Southeast Fairbanks Census Area Weather in December
Average highs run from 1°F on December 1 to -5°F on December 31, and lows from -14°F to -21°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.58 in over about 5 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
- -2°F
- Average low
- -18°F
- Precipitation
- 0.58 in
- Snowfall
- 7.7 in
- Record high
- 40°FDec 14, 1967
- Record low
- -70°FDec 13, 1964
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 5 h 10 min to 4 h 34 min
- Cloud cover
- 61%
- Humidity
- 98%
- Dew point
- -5°F
- Wind
- 6.0 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 | 1°F | -14°F | 23°F 2004 | -54°F 2012 | 16% | 16% |
| Dec 2 | 1°F | -15°F | 22°F 1981 | -55°F 1970 | 16% | 16% |
| Dec 3 | 0°F | -15°F | 25°F 1972 | -55°F 1970 | 16% | 16% |
| Dec 4 | 0°F | -15°F | 32°F 2011 | -65°F 1975 | 16% | 16% |
| Dec 5 | 0°F | -15°F | 28°F 2011 | -68°F 1975 | 16% | 16% |
| Dec 6 | 0°F | -16°F | 19°F 1986 | -67°F 1975 | 16% | 16% |
| Dec 7 | -1°F | -16°F | 19°F 1972 | -58°F 1975 | 16% | 16% |
| Dec 8 | -1°F | -16°F | 26°F 1972 | -58°F 1975 | 16% | 16% |
| Dec 9 | -1°F | -16°F | 33°F 2005 | -64°F 1975 | 16% | 16% |
| Dec 10 | -1°F | -16°F | 35°F 1986 | -66°F 1956 | 16% | 16% |
| Dec 11 | -2°F | -17°F | 26°F 1985 | -69°F 1964 | 16% | 16% |
| Dec 12 | -2°F | -17°F | 26°F 1986 | -69°F 1964 | 16% | 16% |
| Dec 13 | -2°F | -17°F | 27°F 1989 | -70°F 1964 | 16% | 16% |
| Dec 14 | -2°F | -17°F | 40°F 1967 | -70°F 1964 | 15% | 16% |
| Dec 15 | -2°F | -17°F | 27°F 1988 | -59°F 1956 | 15% | 15% |
| Dec 16 | -2°F | -18°F | 27°F 1988 | -61°F 1956 | 15% | 15% |
| Dec 17 | -3°F | -18°F | 28°F 1975 | -57°F 1980 | 15% | 15% |
| Dec 18 | -3°F | -18°F | 27°F 1975 | -55°F 1980 | 15% | 15% |
| Dec 19 | -3°F | -18°F | 20°F 1975 | -58°F 1961 | 14% | 15% |
| Dec 20 | -3°F | -19°F | 23°F 1985 | -55°F 1955 | 14% | 15% |
| Dec 21 | -3°F | -19°F | 27°F 1970 | -63°F 1961 | 14% | 14% |
| Dec 22 | -4°F | -19°F | 34°F 1999 | -57°F 1961 | 14% | 14% |
| Dec 23 | -4°F | -19°F | 34°F 1985 | -53°F 2012 | 14% | 14% |
| Dec 24 | -4°F | -19°F | 38°F 1985 | -58°F 1961 | 13% | 14% |
| Dec 25 | -4°F | -20°F | 21°F 1987 | -58°F 1961 | 13% | 13% |
| Dec 26 | -4°F | -20°F | 27°F 1985 | -67°F 1964 | 13% | 13% |
| Dec 27 | -4°F | -20°F | 32°F 1999 | -65°F 1980 | 13% | 13% |
| Dec 28 | -4°F | -20°F | 30°F 1999 | -66°F 1964 | 13% | 13% |
| Dec 29 | -5°F | -20°F | 22°F 1982 | -65°F 1961 | 13% | 13% |
| Dec 30 | -5°F | -21°F | 33°F 1975 | -61°F 1964 | 12% | 12% |
| Dec 31 | -5°F | -21°F | 39°F 1975 | -57°F 1999 | 12% | 12% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (AKST).
- December 1
- sunrise 9:47 AM, sunset 2:57 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 10:19 AM, sunset 2:53 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00509313 (Tok), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00509313, 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.