Apache County climate

Apache County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sanders, 24.4 km from Apache County

Average highs run from 52°F on December 1 to 46°F on December 31, and lows from 21°F to 18°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.71 in over about 2 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 Apache County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
48°F
Average low
19°F
Precipitation
0.71 in
Snowfall
1.1 in
Record high
66°FDec 1, 2003
Record low
-17°FDec 31, 2010
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 56 min to 9 h 48 min
Cloud cover
49%
Humidity
60%
Dew point
18°F
Wind
8.5 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 152°F21°F66°F 20032°F 20065%1%
Dec 252°F21°F63°F 20212°F 20185%1%
Dec 351°F21°F63°F 2021-8°F 20185%1%
Dec 451°F21°F61°F 2021-4°F 20185%1%
Dec 551°F20°F64°F 2012-5°F 20055%1%
Dec 650°F20°F61°F 2003-12°F 20116%1%
Dec 750°F20°F64°F 20152°F 20055%1%
Dec 850°F20°F62°F 2015-9°F 20055%1%
Dec 949°F20°F63°F 2015-4°F 20135%1%
Dec 1049°F20°F64°F 2015-9°F 20095%1%
Dec 1149°F19°F63°F 2025-1°F 20095%1%
Dec 1248°F19°F64°F 20252°F 20125%1%
Dec 1348°F19°F64°F 20101°F 20015%1%
Dec 1448°F19°F63°F 20101°F 20205%1%
Dec 1548°F19°F60°F 2006-5°F 20056%1%
Dec 1648°F19°F61°F 2013-5°F 20056%1%
Dec 1747°F19°F62°F 2025-6°F 20156%1%
Dec 1847°F19°F61°F 20133°F 20156%2%
Dec 1947°F19°F65°F 2025-4°F 20026%2%
Dec 2047°F18°F62°F 2024-9°F 20126%2%
Dec 2147°F18°F63°F 2025-2°F 20126%2%
Dec 2247°F18°F65°F 2025-2°F 20026%2%
Dec 2347°F18°F61°F 2025-1°F 19996%2%
Dec 2447°F18°F58°F 2005-2°F 20046%2%
Dec 2546°F18°F60°F 2005-7°F 20026%2%
Dec 2646°F18°F58°F 2017-12°F 20026%2%
Dec 2746°F18°F61°F 2017-9°F 20026%2%
Dec 2846°F18°F63°F 2017-6°F 20036%2%
Dec 2946°F18°F63°F 2017-10°F 20126%2%
Dec 3046°F18°F64°F 2017-3°F 20186%2%
Dec 3146°F18°F58°F 2017-17°F 20106%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Apache County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.024681102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 7:09 AM, sunset 5:05 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:27 AM, sunset 5:15 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00027488 (Sanders), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003029, 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.