Arizona December Temperature by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide temperature in the month of December in Arizona 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 Arizona History?

1980 was the warmest December in Arizona history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 62.1 °F, and the average low was 33.3 °F.

What Was the Coldest December in Arizona History?

1932 was the coolest December in Arizona history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 46.8 °F, and the average low was 24.3 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	9	58.8	32.7
2022	43	54.8	31.0
2021	10	57.5	33.6
2020	59	56.2	27.7
2019	55	52.9	31.6
2018	44	54.7	30.8
2017	5	61.1	32.1
2016	18	56.6	32.8
2015	85	53.7	28.1
2014	25	55.2	33.5
2013	73	54.1	28.9
2012	48	54.6	30.1
2011	90	51.6	28.2
2010	4	58.9	34.5
2009	101	50.8	27.1
2008	48	54.0	30.8
2007	90	51.4	28.4
2006	65	55.3	28.4
2005	32	58.6	29.3
2004	44	54.4	31.1
2003	39	56.3	29.7
2002	82	52.7	29.3
2001	88	52.9	27.4
2000	18	58.7	30.6
1999	59	56.0	28.0
1998	47	55.9	29.5
1997	97	50.8	28.1
1996	26	57.3	31.0
1995	18	58.1	31.2
1994	38	54.6	31.9
1993	63	55.5	28.2
1992	112	49.1	27.8
1991	65	51.8	31.7
1990	122	50.1	24.7
1989	48	57.3	27.5
1988	82	54.0	28.0
1987	99	50.8	27.3
1986	57	53.5	30.7
1985	39	56.4	29.6
1984	73	51.3	31.7
1983	28	55.1	33.1
1982	87	51.6	30.1
1981	12	59.0	31.4
1980	1	62.1	33.3
1979	33	57.7	29.9
1978	120	48.7	26.6
1977	3	59.8	33.9
1976	78	56.2	26.4
1975	57	54.9	29.3
1974	109	51.5	25.9
1973	39	57.6	28.4
1972	101	51.0	27.0
1971	115	48.6	27.5
1970	71	54.3	29.0
1969	28	56.7	31.5
1968	116	51.4	24.3
1967	124	47.4	25.0
1966	73	54.4	28.6
1965	55	52.5	31.8
1964	63	54.0	29.8
1963	80	56.0	26.3
1962	30	56.8	31.3
1961	99	50.5	27.6
1960	96	52.1	26.9
1959	44	53.9	31.7
1958	7	62.4	29.8
1957	26	57.6	30.8
1956	73	56.4	26.6
1955	11	58.9	32.0
1954	65	55.4	28.3
1953	103	52.9	24.9
1952	89	51.7	28.3
1951	93	50.8	28.8
1950	2	63.0	31.2
1949	94	52.8	26.6
1948	80	53.2	29.0
1947	106	51.2	26.4
1946	18	58.0	31.4
1945	110	51.9	25.2
1944	59	54.8	29.3
1943	65	52.5	31.1
1942	23	57.9	31.1
1941	48	53.8	30.9
1940	15	55.1	34.6
1939	6	60.4	32.0
1938	34	55.9	31.1
1937	14	56.3	33.8
1936	73	53.6	29.5
1935	59	54.0	29.9
1934	34	55.6	31.4
1933	30	58.0	30.0
1932	129	46.8	24.3
1931	125	47.5	24.8
1930	110	52.5	24.8
1929	15	61.0	28.5
1928	94	52.1	27.4
1927	114	49.1	27.6
1926	103	48.8	29.0
1925	70	54.0	29.3
1924	116	49.4	26.3
1923	90	49.3	30.5
1922	24	56.0	32.8
1921	12	56.5	34.0
1920	103	52.6	25.3
1919	48	54.2	30.5
1918	106	49.4	28.1
1917	8	62.9	28.9
1916	116	51.2	24.5
1915	82	53.3	28.7
1914	106	47.9	29.7
1913	98	49.5	28.9
1912	123	49.2	24.6
1911	126	49.6	22.2
1910	18	57.6	31.8
1909	127	46.4	25.1
1908	65	52.7	30.9
1907	34	57.0	30.0
1906	15	55.0	34.5
1905	116	49.1	26.4
1904	71	53.8	29.5
1903	79	55.8	26.5
1902	85	52.2	29.5
1901	53	56.8	27.8
1900	53	56.5	28.1
1899	39	56.2	29.7
1898	128	47.3	24.2
1897	112	51.7	25.2
1896	37	56.0	30.7
1895	121	49.1	25.8