Kayenta climate

Kayenta Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Betatakin, 26.1 km from Kayenta

Average highs run from 44°F on December 1 to 39°F on December 31, and lows from 25°F to 21°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.16 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 Kayenta, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
40°F
Average low
22°F
Precipitation
1.16 in
Snowfall
7.2 in
Record high
71°FDec 4, 2017
Record low
0°FDec 22, 1990
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 50 min to 9 h 42 min
Cloud cover
48%
Humidity
60%
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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 144°F25°F63°F 198019°F 202212%8%
Dec 244°F24°F65°F 199919°F 200612%8%
Dec 343°F24°F66°F 201720°F 196812%9%
Dec 443°F24°F71°F 201717°F 200912%9%
Dec 543°F24°F65°F 197710°F 201312%9%
Dec 642°F23°F64°F 197712°F 201312%9%
Dec 742°F23°F59°F 198013°F 197812%9%
Dec 842°F23°F67°F 19775°F 197813%9%
Dec 941°F23°F64°F 19776°F 197813%10%
Dec 1041°F23°F61°F 19779°F 197813%10%
Dec 1141°F22°F60°F 196811°F 201313%10%
Dec 1241°F22°F62°F 201614°F 197813%10%
Dec 1340°F22°F61°F 197715°F 196713%10%
Dec 1440°F22°F61°F 198812°F 197113%10%
Dec 1540°F22°F62°F 201616°F 200513%11%
Dec 1640°F22°F62°F 201016°F 200113%11%
Dec 1740°F22°F63°F 201613°F 200514%11%
Dec 1839°F21°F58°F 202513°F 196714%11%
Dec 1939°F21°F64°F 202516°F 202214%11%
Dec 2039°F21°F64°F 202515°F 202214%11%
Dec 2139°F21°F63°F 20259°F 196714%11%
Dec 2239°F21°F60°F 20250°F 199014%11%
Dec 2339°F21°F64°F 20255°F 199014%12%
Dec 2439°F21°F63°F 196910°F 196714%12%
Dec 2539°F21°F69°F 196910°F 196714%12%
Dec 2639°F21°F63°F 20259°F 199015%12%
Dec 2739°F21°F57°F 200511°F 199015%12%
Dec 2839°F21°F57°F 202411°F 199015%12%
Dec 2939°F21°F56°F 197313°F 198815%12%
Dec 3039°F21°F62°F 202410°F 199015%12%
Dec 3139°F21°F57°F 20178°F 199015%12%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Kayenta, 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 7:15 AM, sunset 5:05 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:33 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 USC00020750 (Betatakin), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00421020, 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.