Tonto Basin climate

Tonto Basin Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Punkin Ctr, 2.8 km from Tonto Basin

Average highs run from 63°F on December 1 to 59°F on December 31, and lows from 34°F to 31°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.85 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 Tonto Basin, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
60°F
Average low
32°F
Precipitation
1.85 in
Record high
77°FDec 9, 1950
Record low
-9°FDec 23, 1990
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 04 min to 9 h 57 min
Cloud cover
45%
Humidity
54%
Dew point
24°F
Wind
5.8 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 163°F34°F72°F 200511°F 197912%0%
Dec 263°F34°F76°F 19587°F 199112%0%
Dec 362°F34°F74°F 19589°F 199112%0%
Dec 462°F33°F72°F 197912°F 199112%0%
Dec 562°F33°F74°F 19659°F 195312%0%
Dec 661°F33°F70°F 19586°F 195312%0%
Dec 761°F33°F72°F 19585°F 197813%0%
Dec 861°F32°F73°F 19758°F 197813%0%
Dec 960°F32°F77°F 19507°F 197813%0%
Dec 1060°F32°F74°F 195012°F 197113%0%
Dec 1160°F32°F74°F 19508°F 194913%0%
Dec 1260°F32°F71°F 19507°F 194913%0%
Dec 1360°F32°F71°F 202514°F 194913%0%
Dec 1459°F31°F69°F 196910°F 196413%0%
Dec 1559°F31°F70°F 196911°F 198713%0%
Dec 1659°F31°F72°F 198011°F 201513%0%
Dec 1759°F31°F72°F 19588°F 199613%0%
Dec 1859°F31°F71°F 19589°F 196713%0%
Dec 1959°F31°F70°F 19588°F 196513%0%
Dec 2059°F31°F70°F 195013°F 196513%0%
Dec 2159°F31°F71°F 20201°F 196713%0%
Dec 2259°F31°F69°F 2025-7°F 196813%0%
Dec 2359°F31°F68°F 1950-9°F 199013%0%
Dec 2459°F31°F70°F 1989-2°F 199013%0%
Dec 2559°F31°F66°F 1955-6°F 199013%0%
Dec 2659°F31°F75°F 19809°F 199013%0%
Dec 2759°F31°F71°F 1980-2°F 198813%0%
Dec 2859°F31°F73°F 19564°F 198813%0%
Dec 2959°F31°F69°F 19565°F 195413%0%
Dec 3059°F31°F72°F 20175°F 195413%0%
Dec 3159°F31°F69°F 20178°F 196614%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Tonto Basin, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 7:12 AM, sunset 5:16 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:30 AM, sunset 5:27 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00026840 (Punkin Ctr), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093139, 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.