Apache Junction Weather in December
Apache Junction in December
The short of it: Apache Junction in December averages a high of 20 °C (68 °F) and a low of 5 °C (41 °F), with 34 mm (1.3 in) of rain and about 9 h 57 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 68° · low 41° · rain 1.3 in. · daylight 9 h 57 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: February & March
December in Apache Junction brings afternoons near 68° and nights around 41°, with about 1.3 in. of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 10° from November to about 68°, with nights near 41°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 1.3 in..
The sun is up for about 9 h 57 min in mid-December, 26 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates December 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are February and March.
Against its neighbours, Apache Junction runs about middling and wetter than most in December. Gold Canyon, 7 mi to the ESE, is 1° cooler by day.
December in Apache Junction, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 10° colder, 0.6 in. more rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 27°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 57 min
- Average wind
- 5 mph
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold CanyonArizona | 7 mi ESE | 67° | 41° | 1.5 in. |
| Queen CreekArizona | 12 mi SSW | 68° | 39° | 1.0 in. |
| GilbertArizona | 14 mi WSW | 69° | 41° | 0.9 in. |
| San Tan ValleyArizona | 16 mi S | 67° | 39° | 1.2 in. |
| MesaArizona | 16 mi W | 69° | 42° | 1.0 in. |
| Gold CampArizona | 16 mi ESE | 66° | 43° | 1.6 in. |
| Fountain HillsArizona | 17 mi NW | 67° | 42° | 1.5 in. |
| San CarlosArizona | 18 mi WSW | 69° | 42° | 0.9 in. |