Utqiagvik Weather in December
Average highs run from 4°F on December 1 to -4°F on December 31, and lows from -7°F to -16°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.22 in over about 7 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
- 0°F
- Average low
- -12°F
- Precipitation
- 0.22 in
- Snowfall
- 5.0 in
- Record high
- 40°FDec 5, 2022
- Record low
- -55°FDec 10, 1924
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 0 h 00 min to 0 h 00 min
- Cloud cover
- 72%
- Humidity
- 98%
- Dew point
- -3°F
- Wind
- 14.5 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 | 4°F | -7°F | 30°F 2006 | -42°F 1948 | 26% | 38% |
| Dec 2 | 4°F | -8°F | 32°F 2022 | -46°F 1948 | 26% | 38% |
| Dec 3 | 3°F | -8°F | 28°F 2013 | -41°F 1948 | 25% | 37% |
| Dec 4 | 3°F | -9°F | 30°F 1922 | -42°F 1948 | 25% | 37% |
| Dec 5 | 3°F | -9°F | 40°F 2022 | -45°F 1948 | 25% | 36% |
| Dec 6 | 2°F | -9°F | 32°F 1972 | -39°F 1948 | 24% | 36% |
| Dec 7 | 2°F | -10°F | 30°F 2013 | -36°F 1964 | 24% | 36% |
| Dec 8 | 2°F | -10°F | 32°F 1932 | -40°F 1924 | 24% | 35% |
| Dec 9 | 1°F | -10°F | 34°F 1932 | -49°F 1924 | 24% | 35% |
| Dec 10 | 1°F | -11°F | 31°F 1932 | -55°F 1924 | 23% | 34% |
| Dec 11 | 1°F | -11°F | 29°F 1932 | -49°F 1924 | 23% | 34% |
| Dec 12 | 0°F | -11°F | 30°F 1933 | -38°F 1935 | 23% | 34% |
| Dec 13 | 0°F | -12°F | 29°F 2008 | -45°F 1924 | 22% | 33% |
| Dec 14 | 0°F | -12°F | 30°F 2008 | -42°F 1924 | 22% | 33% |
| Dec 15 | 0°F | -12°F | 26°F 2008 | -39°F 1959 | 22% | 33% |
| Dec 16 | -1°F | -12°F | 24°F 1929 | -38°F 1978 | 21% | 32% |
| Dec 17 | -1°F | -13°F | 27°F 1921 | -37°F 1959 | 21% | 32% |
| Dec 18 | -1°F | -13°F | 29°F 1921 | -44°F 1978 | 21% | 32% |
| Dec 19 | -1°F | -13°F | 29°F 1921 | -43°F 1978 | 21% | 31% |
| Dec 20 | -2°F | -13°F | 32°F 2021 | -43°F 1911 | 20% | 31% |
| Dec 21 | -2°F | -14°F | 33°F 2017 | -42°F 1911 | 20% | 31% |
| Dec 22 | -2°F | -14°F | 32°F 1998 | -45°F 1923 | 20% | 30% |
| Dec 23 | -2°F | -14°F | 32°F 1983 | -47°F 1923 | 20% | 30% |
| Dec 24 | -2°F | -14°F | 31°F 1983 | -49°F 1994 | 19% | 30% |
| Dec 25 | -3°F | -15°F | 27°F 1951 | -47°F 1994 | 19% | 29% |
| Dec 26 | -3°F | -15°F | 29°F 1951 | -46°F 1974 | 19% | 29% |
| Dec 27 | -3°F | -15°F | 29°F 1951 | -45°F 1974 | 19% | 29% |
| Dec 28 | -3°F | -15°F | 24°F 2001 | -45°F 1974 | 19% | 29% |
| Dec 29 | -3°F | -16°F | 27°F 1967 | -44°F 1974 | 18% | 28% |
| Dec 30 | -3°F | -16°F | 30°F 1973 | -50°F 1974 | 18% | 28% |
| Dec 31 | -4°F | -16°F | 32°F 1923 | -51°F 1974 | 18% | 28% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (AKST).
- December 1
- sunrise , sunset
- December 31
- sunrise , sunset
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00027502 (Barrow Post Rogers AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00027502, 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.