Anthem climate

Anthem Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Carefree, 23.3 km from Anthem

Average highs run from 67°F on December 1 to 63°F on December 31, and lows from 44°F to 41°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.31 in over about 4 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 Anthem, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
64°F
Average low
41°F
Precipitation
1.31 in
Record high
82°FDec 1, 2021
Record low
28°FDec 29, 2003
Chance of a freeze
73%
Daylight
10 h 04 min to 9 h 56 min
Cloud cover
45%
Humidity
50%
Dew point
25°F
Wind
7.2 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 167°F44°F82°F 202133°F 200611%0%
Dec 267°F44°F81°F 202134°F 200411%0%
Dec 366°F43°F80°F 202438°F 199911%0%
Dec 466°F43°F77°F 201233°F 202011%0%
Dec 565°F43°F81°F 202333°F 201311%0%
Dec 665°F42°F81°F 202330°F 201112%0%
Dec 765°F42°F79°F 200631°F 199812%0%
Dec 865°F42°F79°F 202033°F 201112%0%
Dec 964°F42°F79°F 202031°F 201312%0%
Dec 1064°F42°F77°F 201735°F 201312%0%
Dec 1164°F41°F77°F 201737°F 200312%0%
Dec 1264°F41°F80°F 201036°F 199913%0%
Dec 1363°F41°F78°F 201033°F 200113%0%
Dec 1463°F41°F82°F 202533°F 200113%0%
Dec 1563°F41°F81°F 202533°F 201513%0%
Dec 1663°F41°F79°F 199831°F 200513%0%
Dec 1763°F41°F78°F 199831°F 200513%0%
Dec 1863°F41°F81°F 202435°F 200113%0%
Dec 1963°F41°F79°F 202434°F 200614%0%
Dec 2063°F41°F80°F 202431°F 200614%0%
Dec 2163°F41°F79°F 202533°F 200614%0%
Dec 2263°F40°F79°F 202534°F 201714%0%
Dec 2362°F40°F78°F 202529°F 199814%0%
Dec 2462°F40°F78°F 200530°F 199814%0%
Dec 2563°F40°F74°F 200531°F 200414%0%
Dec 2663°F40°F73°F 200531°F 201414%0%
Dec 2763°F41°F72°F 201631°F 201414%0%
Dec 2863°F41°F74°F 201730°F 200314%0%
Dec 2963°F41°F76°F 201628°F 200314%0%
Dec 3063°F41°F74°F 201731°F 201014%0%
Dec 3163°F41°F72°F 199830°F 201014%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Anthem, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 7:16 AM, sunset 5:20 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:34 AM, sunset 5:30 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00021282 (Carefree), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003184, 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.