Alaska December Temperature by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide temperature in the month of December in Alaska for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Hottest December in Alaska History?

2017 was the warmest December in Alaska history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 24.8 °F, and the average low was 13.4 °F.

What Was the Coldest December in Alaska History?

1942 was the coolest December in Alaska history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was -3.2 °F, and the average low was -16.1 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	43	12.6	-0.9
2022	33	13.8	1.2
2021	37	13.7	-0.2
2020	14	16.6	4.6
2019	37	12.5	0.8
2018	24	15.0	3.2
2017	1	24.8	13.4
2016	40	12.2	0.1
2015	29	14.3	2.3
2014	4	20.1	9.8
2013	35	13.2	0.7
2012	82	5.8	-7.3
2011	21	15.9	3.0
2010	84	3.6	-8.4
2009	16	16.3	4.1
2008	42	12.6	-0.6
2007	31	14.2	1.8
2006	30	14.3	1.8
2005	8	19.8	7.9
2004	25	15.4	2.2
2003	54	11.3	-2.0
2002	9	18.6	8.5
2001	74	7.6	-6.3
2000	6	20.4	8.7
1999	86	4.5	-9.6
1998	62	10.5	-2.8
1997	63	10.6	-3.1
1996	72	7.5	-5.8
1995	46	10.9	0.2
1994	69	9.8	-4.2
1993	11	17.7	6.1
1992	65	10.4	-3.9
1991	64	9.9	-3.4
1990	70	9.8	-5.3
1989	13	17.6	4.8
1988	19	16.5	3.2
1987	58	11.0	-2.6
1986	3	21.4	9.5
1985	2	23.5	11.1
1984	36	13.7	-0.1
1983	18	15.4	4.6
1982	20	15.2	3.9
1981	56	10.8	-1.8
1980	94	-1.4	-13.6
1979	88	4.2	-9.7
1978	16	17.1	3.4
1977	76	6.2	-6.4
1976	43	12.0	-0.1
1975	84	4.7	-9.4
1974	86	4.0	-9.2
1973	39	13.0	0.2
1972	48	11.6	-0.8
1971	60	11.4	-3.4
1970	72	7.8	-6.0
1969	6	20.8	8.2
1968	89	4.2	-9.9
1967	41	12.3	-0.1
1966	80	6.3	-7.3
1965	77	6.9	-7.3
1964	98	-1.7	-16.0
1963	10	19.3	6.1
1962	52	11.0	-1.6
1961	96	-1.8	-14.0
1960	5	21.1	8.8
1959	83	5.2	-7.5
1958	49	11.3	-0.7
1957	90	2.3	-9.5
1956	95	-1.7	-13.8
1955	77	7.6	-8.0
1954	93	-0.4	-14.0
1953	46	11.4	-0.1
1952	45	11.8	-0.1
1951	65	10.4	-4.1
1950	51	11.6	-1.5
1949	75	6.9	-6.8
1948	91	3.5	-11.3
1947	15	15.8	4.7
1946	92	1.0	-13.8
1945	56	10.8	-1.7
1944	25	15.4	2.2
1943	28	15.3	2.0
1942	99	-3.2	-16.1
1941	52	11.9	-2.3
1940	34	14.6	0.1
1939	25	15.5	2.0
1938	32	13.9	1.5
1937	58	12.0	-3.6
1936	79	6.8	-7.6
1935	81	5.9	-7.1
1934	21	16.6	2.2
1933	97	-0.8	-15.4
1932	49	11.6	-1.0
1931	54	11.6	-2.5
1930	12	18.3	4.4
1929	65	10.1	-3.6
1928	23	17.0	1.4
1927	61	11.0	-3.1
1926	71	8.0	-5.5
1925	68	9.9	-4.1