Tusayan climate

Tusayan Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Grand Canyon Np AP, 4 km from Tusayan

Average highs run from 48°F on December 1 to 43°F on December 31, and lows from 16°F to 14°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.82 in over about 6 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 Tusayan, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
44°F
Average low
14°F
Precipitation
0.82 in
Snowfall
8.0 in
Record high
67°FDec 12, 2025
Record low
-30°FDec 31, 2010
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 53 min to 9 h 46 min
Cloud cover
46%
Humidity
60%
Dew point
19°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 148°F16°F62°F 2008-2°F 200116%9%
Dec 247°F16°F61°F 20172°F 202016%9%
Dec 347°F15°F60°F 2017-1°F 200917%9%
Dec 446°F15°F66°F 2007-6°F 200917%9%
Dec 546°F15°F62°F 20070°F 200517%10%
Dec 646°F15°F60°F 2023-5°F 201117%10%
Dec 746°F15°F63°F 2015-11°F 199817%10%
Dec 845°F14°F62°F 2015-16°F 201318%10%
Dec 945°F14°F60°F 2015-23°F 201318%11%
Dec 1045°F14°F64°F 2025-19°F 200918%11%
Dec 1145°F14°F65°F 2025-8°F 200918%11%
Dec 1244°F14°F67°F 2025-6°F 200119%11%
Dec 1344°F14°F65°F 2010-11°F 200119%12%
Dec 1444°F14°F61°F 2025-8°F 202219%12%
Dec 1544°F14°F61°F 2025-15°F 201519%12%
Dec 1644°F14°F62°F 2025-14°F 201519%12%
Dec 1744°F14°F65°F 2025-8°F 201520%12%
Dec 1843°F13°F60°F 20231°F 200120%12%
Dec 1943°F13°F62°F 2024-5°F 200220%12%
Dec 2043°F13°F61°F 2024-9°F 200820%12%
Dec 2143°F14°F63°F 2005-3°F 200220%13%
Dec 2243°F14°F62°F 2025-10°F 200220%13%
Dec 2343°F14°F65°F 2025-2°F 200820%13%
Dec 2443°F14°F60°F 2005-11°F 200920%13%
Dec 2543°F14°F58°F 2005-11°F 200920%13%
Dec 2643°F14°F57°F 2022-14°F 200920%13%
Dec 2743°F14°F60°F 2017-19°F 200820%13%
Dec 2843°F14°F62°F 2017-11°F 201220%13%
Dec 2943°F14°F64°F 2017-9°F 201920%13%
Dec 3043°F14°F63°F 2017-11°F 201020%13%
Dec 3143°F14°F57°F 1998-30°F 201020%13%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Tusayan, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 5:14 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:39 AM, sunset 5:25 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00003195 (Grand Canyon Np AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003195, 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 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.