Sun Lakes Weather in December
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 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 71°F | 37°F | 85°F 1953 | 27°F 2006 | 10% |
| Dec 2 | 71°F | 37°F | 88°F 2017 | 27°F 2015 | 10% |
| Dec 3 | 70°F | 37°F | 83°F 2017 | 25°F 1957 | 10% |
| Dec 4 | 70°F | 37°F | 82°F 1954 | 29°F 1955 | 10% |
| Dec 5 | 69°F | 36°F | 85°F 2012 | 29°F 1960 | 11% |
| Dec 6 | 69°F | 36°F | 84°F 1965 | 24°F 1960 | 11% |
| Dec 7 | 69°F | 36°F | 83°F 2015 | 26°F 1953 | 11% |
| Dec 8 | 68°F | 36°F | 85°F 1996 | 23°F 1978 | 11% |
| Dec 9 | 68°F | 36°F | 85°F 1996 | 25°F 1953 | 11% |
| Dec 10 | 68°F | 35°F | 84°F 1975 | 26°F 1967 | 11% |
| Dec 11 | 68°F | 35°F | 82°F 2004 | 26°F 1971 | 11% |
| Dec 12 | 67°F | 35°F | 80°F 2004 | 24°F 1953 | 11% |
| Dec 13 | 67°F | 35°F | 84°F 2010 | 24°F 1953 | 11% |
| Dec 14 | 67°F | 35°F | 84°F 2025 | 26°F 1964 | 12% |
| Dec 15 | 67°F | 35°F | 83°F 2025 | 26°F 1971 | 12% |
| Dec 16 | 67°F | 35°F | 80°F 1998 | 24°F 1971 | 12% |
| Dec 17 | 67°F | 35°F | 85°F 1980 | 26°F 1971 | 12% |
| Dec 18 | 67°F | 35°F | 85°F 1980 | 28°F 2015 | 12% |
| Dec 19 | 66°F | 35°F | 84°F 2024 | 25°F 1968 | 12% |
| Dec 20 | 66°F | 35°F | 85°F 2024 | 26°F 2006 | 12% |
| Dec 21 | 66°F | 35°F | 82°F 2025 | 26°F 2006 | 12% |
| Dec 22 | 66°F | 35°F | 83°F 2025 | 24°F 1968 | 12% |
| Dec 23 | 66°F | 35°F | 81°F 2025 | 22°F 1993 | 12% |
| Dec 24 | 66°F | 35°F | 82°F 2005 | 21°F 1953 | 12% |
| Dec 25 | 66°F | 35°F | 83°F 1955 | 25°F 1976 | 12% |
| Dec 26 | 66°F | 35°F | 80°F 1955 | 26°F 1953 | 12% |
| Dec 27 | 66°F | 35°F | 79°F 1955 | 26°F 2014 | 12% |
| Dec 28 | 67°F | 35°F | 81°F 1980 | 20°F 1954 | 12% |
| Dec 29 | 67°F | 35°F | 80°F 1980 | 23°F 1954 | 12% |
| Dec 30 | 67°F | 35°F | 82°F 1980 | 23°F 1954 | 12% |
| Dec 31 | 67°F | 35°F | 81°F 1955 | 23°F 1954 | 12% |
Chance of rain
- 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
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.