Surprise climate

Surprise Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Youngtown, 5 km from Surprise

Average highs run from 67°F on December 1 to 63°F on December 31, and lows from 42°F to 40°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.90 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 Surprise, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
64°F
Average low
40°F
Precipitation
0.90 in
Record high
89°FDec 10, 1950
Record low
20°FDec 8, 1978
Chance of a freeze
77%
Daylight
10 h 05 min to 9 h 57 min
Cloud cover
42%
Humidity
43%
Dew point
28°F
Wind
6.9 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°F42°F86°F 194926°F 19769%
Dec 267°F42°F86°F 192427°F 19189%
Dec 366°F42°F82°F 195828°F 19489%
Dec 466°F42°F84°F 197926°F 19349%
Dec 565°F41°F83°F 193925°F 192010%
Dec 665°F41°F81°F 193925°F 196010%
Dec 765°F41°F85°F 193921°F 197810%
Dec 865°F41°F85°F 193920°F 197810%
Dec 964°F41°F84°F 196220°F 197810%
Dec 1064°F40°F89°F 195024°F 192011%
Dec 1164°F40°F81°F 193426°F 192011%
Dec 1264°F40°F79°F 195023°F 197211%
Dec 1364°F40°F79°F 195823°F 194911%
Dec 1463°F40°F80°F 192921°F 194511%
Dec 1563°F40°F80°F 194226°F 194011%
Dec 1663°F40°F87°F 198025°F 192512%
Dec 1763°F40°F83°F 198024°F 192712%
Dec 1863°F40°F81°F 199826°F 193112%
Dec 1963°F40°F80°F 191723°F 196812%
Dec 2063°F40°F79°F 192820°F 193012%
Dec 2163°F40°F80°F 191724°F 192512%
Dec 2263°F40°F80°F 191723°F 192012%
Dec 2363°F40°F79°F 195023°F 199012%
Dec 2463°F40°F82°F 195521°F 195312%
Dec 2563°F40°F85°F 193324°F 195312%
Dec 2663°F40°F79°F 195523°F 199012%
Dec 2763°F40°F83°F 191924°F 192612%
Dec 2863°F40°F81°F 191723°F 198812%
Dec 2963°F40°F85°F 198022°F 198812%
Dec 3063°F40°F83°F 198022°F 195412%
Dec 3163°F40°F80°F 198023°F 195312%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 7:16 AM, sunset 5:21 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:34 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 USC00029634 (Youngtown), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00024977, 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.