Sun Lakes climate

Sun Lakes Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Maricopa 4 N, 18 km from Sun Lakes

Average highs run from 71°F on December 1 to 67°F on December 31, and lows from 37°F to 35°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.76 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 Sun Lakes, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
68°F
Average low
35°F
Precipitation
0.76 in
Record high
88°FDec 2, 2017
Record low
20°FDec 28, 1954
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
10 h 07 min to 10 h 00 min
Cloud cover
42%
Humidity
47%
Dew point
29°F
Wind
6.5 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Dec 171°F37°F85°F 195327°F 200610%
Dec 271°F37°F88°F 201727°F 201510%
Dec 370°F37°F83°F 201725°F 195710%
Dec 470°F37°F82°F 195429°F 195510%
Dec 569°F36°F85°F 201229°F 196011%
Dec 669°F36°F84°F 196524°F 196011%
Dec 769°F36°F83°F 201526°F 195311%
Dec 868°F36°F85°F 199623°F 197811%
Dec 968°F36°F85°F 199625°F 195311%
Dec 1068°F35°F84°F 197526°F 196711%
Dec 1168°F35°F82°F 200426°F 197111%
Dec 1267°F35°F80°F 200424°F 195311%
Dec 1367°F35°F84°F 201024°F 195311%
Dec 1467°F35°F84°F 202526°F 196412%
Dec 1567°F35°F83°F 202526°F 197112%
Dec 1667°F35°F80°F 199824°F 197112%
Dec 1767°F35°F85°F 198026°F 197112%
Dec 1867°F35°F85°F 198028°F 201512%
Dec 1966°F35°F84°F 202425°F 196812%
Dec 2066°F35°F85°F 202426°F 200612%
Dec 2166°F35°F82°F 202526°F 200612%
Dec 2266°F35°F83°F 202524°F 196812%
Dec 2366°F35°F81°F 202522°F 199312%
Dec 2466°F35°F82°F 200521°F 195312%
Dec 2566°F35°F83°F 195525°F 197612%
Dec 2666°F35°F80°F 195526°F 195312%
Dec 2766°F35°F79°F 195526°F 201412%
Dec 2867°F35°F81°F 198020°F 195412%
Dec 2967°F35°F80°F 198023°F 195412%
Dec 3067°F35°F82°F 198023°F 195412%
Dec 3167°F35°F81°F 195523°F 195412%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sun Lakes, 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 5:20 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:31 AM, sunset 5:31 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00025270 (Maricopa 4 N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00028499, 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.