Quartzsite climate

Quartzsite Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Quartzsite, 0.3 km from Quartzsite

Average highs run from 68°F on December 1 to 64°F on December 31, and lows from 41°F to 39°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.56 in over about 2 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 Quartzsite, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
65°F
Average low
39°F
Precipitation
0.56 in
Record high
87°FDec 29, 1980
Record low
24°FDec 12, 1971
Chance of a freeze
90%
Daylight
10 h 04 min to 9 h 58 min
Cloud cover
40%
Humidity
43%
Dew point
26°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 168°F41°F84°F 202131°F 20066%0%
Dec 268°F41°F82°F 195930°F 19916%0%
Dec 368°F41°F83°F 195832°F 19916%0%
Dec 467°F40°F80°F 194934°F 20096%0%
Dec 567°F40°F80°F 196231°F 20096%0%
Dec 666°F40°F81°F 196632°F 19726%0%
Dec 766°F40°F79°F 199529°F 19786%0%
Dec 866°F39°F78°F 195729°F 19787%0%
Dec 966°F39°F80°F 196226°F 19717%0%
Dec 1065°F39°F82°F 195025°F 19717%0%
Dec 1165°F39°F81°F 195831°F 19717%0%
Dec 1265°F39°F82°F 195024°F 19717%0%
Dec 1365°F39°F80°F 199530°F 19497%0%
Dec 1464°F38°F78°F 195229°F 20017%0%
Dec 1564°F38°F81°F 197724°F 19717%0%
Dec 1664°F38°F85°F 198026°F 20057%0%
Dec 1764°F38°F82°F 199829°F 20057%0%
Dec 1864°F38°F79°F 202430°F 19687%0%
Dec 1964°F38°F78°F 202425°F 19688%0%
Dec 2064°F38°F79°F 195029°F 19968%0%
Dec 2164°F38°F76°F 195029°F 19688%0%
Dec 2264°F38°F77°F 195524°F 19688%0%
Dec 2364°F38°F82°F 195527°F 19688%0%
Dec 2464°F38°F81°F 200530°F 19538%0%
Dec 2564°F38°F78°F 202230°F 19538%0%
Dec 2664°F38°F79°F 198030°F 20028%0%
Dec 2764°F38°F80°F 198025°F 19878%0%
Dec 2864°F38°F80°F 198026°F 20158%0%
Dec 2964°F38°F87°F 198028°F 20038%0%
Dec 3064°F39°F83°F 198027°F 19888%0%
Dec 3164°F39°F79°F 198026°F 19888%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Quartzsite, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.024681102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 7:24 AM, sunset 5:28 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:41 AM, sunset 5:39 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00026865 (Quartzsite), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023158, 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.