Pima County climate

Pima County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Kitt Peak, 23.7 km from Pima County

Average highs run from 53°F on December 1 to 50°F on December 31, and lows from 36°F to 33°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.88 in over about 5 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 Pima County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
50°F
Average low
34°F
Precipitation
1.88 in
Snowfall
1.0 in
Record high
85°FDec 22, 2025
Record low
23°FDec 28, 2003
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 12 min to 10 h 05 min
Cloud cover
41%
Humidity
47%
Dew point
28°F
Wind
7.8 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 153°F36°F83°F 202129°F 201513%2%
Dec 253°F36°F81°F 202129°F 200413%2%
Dec 352°F36°F79°F 201034°F 200414%2%
Dec 452°F35°F79°F 201532°F 202014%3%
Dec 552°F35°F81°F 200332°F 201114%3%
Dec 652°F35°F82°F 202327°F 201114%3%
Dec 751°F35°F77°F 201529°F 201114%3%
Dec 851°F34°F78°F 201028°F 201114%3%
Dec 951°F34°F79°F 202030°F 201114%3%
Dec 1051°F34°F80°F 201531°F 201314%3%
Dec 1151°F34°F79°F 202533°F 201214%3%
Dec 1250°F34°F78°F 200435°F 200614%3%
Dec 1350°F34°F82°F 201032°F 200314%3%
Dec 1450°F33°F83°F 202530°F 202214%3%
Dec 1550°F33°F81°F 201630°F 201514%3%
Dec 1650°F33°F78°F 202426°F 201514%3%
Dec 1750°F33°F81°F 201327°F 201514%3%
Dec 1850°F33°F82°F 202330°F 201614%4%
Dec 1950°F33°F82°F 202531°F 200614%4%
Dec 2050°F33°F81°F 202526°F 200614%4%
Dec 2150°F33°F82°F 202527°F 200614%4%
Dec 2250°F33°F85°F 202526°F 201714%4%
Dec 2350°F33°F83°F 202528°F 200714%4%
Dec 2450°F33°F78°F 202430°F 200414%4%
Dec 2550°F33°F78°F 200528°F 200914%4%
Dec 2650°F33°F76°F 202228°F 200914%4%
Dec 2750°F33°F78°F 202226°F 201514%4%
Dec 2850°F33°F78°F 201723°F 200314%4%
Dec 2950°F33°F80°F 201727°F 200314%4%
Dec 3050°F33°F80°F 201728°F 201014%3%
Dec 3150°F33°F77°F 201725°F 201014%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Pima County, 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 7:10 AM, sunset 5:22 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:28 AM, sunset 5:33 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00024675 (Kitt Peak), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00053131, 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.