New River climate

New River Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Castle Hot Springs, 22.2 km from New River

Average highs run from 71°F on December 1 to 68°F on December 31, and lows from 45°F to 42°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.45 in over about 3 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 New River, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
68°F
Average low
43°F
Precipitation
1.45 in
Record high
82°FDec 1, 2021
Record low
28°FDec 29, 2003
Chance of a freeze
53%
Daylight
10 h 03 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Dec 171°F45°F82°F 202133°F 20066%
Dec 271°F44°F81°F 202134°F 20047%
Dec 370°F44°F80°F 202438°F 19997%
Dec 470°F44°F77°F 201233°F 20207%
Dec 570°F44°F81°F 202333°F 20137%
Dec 669°F43°F81°F 202330°F 20117%
Dec 769°F43°F79°F 200631°F 19987%
Dec 869°F43°F79°F 202033°F 20117%
Dec 969°F43°F79°F 202031°F 20137%
Dec 1068°F43°F77°F 201735°F 20137%
Dec 1168°F43°F77°F 201737°F 20037%
Dec 1268°F42°F80°F 201036°F 19998%
Dec 1368°F42°F78°F 201033°F 20018%
Dec 1468°F42°F82°F 202533°F 20018%
Dec 1568°F42°F81°F 202533°F 20158%
Dec 1668°F42°F79°F 199831°F 20058%
Dec 1767°F42°F78°F 199831°F 20058%
Dec 1867°F42°F81°F 202435°F 20018%
Dec 1967°F42°F79°F 202434°F 20069%
Dec 2067°F42°F80°F 202431°F 20069%
Dec 2167°F42°F79°F 202533°F 20069%
Dec 2267°F42°F79°F 202534°F 20179%
Dec 2367°F42°F78°F 202529°F 19989%
Dec 2467°F42°F78°F 200530°F 19989%
Dec 2567°F42°F74°F 200531°F 20049%
Dec 2667°F42°F73°F 200531°F 20149%
Dec 2768°F42°F72°F 201631°F 20149%
Dec 2868°F42°F74°F 201730°F 20039%
Dec 2968°F42°F76°F 201628°F 200310%
Dec 3068°F42°F74°F 201731°F 201010%
Dec 3168°F42°F72°F 199830°F 201010%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at New River, in percent.02468101102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 7:16 AM, sunset 5:19 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 USC00021353 (Castle Hot Springs), 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.