Anacortes weather in December: Anacortes, Washington: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Anacortes in December has a normal high of 47°F and a normal low of 37°F, a daily mean of 42°F, falling from 49°F on the 1st to 47°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 19 days in a normal December, 3.78 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 8°C and low of 3°C, 96 mm of precipitation in December.
- NOAA stationAnacortes
- Station IDUSC00450176
- Location48.51°N 122.61°W
- Elevation20 ft (6 m)
- Population18,148
- Jan 48° 37°
- Feb 51° 37°
- Mar 54° 40°
- Apr 59° 43°
- May 66° 48°
- Jun 70° 52°
- Jul 75° 54°
- Aug 75° 54°
- Sep 70° 51°
- Oct 61° 46°
- Nov 53° 40°
- Dec 47° 37°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Anacortes in December?
The normal high is 47°F and the normal low 37°F, for a daily mean of 41.9°F. December is 4.6°F cooler than November and 0.6°F cooler than January. December is the 12th warmest month of the year in Anacortes and the 3rd wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 2°F, from 49°F on December 1 to 47°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 2.2°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 40°F and 44°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 59%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 49°F | 38°F | 59% | 36% |
| December 8 | 48°F | 37°F | 59% | 35% |
| December 15 | 47°F | 36°F | 59% | 35% |
| December 22 | 47°F | 36°F | 59% | 35% |
| December 31 | 47°F | 36°F | 59% | 36% |
Every day of December: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon December 1, coldest night December 18)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 49°F | 38°F | 59% | 36% | 8 h 40 min |
| December 2 | 49°F | 38°F | 59% | 36% | 8 h 40 min |
| December 3 | 49°F | 37°F | 59% | 36% | 8 h 30 min |
| December 4 | 49°F | 37°F | 59% | 36% | 8 h 30 min |
| December 5 | 48°F | 37°F | 59% | 36% | 8 h 30 min |
| December 6 | 48°F | 37°F | 59% | 36% | 8 h 30 min |
| December 7 | 48°F | 37°F | 59% | 36% | 8 h 30 min |
| December 8 | 48°F | 37°F | 59% | 35% | 8 h 30 min |
| December 9 | 48°F | 37°F | 59% | 35% | 8 h 30 min |
| December 10 | 48°F | 37°F | 59% | 35% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 11 | 47°F | 37°F | 59% | 35% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 12 | 47°F | 36°F | 59% | 35% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 13 | 47°F | 36°F | 59% | 35% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 14 | 47°F | 36°F | 59% | 35% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 15 | 47°F | 36°F | 59% | 35% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 16 | 47°F | 36°F | 59% | 35% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 17 | 47°F | 36°F | 59% | 35% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 18 | 47°F | 36°F | 59% | 35% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 19 | 47°F | 36°F | 59% | 35% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 20 | 47°F | 36°F | 59% | 35% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 21 | 47°F | 36°F | 59% | 35% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 22 | 47°F | 36°F | 59% | 35% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 23 | 47°F | 36°F | 59% | 35% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 24 | 47°F | 36°F | 59% | 36% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 25 | 47°F | 36°F | 59% | 36% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 26 | 47°F | 36°F | 59% | 36% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 27 | 47°F | 36°F | 59% | 36% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 28 | 47°F | 36°F | 59% | 36% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 29 | 47°F | 36°F | 59% | 36% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 30 | 47°F | 36°F | 59% | 36% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 31 | 47°F | 36°F | 59% | 36% | 8 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 47°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 37°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 3.78 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 190.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 7
- Daylight
- 8 h 40 min to 8 h 20 minDecember 1 to December 31
- Sunshine
- 51%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00450176; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Anacortes in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 59% on average, highest around December 27 (59%). In all, 3.78 in falls on 19 days of a normal December.
In a normal December in Anacortes, 7 nights fall to freezing and 1 days stay below freezing all day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00450176.
What are the records for December in Anacortes?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1905) is 62°F, on December 5, 1923; the coldest is 4°F, on December 17, 1964. The wettest December brought 12.46 in (1917); the snowiest, 8.5 inches (1895).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00450176. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Anacortes compare across Washington?
Across the 96 places PlainClimate covers in Washington, December normal highs run from 29°F in Winthrop to 48°F in Grayland; Anacortes's is 47°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Anacortes in November53°F by day, 40°F at night
- Anacortes in January48°F by day, 37°F at night
- Anacortes through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Washington in DecemberThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Grayland: Washington's warmest Decembernormal high 48°F