Maricopa climate

Maricopa Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Taft, 10.5 km from Maricopa

Average highs run from 61°F on December 1 to 58°F on December 31, and lows from 43°F to 40°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.88 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 Maricopa, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
59°F
Average low
41°F
Precipitation
0.88 in
Record high
83°FDec 3, 1979
Record low
19°FDec 23, 1990
Chance of a freeze
66%
Daylight
9 h 58 min to 9 h 50 min
Cloud cover
50%
Humidity
63%
Dew point
31°F
Wind
6.7 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 161°F43°F77°F 202127°F 200417%0%
Dec 261°F43°F77°F 195428°F 200417%0%
Dec 360°F42°F83°F 197928°F 200418%0%
Dec 460°F42°F82°F 193928°F 200418%0%
Dec 560°F42°F75°F 195829°F 196818%0%
Dec 660°F42°F80°F 202327°F 201318%0%
Dec 759°F42°F74°F 197928°F 197818%0%
Dec 859°F41°F81°F 200625°F 197818%0%
Dec 959°F41°F74°F 193926°F 195119%0%
Dec 1059°F41°F76°F 193926°F 195119%0%
Dec 1159°F41°F74°F 193927°F 197219%0%
Dec 1259°F41°F72°F 196226°F 197220%0%
Dec 1358°F41°F79°F 199826°F 196420%0%
Dec 1458°F41°F80°F 195825°F 196720%0%
Dec 1558°F40°F79°F 195826°F 194220%0%
Dec 1658°F40°F77°F 197629°F 194221%0%
Dec 1758°F40°F75°F 197726°F 197121%0%
Dec 1858°F40°F75°F 197929°F 196521%0%
Dec 1958°F40°F80°F 198125°F 196521%0%
Dec 2058°F40°F76°F 194428°F 194621%0%
Dec 2158°F40°F74°F 195525°F 199022%0%
Dec 2258°F40°F76°F 200520°F 199022%0%
Dec 2358°F40°F74°F 202519°F 199022%0%
Dec 2458°F40°F75°F 196419°F 199022%0%
Dec 2558°F40°F71°F 201322°F 199022%0%
Dec 2658°F40°F71°F 199921°F 196222%0%
Dec 2758°F40°F72°F 199124°F 196223%0%
Dec 2858°F40°F73°F 197725°F 196223%0%
Dec 2958°F40°F75°F 202326°F 195423%0%
Dec 3058°F40°F71°F 197925°F 199023%0%
Dec 3158°F40°F72°F 197925°F 198724%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Maricopa, 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 (PST).

December 1
sunrise 6:48 AM, sunset 4:46 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:06 AM, sunset 4:56 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00048752 (Taft), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023155, 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.