Chinle Weather in December
Average highs run from 48°F on December 1 to 42°F on December 31, and lows from 22°F to 18°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.72 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
- 43°F
- Average low
- 20°F
- Precipitation
- 0.72 in
- Snowfall
- 1.5 in
- Record high
- 66°FDec 1, 2003
- Record low
- -17°FDec 31, 2010
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 53 min to 9 h 45 min
- Cloud cover
- 51%
- Humidity
- 61%
- Dew point
- 17°F
- Wind
- 8.7 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 | 48°F | 22°F | 66°F 2003 | 2°F 2006 | 14% | 2% |
| Dec 2 | 47°F | 22°F | 63°F 2021 | 2°F 2018 | 14% | 2% |
| Dec 3 | 47°F | 22°F | 63°F 2021 | -8°F 2018 | 14% | 2% |
| Dec 4 | 46°F | 21°F | 61°F 2021 | -4°F 2018 | 14% | 2% |
| Dec 5 | 46°F | 21°F | 64°F 2012 | -5°F 2005 | 15% | 3% |
| Dec 6 | 46°F | 21°F | 61°F 2003 | -12°F 2011 | 15% | 3% |
| Dec 7 | 45°F | 21°F | 64°F 2015 | 2°F 2005 | 15% | 3% |
| Dec 8 | 45°F | 21°F | 62°F 2015 | -9°F 2005 | 15% | 3% |
| Dec 9 | 44°F | 20°F | 63°F 2015 | -4°F 2013 | 15% | 3% |
| Dec 10 | 44°F | 20°F | 64°F 2015 | -9°F 2009 | 15% | 3% |
| Dec 11 | 44°F | 20°F | 63°F 2025 | -1°F 2009 | 15% | 3% |
| Dec 12 | 44°F | 20°F | 64°F 2025 | 2°F 2012 | 15% | 3% |
| Dec 13 | 43°F | 20°F | 64°F 2010 | 1°F 2001 | 15% | 3% |
| Dec 14 | 43°F | 20°F | 63°F 2010 | 1°F 2020 | 15% | 3% |
| Dec 15 | 43°F | 19°F | 60°F 2006 | -5°F 2005 | 15% | 3% |
| Dec 16 | 43°F | 19°F | 61°F 2013 | -5°F 2005 | 15% | 3% |
| Dec 17 | 42°F | 19°F | 62°F 2025 | -6°F 2015 | 15% | 3% |
| Dec 18 | 42°F | 19°F | 61°F 2013 | 3°F 2015 | 15% | 3% |
| Dec 19 | 42°F | 19°F | 65°F 2025 | -4°F 2002 | 15% | 3% |
| Dec 20 | 42°F | 19°F | 62°F 2024 | -9°F 2012 | 15% | 3% |
| Dec 21 | 42°F | 19°F | 63°F 2025 | -2°F 2012 | 15% | 3% |
| Dec 22 | 42°F | 19°F | 65°F 2025 | -2°F 2002 | 15% | 3% |
| Dec 23 | 42°F | 19°F | 61°F 2025 | -1°F 1999 | 15% | 3% |
| Dec 24 | 42°F | 19°F | 58°F 2005 | -2°F 2004 | 15% | 3% |
| Dec 25 | 42°F | 19°F | 60°F 2005 | -7°F 2002 | 15% | 4% |
| Dec 26 | 42°F | 19°F | 58°F 2017 | -12°F 2002 | 15% | 4% |
| Dec 27 | 42°F | 19°F | 61°F 2017 | -9°F 2002 | 15% | 4% |
| Dec 28 | 42°F | 18°F | 63°F 2017 | -6°F 2003 | 15% | 4% |
| Dec 29 | 42°F | 18°F | 63°F 2017 | -10°F 2012 | 15% | 4% |
| Dec 30 | 42°F | 18°F | 64°F 2017 | -3°F 2018 | 15% | 4% |
| Dec 31 | 42°F | 18°F | 58°F 2017 | -17°F 2010 | 15% | 4% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:11 AM, sunset 5:04 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:29 AM, sunset 5:14 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00021248 (Canyon De Chelly), 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.