Payson Weather in December
Average highs run from 58°F on December 1 to 55°F on December 31, and lows from 27°F to 26°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.09 in over about 6 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
- 55°F
- Average low
- 26°F
- Precipitation
- 2.09 in
- Snowfall
- 3.6 in
- Record high
- 77°FDec 9, 1950
- Record low
- -9°FDec 23, 1990
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 10 h 02 min to 9 h 55 min
- Cloud cover
- 45%
- Humidity
- 54%
- Dew point
- 24°F
- Wind
- 5.8 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 | 58°F | 27°F | 72°F 2005 | 11°F 1979 | 15% | 3% |
| Dec 2 | 57°F | 27°F | 76°F 1958 | 7°F 1991 | 16% | 3% |
| Dec 3 | 57°F | 27°F | 74°F 1958 | 9°F 1991 | 16% | 3% |
| Dec 4 | 57°F | 26°F | 72°F 1979 | 12°F 1991 | 16% | 3% |
| Dec 5 | 56°F | 26°F | 74°F 1965 | 9°F 1953 | 16% | 3% |
| Dec 6 | 56°F | 26°F | 70°F 1958 | 6°F 1953 | 16% | 3% |
| Dec 7 | 56°F | 26°F | 72°F 1958 | 5°F 1978 | 16% | 3% |
| Dec 8 | 56°F | 26°F | 73°F 1975 | 8°F 1978 | 17% | 3% |
| Dec 9 | 55°F | 26°F | 77°F 1950 | 7°F 1978 | 17% | 3% |
| Dec 10 | 55°F | 26°F | 74°F 1950 | 12°F 1971 | 17% | 3% |
| Dec 11 | 55°F | 26°F | 74°F 1950 | 8°F 1949 | 17% | 4% |
| Dec 12 | 55°F | 26°F | 71°F 1950 | 7°F 1949 | 17% | 4% |
| Dec 13 | 55°F | 25°F | 71°F 2025 | 14°F 1949 | 18% | 4% |
| Dec 14 | 54°F | 25°F | 69°F 1969 | 10°F 1964 | 18% | 4% |
| Dec 15 | 54°F | 25°F | 70°F 1969 | 11°F 1987 | 18% | 4% |
| Dec 16 | 54°F | 25°F | 72°F 1980 | 11°F 2015 | 18% | 4% |
| Dec 17 | 54°F | 25°F | 72°F 1958 | 8°F 1996 | 18% | 4% |
| Dec 18 | 54°F | 25°F | 71°F 1958 | 9°F 1967 | 18% | 4% |
| Dec 19 | 54°F | 25°F | 70°F 1958 | 8°F 1965 | 18% | 4% |
| Dec 20 | 54°F | 25°F | 70°F 1950 | 13°F 1965 | 18% | 5% |
| Dec 21 | 54°F | 25°F | 71°F 2020 | 1°F 1967 | 18% | 5% |
| Dec 22 | 54°F | 25°F | 69°F 2025 | -7°F 1968 | 18% | 5% |
| Dec 23 | 54°F | 25°F | 68°F 1950 | -9°F 1990 | 18% | 5% |
| Dec 24 | 54°F | 25°F | 70°F 1989 | -2°F 1990 | 18% | 5% |
| Dec 25 | 54°F | 25°F | 66°F 1955 | -6°F 1990 | 18% | 5% |
| Dec 26 | 54°F | 25°F | 75°F 1980 | 9°F 1990 | 18% | 5% |
| Dec 27 | 54°F | 25°F | 71°F 1980 | -2°F 1988 | 18% | 5% |
| Dec 28 | 54°F | 25°F | 73°F 1956 | 4°F 1988 | 18% | 5% |
| Dec 29 | 54°F | 25°F | 69°F 1956 | 5°F 1954 | 18% | 5% |
| Dec 30 | 54°F | 25°F | 72°F 2017 | 5°F 1954 | 18% | 5% |
| Dec 31 | 55°F | 26°F | 69°F 2017 | 8°F 1966 | 18% | 5% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:13 AM, sunset 5:15 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:31 AM, sunset 5:26 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093139 (Payson), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093139, 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.