Thatcher climate

Thatcher Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Safford Ag Ctr, 8.2 km from Thatcher

Average highs run from 65°F on December 1 to 60°F on December 31, and lows from 33°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.77 in over about 5 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 Thatcher, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
61°F
Average low
30°F
Precipitation
0.77 in
Record high
77°FDec 23, 2025
Record low
17°FDec 29, 2003
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 08 min to 10 h 02 min
Cloud cover
45%
Humidity
53%
Dew point
24°F
Wind
6.9 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 165°F33°F75°F 200321°F 200613%0%
Dec 264°F32°F75°F 202123°F 200413%0%
Dec 364°F32°F75°F 202126°F 200613%0%
Dec 464°F32°F72°F 201224°F 199913%0%
Dec 563°F32°F73°F 201221°F 200513%0%
Dec 663°F31°F72°F 201018°F 200514%0%
Dec 763°F31°F73°F 201021°F 200514%0%
Dec 862°F31°F71°F 200024°F 200514%0%
Dec 962°F31°F71°F 201423°F 201114%0%
Dec 1062°F31°F74°F 201424°F 201314%0%
Dec 1162°F30°F74°F 201023°F 201214%0%
Dec 1261°F30°F72°F 201423°F 199914%0%
Dec 1361°F30°F72°F 201023°F 199915%0%
Dec 1461°F30°F74°F 202523°F 201815%0%
Dec 1561°F30°F72°F 201624°F 199915%0%
Dec 1660°F30°F72°F 200620°F 201515%0%
Dec 1760°F30°F70°F 202521°F 201515%
Dec 1860°F30°F72°F 202424°F 200115%
Dec 1960°F30°F71°F 202527°F 200716%
Dec 2060°F30°F74°F 202520°F 200016%
Dec 2160°F29°F75°F 202522°F 200616%
Dec 2260°F29°F76°F 202524°F 201716%
Dec 2360°F29°F77°F 202521°F 200716%
Dec 2460°F29°F73°F 200521°F 199816%
Dec 2560°F29°F72°F 200519°F 200416%
Dec 2660°F29°F73°F 200519°F 200716%
Dec 2760°F29°F71°F 200519°F 200816%
Dec 2860°F29°F74°F 202019°F 200716%
Dec 2960°F29°F72°F 200317°F 200316%
Dec 3060°F29°F72°F 199821°F 201516%
Dec 3160°F29°F70°F 199820°F 201016%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Thatcher, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 7:04 AM, sunset 5:12 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 5:23 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00027390 (Safford Ag Ctr), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093084, 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.