Fairchild Air Force Base climate

Fairchild Air Force Base Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Spokane WFO, 7.1 km from Fairchild Air Force Base

Average highs run from 35°F on December 1 to 32°F on December 31, and lows from 24°F to 21°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.44 in over about 15 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 Fairchild Air Force Base, in °F, with the record for each date.-200204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
32°F
Average low
22°F
Precipitation
2.44 in
Snowfall
15.5 in
Record high
57°FDec 1, 2021
Record low
-17°FDec 20, 2008
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 43 min to 8 h 30 min
Cloud cover
75%
Humidity
92%
Dew point
24°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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 135°F24°F57°F 202110°F 200645%24%
Dec 235°F24°F52°F 20212°F 202245%25%
Dec 335°F24°F48°F 20123°F 200545%25%
Dec 434°F24°F54°F 20075°F 199645%26%
Dec 534°F23°F50°F 20234°F 201345%26%
Dec 634°F23°F49°F 20230°F 200545%27%
Dec 733°F23°F45°F 2025-3°F 201345%28%
Dec 833°F23°F55°F 2015-3°F 200945%28%
Dec 933°F23°F52°F 20154°F 200946%29%
Dec 1033°F22°F55°F 20142°F 200746%29%
Dec 1133°F22°F55°F 20143°F 200046%30%
Dec 1232°F22°F50°F 20025°F 200946%30%
Dec 1332°F22°F54°F 20250°F 201646%31%
Dec 1432°F22°F55°F 20022°F 201646%31%
Dec 1532°F22°F57°F 20251°F 200547%32%
Dec 1632°F22°F50°F 1999-12°F 201647%32%
Dec 1732°F21°F48°F 2025-10°F 201647%33%
Dec 1832°F21°F48°F 2024-4°F 200547%33%
Dec 1932°F21°F46°F 20253°F 200047%33%
Dec 2032°F21°F50°F 2019-17°F 200847%34%
Dec 2131°F21°F52°F 2019-5°F 199847%34%
Dec 2231°F21°F45°F 2014-11°F 202247%34%
Dec 2331°F21°F43°F 2024-7°F 200847%34%
Dec 2431°F21°F46°F 20252°F 201747%34%
Dec 2531°F21°F47°F 2005-5°F 199647%35%
Dec 2631°F21°F43°F 20055°F 200847%35%
Dec 2732°F21°F45°F 2022-7°F 199648%35%
Dec 2832°F21°F48°F 2011-7°F 199647%35%
Dec 2932°F21°F47°F 1998-1°F 202147%35%
Dec 3032°F21°F44°F 19980°F 201047%35%
Dec 3132°F21°F45°F 2005-13°F 201047%34%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Fairchild Air Force Base, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

December 1
sunrise 7:18 AM, sunset 4:01 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:39 AM, sunset 4:09 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00457941 (Spokane WFO), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00457941, 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.