Weather in Anchorage in December 2024
- December is usually the wettest month of the year in Anchorage;
Average weather
Average temperature in Anchorage in December
The temperature in December is +21°F on average, with a range between a maximum of +36°F during the day and a minimum of -6°F at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 48% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +34°F to +14°F.
Is Anchorage warm or cold in December?
Anchorage is typically cold in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +28°F to +25°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +18°F to +14°F.
Wear your winter warms as it will be cold. To save space, layer, and don’t forget gloves and a scarf.
December is one of the coolest months in Anchorage, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Anchorage in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +28°F | +25°F | +23°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -20°F | -24°F | -29°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +55°F | +54°F | +52°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 28 mm | 17 mm | 16 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 79% | 81% | 81% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1002 HPa | 1002 HPa | 1003 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 4 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | 12 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 15 | 18 | 16 | ||||
December weather is still as ok as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +28°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +25°F. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 28 mm to 17 mm. Humidity rises from 79% to 81%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 4 sunny days in November to 2 in December.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Anchorage is gradually increasing during December, going from 3 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
December is one of the snowiest months in Anchorage.
Here’s how December is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last December in Anchorage?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Anchorage in December has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1983 (+41°F) and the highest in 2016 (+49°F). The driest year was 1996 with only 360 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2020 with 8052 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Anchorage, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.