Tropic Weather in December
Average highs run from 40°F on December 1 to 36°F on December 31, and lows from 19°F to 17°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.34 in over about 6 wet days.
December day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
December at a glance
- Average high
- 37°F
- Average low
- 17°F
- Precipitation
- 1.34 in
- Snowfall
- 15.3 in
- Record high
- 61°FDec 7, 1958
- Record low
- -31°FDec 9, 2009
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 45 min to 9 h 37 min
- Cloud cover
- 49%
- Humidity
- 61%
- Dew point
- 16°F
- Wind
- 7.6 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 40°F | 19°F | 60°F 2021 | -12°F 2019 | 18% | 16% |
| Dec 2 | 39°F | 18°F | 56°F 2008 | -13°F 2007 | 18% | 16% |
| Dec 3 | 39°F | 18°F | 60°F 1958 | -13°F 2018 | 18% | 16% |
| Dec 4 | 39°F | 18°F | 55°F 1958 | -21°F 2013 | 18% | 16% |
| Dec 5 | 38°F | 18°F | 55°F 1958 | -28°F 2013 | 18% | 17% |
| Dec 6 | 38°F | 18°F | 60°F 1977 | -27°F 2013 | 19% | 17% |
| Dec 7 | 38°F | 17°F | 61°F 1958 | -22°F 1951 | 19% | 17% |
| Dec 8 | 38°F | 17°F | 56°F 1958 | -26°F 1978 | 19% | 17% |
| Dec 9 | 37°F | 17°F | 56°F 1977 | -31°F 2009 | 19% | 17% |
| Dec 10 | 37°F | 17°F | 57°F 2025 | -23°F 1972 | 19% | 18% |
| Dec 11 | 37°F | 17°F | 61°F 2025 | -25°F 1961 | 19% | 18% |
| Dec 12 | 37°F | 17°F | 58°F 2017 | -21°F 1949 | 19% | 18% |
| Dec 13 | 37°F | 17°F | 57°F 2025 | -19°F 1967 | 20% | 18% |
| Dec 14 | 37°F | 17°F | 58°F 1962 | -20°F 1972 | 20% | 18% |
| Dec 15 | 36°F | 17°F | 56°F 2025 | -22°F 2008 | 20% | 19% |
| Dec 16 | 36°F | 17°F | 58°F 1958 | -14°F 2001 | 20% | 19% |
| Dec 17 | 36°F | 17°F | 60°F 2025 | -15°F 1967 | 20% | 19% |
| Dec 18 | 36°F | 17°F | 56°F 1980 | -16°F 1967 | 20% | 19% |
| Dec 19 | 36°F | 17°F | 58°F 2025 | -13°F 2012 | 20% | 19% |
| Dec 20 | 36°F | 17°F | 52°F 1950 | -22°F 2012 | 20% | 19% |
| Dec 21 | 36°F | 17°F | 55°F 1969 | -24°F 1967 | 21% | 20% |
| Dec 22 | 36°F | 17°F | 53°F 2024 | -18°F 1968 | 21% | 20% |
| Dec 23 | 36°F | 17°F | 54°F 1964 | -15°F 2008 | 21% | 20% |
| Dec 24 | 36°F | 17°F | 54°F 1950 | -16°F 1952 | 21% | 20% |
| Dec 25 | 36°F | 17°F | 53°F 1950 | -25°F 1948 | 21% | 20% |
| Dec 26 | 36°F | 17°F | 52°F 1960 | -21°F 1962 | 21% | 20% |
| Dec 27 | 36°F | 17°F | 55°F 2017 | -15°F 1962 | 21% | 20% |
| Dec 28 | 36°F | 17°F | 56°F 2017 | -17°F 2009 | 21% | 20% |
| Dec 29 | 36°F | 17°F | 60°F 2017 | -15°F 2022 | 21% | 20% |
| Dec 30 | 36°F | 17°F | 59°F 2017 | -16°F 2012 | 21% | 20% |
| Dec 31 | 36°F | 17°F | 55°F 1963 | -21°F 2010 | 21% | 20% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:25 AM, sunset 5:10 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:43 AM, sunset 5:20 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00421008 (Bryce Canyon Np Hqrs), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023159, 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.