United States · 1991–2020 normal
Bethel in
December.
Typical December weather in Bethel: -8.7°C by day, -15.7°C at night, 27 mm of rain over 6.5 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high-8.7°C
Typical low-15.7°C
Rain27 mm
Wet days6.5
Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 57). Daylight is calculated as 5 h 39 from latitude 60.79°.
Event window
Long northern nights in December
At 60.8° the calculated mid-month daylight is 5 h 39. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in December. Typical nights are -15.7°C.
Event window
Frost-level nights in December
The measured night-time normal is -15.7°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 5880568
- NOAA station
- USW00026615 · BETHEL AP
- Station distance
- 4.1 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Strong coverage · 30 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.