | 12°F 2021 | 44% | 20% |
| Dec 14 | 32°F | 24°F | 48°F 2017 | 11°F 2025 | 44% | 20% |
| Dec 15 | 32°F | 24°F | 47°F 2005 | 9°F 2000 | 43% | 20% |
| Dec 16 | 32°F | 24°F | 48°F 2005 | 8°F 2001 | 43% | 21% |
| Dec 17 | 31°F | 24°F | 48°F 2004 | 8°F 2001 | 43% | 21% |
| Dec 18 | 31°F | 23°F | 49°F 2004 | 3°F 2022 | 43% | 21% |
| Dec 19 | 31°F | 23°F | 46°F 2018 | -1°F 2022 | 43% | 22% |
| Dec 20 | 31°F | 23°F | 46°F 1999 | -1°F 2022 | 43% | 22% |
| Dec 21 | 31°F | 23°F | 50°F 1999 | 0°F 2025 | 43% | 22% |
| Dec 22 | 31°F | 23°F | 54°F 1999 | -2°F 2025 | 43% | 22% |
| Dec 23 | 30°F | 23°F | 54°F 1999 | -1°F 2025 | 43% | 22% |
| Dec 24 | 30°F | 23°F | 46°F 1997 | 1°F 2025 | 43% | 22% |
| Dec 25 | 30°F | 22°F | 51°F 1999 | 1°F 2025 | 43% | 22% |
| Dec 26 | 30°F | 22°F | 51°F 1999 | 6°F 2025 | 43% | 22% |
| Dec 27 | 30°F | 22°F | 47°F 1999 | 6°F 2025 | 43% | 22% |
| Dec 28 | 30°F | 22°F | 46°F 2001 | 7°F 1998 | 43% | 22% |
| Dec 29 | 30°F | 22°F | 45°F 2001 | 5°F 2008 | 43% | 22% |
| Dec 30 | 29°F | 22°F | 46°F 2000 | 3°F 1996 | 43% | 22% |
| Dec 31 | 29°F | 21°F | 46°F 2000 | -4°F 1996 | 43% | 22% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (AKST).
- December 1
- sunrise 8:32 AM, sunset 3:08 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 8:59 AM, sunset 3:10 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00508525 (Skagway), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00025335, 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.