Maricopa Weather in December
Average highs run from 71°F on December 1 to 67°F on December 31, and lows from 37°F to 35°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.76 in over about 4 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
- 68°F
- Average low
- 35°F
- Precipitation
- 0.76 in
- Record high
- 84°FDec 7, 1962
- Record low
- 15°FDec 29, 1966
- Chance of a freeze
- 99%
- Daylight
- 10 h 08 min to 10 h 01 min
- Cloud cover
- 42%
- Humidity
- 47%
- Dew point
- 29°F
- Wind
- 6.5 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 71°F | 37°F | 81°F 1995 | 24°F 1976 | 10% |
| Dec 2 | 71°F | 37°F | 81°F 1961 | 24°F 1992 | 10% |
| Dec 3 | 70°F | 37°F | 81°F 1980 | 24°F 1996 | 10% |
| Dec 4 | 70°F | 37°F | 81°F 1965 | 23°F 1996 | 10% |
| Dec 5 | 69°F | 36°F | 82°F 2012 | 22°F 2009 | 11% |
| Dec 6 | 69°F | 36°F | 81°F 1966 | 19°F 2005 | 11% |
| Dec 7 | 69°F | 36°F | 84°F 1962 | 20°F 1978 | 11% |
| Dec 8 | 68°F | 36°F | 81°F 1996 | 22°F 2011 | 11% |
| Dec 9 | 68°F | 36°F | 82°F 1981 | 21°F 1978 | 11% |
| Dec 10 | 68°F | 35°F | 79°F 1962 | 20°F 1968 | 11% |
| Dec 11 | 68°F | 35°F | 78°F 2010 | 22°F 1967 | 11% |
| Dec 12 | 67°F | 35°F | 80°F 2010 | 21°F 1971 | 11% |
| Dec 13 | 67°F | 35°F | 80°F 2010 | 17°F 1989 | 11% |
| Dec 14 | 67°F | 35°F | 80°F 1998 | 18°F 1989 | 12% |
| Dec 15 | 67°F | 35°F | 77°F 1977 | 17°F 1964 | 12% |
| Dec 16 | 67°F | 35°F | 84°F 1980 | 20°F 1964 | 12% |
| Dec 17 | 67°F | 35°F | 82°F 1980 | 19°F 1989 | 12% |
| Dec 18 | 67°F | 35°F | 80°F 1980 | 25°F 1963 | 12% |
| Dec 19 | 66°F | 35°F | 78°F 1979 | 17°F 1968 | 12% |
| Dec 20 | 66°F | 35°F | 76°F 2003 | 18°F 1996 | 12% |
| Dec 21 | 66°F | 35°F | 78°F 2005 | 20°F 1968 | 12% |
| Dec 22 | 66°F | 35°F | 79°F 1960 | 16°F 1968 | 12% |
| Dec 23 | 66°F | 35°F | 76°F 1980 | 19°F 1993 | 12% |
| Dec 24 | 66°F | 35°F | 80°F 2005 | 17°F 1974 | 12% |
| Dec 25 | 66°F | 35°F | 79°F 1971 | 22°F 1990 | 12% |
| Dec 26 | 66°F | 35°F | 78°F 1980 | 20°F 1990 | 12% |
| Dec 27 | 66°F | 35°F | 79°F 1980 | 21°F 1990 | 12% |
| Dec 28 | 67°F | 35°F | 79°F 1980 | 17°F 1988 | 12% |
| Dec 29 | 67°F | 35°F | 82°F 1980 | 15°F 1966 | 12% |
| Dec 30 | 67°F | 35°F | 80°F 1980 | 15°F 1966 | 12% |
| Dec 31 | 67°F | 35°F | 79°F 1980 | 19°F 1988 | 12% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:13 AM, sunset 5:21 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:31 AM, sunset 5:32 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00025270 (Maricopa 4 N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00025270, 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.