United States · 1991–2020 normal

Gateway in
December.

Typical December weather in Gateway: -3.9°C by day, -12.3°C at night, 28 mm of rain over 5.9 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-3.9°C
Typical low-12.3°C
Rain28 mm
Wet days5.9

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 72). Daylight is calculated as 5 h 22 from latitude 61.57°.

Event window

Long northern nights in December

At 61.6° the calculated mid-month daylight is 5 h 22. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in December. Typical nights are -12.3°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in December

The measured night-time normal is -12.3°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 5862727
NOAA station
USC00505733 · MATANUSKA EXP FARM
Station distance
1 km from the place centre
Coverage
Strong coverage · 28 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.