Sedona weather in December: Sedona, Arizona: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Sedona in December has a normal high of 58°F and a normal low of 33°F, a daily mean of 45°F, falling from 61°F on the 1st to 57°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 4 days in a normal December, 1.48 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 14°C and low of 0°C, 38 mm of precipitation in December.
- NOAA stationSedona
- Station IDUSC00027708
- Location34.90°N 111.76°W
- Elevation4,220 ft (1,286 m)
- Population9,778
- Jan 58° 34°
- Feb 61° 36°
- Mar 68° 40°
- Apr 75° 44°
- May 84° 53°
- Jun 94° 61°
- Jul 97° 68°
- Aug 94° 67°
- Sep 89° 61°
- Oct 79° 51°
- Nov 67° 41°
- Dec 58° 33°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Sedona in December?
The normal high is 58°F and the normal low 33°F, for a daily mean of 45.3°F. December is 8.6°F cooler than November and 0.9°F cooler than January. December is the 12th warmest month of the year in Sedona and the 7th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 4°F, from 61°F on December 1 to 57°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 1.9°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 43°F and 47°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 14%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 61°F | 35°F | 12% | 9% |
| December 8 | 59°F | 33°F | 13% | 9% |
| December 15 | 57°F | 32°F | 13% | 9% |
| December 22 | 57°F | 32°F | 14% | 10% |
| December 31 | 57°F | 33°F | 14% | 11% |
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 | 61°F | 35°F | 12% | 9% | 10 h |
| December 2 | 61°F | 35°F | 12% | 9% | 10 h |
| December 3 | 60°F | 35°F | 12% | 9% | 10 h |
| December 4 | 60°F | 34°F | 13% | 9% | 10 h |
| December 5 | 60°F | 34°F | 13% | 9% | 10 h |
| December 6 | 59°F | 34°F | 13% | 9% | 10 h |
| December 7 | 59°F | 34°F | 13% | 9% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 8 | 59°F | 33°F | 13% | 9% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 9 | 59°F | 33°F | 13% | 9% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 10 | 58°F | 33°F | 13% | 9% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 11 | 58°F | 33°F | 13% | 9% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 12 | 58°F | 33°F | 13% | 9% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 13 | 58°F | 33°F | 13% | 9% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 14 | 58°F | 32°F | 13% | 9% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 15 | 57°F | 32°F | 13% | 9% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 16 | 57°F | 32°F | 13% | 9% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 17 | 57°F | 32°F | 13% | 10% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 18 | 57°F | 32°F | 13% | 10% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 19 | 57°F | 32°F | 13% | 10% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 20 | 57°F | 32°F | 13% | 10% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 21 | 57°F | 32°F | 14% | 10% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 22 | 57°F | 32°F | 14% | 10% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 23 | 57°F | 32°F | 14% | 10% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 24 | 57°F | 32°F | 14% | 10% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 25 | 57°F | 32°F | 14% | 11% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 26 | 57°F | 32°F | 14% | 11% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 27 | 57°F | 32°F | 14% | 11% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 28 | 57°F | 32°F | 14% | 11% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 29 | 57°F | 32°F | 14% | 11% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 30 | 57°F | 33°F | 14% | 11% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 31 | 57°F | 33°F | 14% | 11% | 9 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 58°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 33°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 1.48 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 40.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 17
- Daylight
- 10 h to 9 h 50 minDecember 1 to December 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 2
- Sunshine
- 81%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00027708; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Sedona in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 13% on average, highest around December 31 (14%). In all, 1.48 in falls on 4 days of a normal December.
In a normal December in Sedona, 17 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00027708.
How does December in Sedona compare across Arizona?
Across the 97 places PlainClimate covers in Arizona, December normal highs run from 41°F in Lukachukai to 70°F in Gila Bend; Sedona's is 58°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.