Rio Verde climate

Rio Verde Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Fountain Hills, 13.8 km from Rio Verde

Average highs run from 67°F on December 1 to 62°F on December 31, and lows from 46°F to 44°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.15 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 Rio Verde, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
63°F
Average low
44°F
Precipitation
1.15 in
Record high
83°FDec 1, 2021
Record low
28°FDec 29, 2003
Chance of a freeze
37%
Daylight
10 h 05 min to 9 h 58 min
Cloud cover
42%
Humidity
49%
Dew point
27°F
Wind
7.6 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Dec 167°F46°F83°F 202133°F 20069%
Dec 266°F46°F82°F 201734°F 20049%
Dec 366°F46°F81°F 202436°F 20049%
Dec 465°F45°F78°F 201238°F 20059%
Dec 565°F45°F82°F 202335°F 20059%
Dec 665°F45°F81°F 202331°F 20119%
Dec 764°F45°F78°F 202032°F 20139%
Dec 864°F44°F79°F 202033°F 20119%
Dec 964°F44°F80°F 202032°F 201310%
Dec 1064°F44°F78°F 201734°F 201310%
Dec 1163°F44°F77°F 200437°F 201210%
Dec 1263°F44°F79°F 201039°F 200110%
Dec 1363°F44°F80°F 201032°F 200110%
Dec 1463°F44°F82°F 202531°F 200110%
Dec 1562°F44°F80°F 202534°F 200710%
Dec 1662°F43°F78°F 202332°F 200110%
Dec 1762°F43°F79°F 201331°F 201510%
Dec 1862°F43°F81°F 202435°F 200111%
Dec 1962°F43°F82°F 202434°F 200211%
Dec 2062°F43°F82°F 202432°F 200611%
Dec 2162°F43°F79°F 202532°F 200611%
Dec 2262°F43°F81°F 202533°F 201711%
Dec 2362°F43°F78°F 202533°F 200411%
Dec 2462°F43°F78°F 200534°F 201111%
Dec 2562°F43°F75°F 200532°F 200411%
Dec 2662°F43°F73°F 200531°F 200711%
Dec 2762°F43°F75°F 201731°F 200811%
Dec 2862°F43°F76°F 201730°F 200311%
Dec 2962°F44°F78°F 201728°F 200311%
Dec 3062°F44°F76°F 201731°F 201811%
Dec 3162°F44°F73°F 201130°F 201011%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Rio Verde, in percent.02.557.51012.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 7:13 AM, sunset 5:18 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:31 AM, sunset 5:29 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00023190 (Fountain Hills), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003192, 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.