Scottsdale climate

Scottsdale Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Tempe Asu, 9.5 km from Scottsdale

Average highs run from 72°F on December 1 to 69°F on December 31, and lows from 40°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.95 in over about 4 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 Scottsdale, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
69°F
Average low
38°F
Precipitation
0.95 in
Record high
83°FDec 1, 2021
Record low
28°FDec 29, 2003
Chance of a freeze
92%
Daylight
10 h 05 min to 9 h 58 min
Cloud cover
42%
Humidity
45%
Dew point
28°F
Wind
6.7 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Dec 172°F40°F83°F 202133°F 20069%
Dec 272°F40°F82°F 201734°F 200410%
Dec 372°F39°F81°F 202436°F 200410%
Dec 471°F39°F78°F 201238°F 200510%
Dec 571°F39°F82°F 202335°F 200510%
Dec 671°F39°F81°F 202331°F 201110%
Dec 770°F38°F78°F 202032°F 201310%
Dec 870°F38°F79°F 202033°F 201111%
Dec 970°F38°F80°F 202032°F 201311%
Dec 1070°F38°F78°F 201734°F 201311%
Dec 1169°F38°F77°F 200437°F 201211%
Dec 1269°F38°F79°F 201039°F 200111%
Dec 1369°F37°F80°F 201032°F 200111%
Dec 1469°F37°F82°F 202531°F 200111%
Dec 1569°F37°F80°F 202534°F 200712%
Dec 1669°F37°F78°F 202332°F 200112%
Dec 1769°F37°F79°F 201331°F 201512%
Dec 1868°F37°F81°F 202435°F 200112%
Dec 1968°F37°F82°F 202434°F 200212%
Dec 2068°F37°F82°F 202432°F 200612%
Dec 2168°F37°F79°F 202532°F 200612%
Dec 2268°F37°F81°F 202533°F 201712%
Dec 2368°F37°F78°F 202533°F 200412%
Dec 2468°F37°F78°F 200534°F 201112%
Dec 2568°F37°F75°F 200532°F 200412%
Dec 2668°F37°F73°F 200531°F 200712%
Dec 2769°F37°F75°F 201731°F 200812%
Dec 2869°F37°F76°F 201730°F 200313%
Dec 2969°F37°F78°F 201728°F 200313%
Dec 3069°F37°F76°F 201731°F 201813%
Dec 3169°F37°F73°F 201130°F 201013%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Scottsdale, in percent.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 7:14 AM, sunset 5:19 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:32 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 USC00028499 (Tempe Asu), 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 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.