Valdez climate

Valdez Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Valdez WSO, 0.2 km from Valdez

Average highs run from 31°F on December 1 to 30°F on December 31, and lows from 23°F to 20°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 7.74 in over about 17 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 Valdez, in °F, with the record for each date.-200204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
31°F
Average low
22°F
Precipitation
7.74 in
Snowfall
70.5 in
Record high
54°FDec 1, 1966
Record low
-18°FDec 26, 1917
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
6 h 07 min to 5 h 39 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
90%
Dew point
15°F
Wind
12.1 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 131°F23°F54°F 1966-6°F 196453%48%
Dec 231°F23°F53°F 1966-9°F 191753%49%
Dec 331°F23°F42°F 1981-12°F 191754%49%
Dec 431°F23°F43°F 1989-9°F 191754%49%
Dec 531°F23°F44°F 1989-5°F 197154%49%
Dec 631°F23°F41°F 1960-6°F 194254%50%
Dec 731°F23°F43°F 1930-7°F 194154%50%
Dec 831°F23°F43°F 1930-12°F 194154%50%
Dec 931°F23°F43°F 1960-8°F 194654%50%
Dec 1031°F23°F42°F 1944-12°F 196655%50%
Dec 1131°F22°F48°F 1929-10°F 196655%51%
Dec 1231°F22°F47°F 1929-8°F 196655%51%
Dec 1331°F22°F43°F 1967-10°F 191855%51%
Dec 1431°F22°F45°F 1962-15°F 196455%51%
Dec 1531°F22°F45°F 1962-13°F 196455%51%
Dec 1631°F22°F43°F 1955-4°F 194955%51%
Dec 1731°F22°F40°F 1955-10°F 195155%51%
Dec 1831°F22°F45°F 1935-5°F 192355%51%
Dec 1931°F22°F43°F 1996-12°F 192355%52%
Dec 2031°F22°F43°F 1935-4°F 194655%52%
Dec 2131°F22°F46°F 1921-15°F 194655%52%
Dec 2230°F21°F43°F 1937-8°F 191755%52%
Dec 2330°F21°F45°F 1929-12°F 194955%52%
Dec 2430°F21°F52°F 1968-15°F 194955%52%
Dec 2530°F21°F52°F 1983-9°F 194955%52%
Dec 2630°F21°F52°F 1926-18°F 191755%52%
Dec 2730°F21°F52°F 1926-16°F 191755%51%
Dec 2830°F21°F50°F 1926-15°F 191755%51%
Dec 2930°F20°F48°F 1926-15°F 196155%51%
Dec 3030°F20°F45°F 1926-12°F 196155%51%
Dec 3130°F20°F48°F 1980-10°F 192255%51%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Valdez, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (AKST).

December 1
sunrise 9:31 AM, sunset 3:38 PM
December 31
sunrise 9:59 AM, sunset 3:38 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00026442 (Valdez WSO), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00026442, 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.