Tonopah climate

Tonopah Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Tonopah, 0.6 km from Tonopah

Average highs run from 44°F on December 1 to 41°F on December 31, and lows from 23°F to 21°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.43 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 Tonopah, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
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December at a glance

Average high
42°F
Average low
21°F
Precipitation
0.43 in
Record high
70°FDec 1, 1959
Record low
-13°FDec 21, 1967
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 43 min to 9 h 34 min
Cloud cover
51%
Humidity
56%
Dew point
16°F
Wind
7.8 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Dec 144°F23°F70°F 19599°F 1967
Dec 243°F23°F64°F 19588°F 1967
Dec 343°F23°F66°F 19777°F 1955
Dec 443°F22°F67°F 19586°F 2013
Dec 543°F22°F64°F 19894°F 2013
Dec 642°F22°F64°F 19582°F 2009
Dec 742°F21°F63°F 19773°F 1978
Dec 842°F21°F61°F 1979-2°F 2013
Dec 942°F21°F62°F 2025-1°F 2009
Dec 1042°F21°F65°F 20252°F 2013
Dec 1141°F21°F66°F 20250°F 1961
Dec 1241°F20°F61°F 19881°F 1972
Dec 1341°F20°F62°F 19885°F 1967
Dec 1441°F20°F64°F 20193°F 1972
Dec 1541°F20°F62°F 19806°F 1990
Dec 1641°F20°F64°F 20252°F 1984
Dec 1741°F20°F66°F 20250°F 1984
Dec 1841°F20°F61°F 2025-1°F 2021
Dec 1941°F20°F61°F 20240°F 1992
Dec 2041°F20°F61°F 2024-7°F 1967
Dec 2141°F20°F59°F 2020-13°F 1967
Dec 2241°F20°F61°F 2019-10°F 1990
Dec 2341°F20°F64°F 1964-9°F 1984
Dec 2441°F20°F63°F 1964-5°F 1990
Dec 2541°F20°F61°F 1980-5°F 1984
Dec 2641°F20°F63°F 1980-2°F 2016
Dec 2741°F21°F58°F 1980-4°F 1988
Dec 2841°F21°F64°F 19800°F 1971
Dec 2941°F21°F62°F 1998-4°F 1971
Dec 3041°F21°F60°F 1980-8°F 1971
Dec 3141°F21°F59°F 1980-2°F 1987

Chance of rain

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

December 1
sunrise 6:46 AM, sunset 4:29 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:05 AM, sunset 4:39 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00268160 (Tonopah), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023153, 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.