Bethel climate

Bethel Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Bethel 6 Sse, 9.7 km from Bethel

Average highs run from 39°F on December 1 to 30°F on December 31, and lows from 22°F to 11°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.29 in.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Bethel, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
34°F
Average low
17°F
Precipitation
4.29 in
Snowfall
13.0 in
Record high
67°FDec 7, 1998
Record low
-29°FDec 21, 2004
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 06 min to 8 h 54 min
Cloud cover
68%
Humidity
94%
Dew point
18°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 139°F22°F63°F 2020-3°F 201212%
Dec 239°F22°F50°F 2012-6°F 200212%
Dec 338°F21°F56°F 20090°F 200213%
Dec 438°F21°F55°F 1998-1°F 200213%
Dec 537°F21°F54°F 2011-13°F 202513%
Dec 637°F20°F65°F 2001-4°F 200213%
Dec 737°F20°F67°F 1998-11°F 201414%
Dec 836°F20°F47°F 2022-17°F 202514%
Dec 936°F19°F46°F 2019-23°F 202514%
Dec 1036°F19°F54°F 2008-16°F 200314%
Dec 1135°F19°F59°F 2021-9°F 201814%
Dec 1235°F18°F49°F 2010-10°F 201815%
Dec 1335°F18°F51°F 2010-19°F 200515%
Dec 1434°F18°F50°F 2006-18°F 200315%
Dec 1534°F17°F54°F 2008-19°F 200515%
Dec 1634°F17°F59°F 2021-16°F 201615%
Dec 1733°F17°F61°F 2021-28°F 201316%
Dec 1833°F16°F58°F 2023-15°F 200416%
Dec 1933°F16°F52°F 2025-20°F 200916%
Dec 2032°F15°F42°F 2018-26°F 200417%
Dec 2132°F15°F54°F 2018-29°F 200417%
Dec 2232°F15°F52°F 2018-12°F 201717%
Dec 2332°F14°F52°F 2015-14°F 202417%
Dec 2431°F14°F66°F 2015-13°F 200017%
Dec 2531°F14°F56°F 2020-9°F 201017%
Dec 2631°F13°F48°F 2020-14°F 202518%
Dec 2731°F13°F50°F 2016-12°F 202418%
Dec 2830°F12°F59°F 2008-16°F 201718%
Dec 2930°F12°F43°F 2018-25°F 201718%
Dec 3030°F12°F54°F 2022-27°F 201718%
Dec 3130°F11°F58°F 2022-29°F 201719%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Bethel, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 6:59 AM, sunset 4:05 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 4:13 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00170583 (Bethel 6 Sse), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094700, 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.