Tombstone Weather in December
Average highs run from 64°F on December 1 to 60°F on December 31, and lows from 40°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.93 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
- 61°F
- Average low
- 38°F
- Precipitation
- 0.93 in
- Snowfall
- 0.2 in
- Record high
- 81°FDec 15, 2016
- Record low
- 15°FDec 26, 1987
- Chance of a freeze
- 97%
- Daylight
- 10 h 14 min to 10 h 07 min
- Cloud cover
- 39%
- Humidity
- 53%
- Dew point
- 25°F
- Wind
- 8.3 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 64°F | 40°F | 80°F 2011 | 21°F 2004 | 11% | 0% |
| Dec 2 | 64°F | 40°F | 80°F 2012 | 19°F 1991 | 12% | 0% |
| Dec 3 | 63°F | 40°F | 80°F 2011 | 19°F 1991 | 12% | 0% |
| Dec 4 | 63°F | 40°F | 78°F 1987 | 20°F 2020 | 12% | 0% |
| Dec 5 | 63°F | 39°F | 79°F 2007 | 20°F 2020 | 12% | 0% |
| Dec 6 | 62°F | 39°F | 80°F 2012 | 22°F 1999 | 12% | 1% |
| Dec 7 | 62°F | 39°F | 78°F 2007 | 24°F 1998 | 12% | 1% |
| Dec 8 | 62°F | 39°F | 74°F 1996 | 20°F 2011 | 13% | 1% |
| Dec 9 | 62°F | 38°F | 77°F 1989 | 24°F 2017 | 13% | 1% |
| Dec 10 | 61°F | 38°F | 78°F 2015 | 25°F 2013 | 13% | 1% |
| Dec 11 | 61°F | 38°F | 79°F 1987 | 22°F 2024 | 13% | 1% |
| Dec 12 | 61°F | 38°F | 74°F 1996 | 19°F 1989 | 13% | 1% |
| Dec 13 | 61°F | 38°F | 75°F 2016 | 19°F 1989 | 13% | 1% |
| Dec 14 | 61°F | 38°F | 74°F 2025 | 21°F 1984 | 13% | 1% |
| Dec 15 | 61°F | 37°F | 81°F 2016 | 19°F 1987 | 14% | 1% |
| Dec 16 | 60°F | 37°F | 72°F 2024 | 21°F 2001 | 14% | 1% |
| Dec 17 | 60°F | 37°F | 72°F 1988 | 20°F 2019 | 14% | 1% |
| Dec 18 | 60°F | 37°F | 79°F 2013 | 20°F 2019 | 14% | 1% |
| Dec 19 | 60°F | 37°F | 75°F 1982 | 23°F 2019 | 14% | 1% |
| Dec 20 | 60°F | 37°F | 73°F 2003 | 23°F 2002 | 14% | 1% |
| Dec 21 | 60°F | 37°F | 75°F 2025 | 23°F 2006 | 14% | 0% |
| Dec 22 | 60°F | 37°F | 76°F 2025 | 17°F 2001 | 14% | 0% |
| Dec 23 | 60°F | 37°F | 77°F 2025 | 18°F 1990 | 14% | 0% |
| Dec 24 | 60°F | 37°F | 78°F 2025 | 20°F 2020 | 14% | 0% |
| Dec 25 | 60°F | 37°F | 79°F 1983 | 20°F 2020 | 14% | 0% |
| Dec 26 | 60°F | 37°F | 75°F 2017 | 15°F 1987 | 14% | 0% |
| Dec 27 | 60°F | 37°F | 72°F 2025 | 17°F 1987 | 14% | 0% |
| Dec 28 | 60°F | 37°F | 71°F 2022 | 17°F 1987 | 14% | 0% |
| Dec 29 | 60°F | 37°F | 73°F 1998 | 18°F 2003 | 14% | 0% |
| Dec 30 | 60°F | 37°F | 76°F 2011 | 19°F 1988 | 14% | 0% |
| Dec 31 | 60°F | 37°F | 77°F 2017 | 19°F 1988 | 14% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:02 AM, sunset 5:16 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:20 AM, sunset 5:27 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00028619 (Tombstone), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00027880, 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.