Arizona Temperatures in December

Typical temperatures at cities, towns, national parks and monuments in Arizona during the month of December are listed below.

You'll find separate tables for each region of the state: Southern Arizona, Western Arizona, Phoenix Area, Central Arizona, and Northern Arizona.

The tables give the normal maximum and minimum temperatures based on weather data collected from 1991 to 2020 by the US National Centers for Environmental Information.

Southern Arizona

Average temperatures in December
High °F Low °F Place High °C Low °C
56 33 Bisbee 13 0
56 31 Chiricahua National Monument 13 -1
58 34 Coronado National Monument 15 1
61 28 Douglas 16 -2
66 36 Green Valley 19 2
65 28 Nogales 18 -2
70 41 Organ Pipe Cactus Monument 21 5
62 30 Sierra Vista 16 -1
61 38 Tombstone 16 3
66 41 Tucson 19 5

Western Arizona

Average December temperatures
High °F Low °F Place High °C Low °C
64 44 Bullhead City 18 7
56 30 Kingman 13 -1
64 42 Lake Havasu City 18 5
67 40 Parker 19 5
68 47 Yuma 20 8

Phoenix Area

Normal temperatures for December
High °F Low °F Place High °C Low °C
66 42 Apache Junction 19 6
66 45 Phoenix 19 7
65 43 Scottsdale 18 6
65 41 South Phoenix 18 5
69 38 Tempe 21 3

Central Arizona

December temperature averages
High °F Low °F Place High °C Low °C
68 38 Casa Grande 20 4
56 33 Globe 13 0
43 14 Greer 6 -10
49 34 Jerome 9 1
47 22 Painted Desert National Park 8 -6
55 26 Payson 13 -4
50 21 Petrified Forest National Park 10 -6
52 24 Prescott 11 -5
58 33 Sedona 14 0
46 23 Show Low 8 -5
68 38 Stewart Mountain 20 3

Northern Arizona

Typical temperatures in December
High °F Low °F Place High °C Low °C
43 20 Canyon de Chelly 6 -7
43 17 Flagstaff 6 -8
43 18 Grand Canyon Village 6 -8
41 25 Monument Valley 5 -4
44 27 Page 7 -3
47 22 Pipe Springs Monument 8 -5
47 21 Williams 8 -6
Reference

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Climate Normals.

Arizona Temperatures
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