Yuma climate

Yuma Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Yuma, 0.3 km from Yuma

Average highs run from 46°F on December 1 to 42°F on December 31, and lows from 21°F to 17°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.45 in over about 3 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 Yuma, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
43°F
Average low
18°F
Precipitation
0.45 in
Snowfall
5.7 in
Record high
77°FDec 3, 2021
Record low
-33°FDec 22, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 32 min to 9 h 22 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
59%
Dew point
18°F
Wind
10.5 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 146°F21°F69°F 1995-10°F 19858%6%
Dec 246°F20°F71°F 2021-5°F 19858%6%
Dec 346°F20°F77°F 20210°F 19788%6%
Dec 445°F20°F74°F 19800°F 19558%6%
Dec 545°F19°F68°F 2007-6°F 20138%6%
Dec 645°F19°F68°F 1965-12°F 19508%6%
Dec 744°F19°F70°F 2023-11°F 19508%7%
Dec 844°F19°F70°F 1940-15°F 19788%7%
Dec 944°F18°F66°F 2020-13°F 20098%7%
Dec 1043°F18°F68°F 1990-13°F 20098%7%
Dec 1143°F18°F69°F 1990-7°F 19638%7%
Dec 1243°F18°F68°F 2014-13°F 19618%7%
Dec 1343°F18°F67°F 2014-13°F 19638%7%
Dec 1443°F17°F68°F 1998-24°F 19408%7%
Dec 1542°F17°F67°F 1977-11°F 20088%7%
Dec 1642°F17°F67°F 1962-3°F 19638%7%
Dec 1742°F17°F73°F 1980-14°F 19648%7%
Dec 1842°F17°F75°F 1939-15°F 19838%7%
Dec 1942°F17°F65°F 1941-15°F 19899%7%
Dec 2042°F17°F69°F 1981-14°F 19839%7%
Dec 2142°F17°F68°F 2003-18°F 19839%7%
Dec 2242°F17°F69°F 1964-33°F 19899%7%
Dec 2342°F17°F73°F 1964-19°F 19899%7%
Dec 2442°F17°F74°F 1964-15°F 19839%7%
Dec 2542°F17°F65°F 1950-14°F 20049%7%
Dec 2642°F17°F66°F 1964-7°F 19489%7%
Dec 2742°F17°F75°F 1980-10°F 19419%7%
Dec 2842°F17°F66°F 1947-8°F 19399%7%
Dec 2942°F17°F66°F 1964-12°F 19909%7%
Dec 3042°F17°F65°F 1965-15°F 19909%7%
Dec 3142°F17°F64°F 1965-17°F 19689%7%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Yuma, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02468101102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 6:54 AM, sunset 4:26 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:13 AM, sunset 4:35 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00059295 (Yuma), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00059295, 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.