Anchorage December Weather

Averages and records for weather in Anchorage, Alaska in the month of December.
Typical Anchorage December Weather
1991–2020
Average daily high 25.1 °F
Average daily low 13.8 °F
Average monthly precipitation 1.2 inches
Average monthly snow 18.3 inches
Daily chance of precipitation 34.7%
Daily chance of snow 34.7%
Anchorage December Weather Records
1916–2024
Highest temperature 53 °F December 10, 1940
Lowest temperature -36 °F December 25, 1917
Highest daily low 37 °F December 11, 2017
Lowest daily high -21 °F December 24, 1917
Hottest average high temperature 36.1 °F 1930
Coldest average high temperature -0.2 °F 1917
Most daily precipitation 1.4 inches December 29, 1955
Most monthly precipitation 3.8 inches 2022
Most daily snow 16.1 inches December 26, 1919
Most monthly snow 41.6 inches 1955
Note: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after
Day Average (°F) Record (°F)
High Low High Low
December 1 26.3 15.1 51 -24
December 2 26.2 14.9 51 -24
December 3 26.1 14.8 47 -24
December 4 26.0 14.7 47 -26
December 5 25.9 14.7 51 -36
December 6 25.8 14.5 50 -28
December 7 25.6 14.4 53 -22
December 8 25.6 14.2 46 -29
December 9 25.5 14.1 51 -21
December 10 25.3 14.0 53 -32
December 11 25.3 14.0 47 -25
December 12 25.2 13.9 46 -25
December 13 25.1 13.8 46 -25
December 14 25.1 13.7 45 -30
December 15 25.0 13.7 44 -33
December 16 25.0 13.7 48 -22
December 17 25.1 13.8 47 -27
December 18 25.0 13.7 46 -28
December 19 24.9 13.7 48 -28
December 20 24.8 13.7 47 -34
December 21 24.7 13.5 45 -33
December 22 24.5 13.2 45 -30
December 23 24.3 12.9 47 -33
December 24 24.0 12.6 47 -36
December 25 23.8 12.2 44 -36
December 26 23.6 12.0 48 -29
December 27 23.4 11.8 46 -30
December 28 23.3 11.6 46 -30
December 29 23.2 11.5 52 -28
December 30 23.2 11.4 52 -20
December 31 23.3 11.5 52 -27
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1953–2024 Anchorage International Airport location
1916–1952 Anchorage Merrill Field location