The average humidity in December is listed below for places in Alaska. The tables give daily averages along with highest and lowest relative humidity levels.
Relative humidity measures the actual amount of moisture in the air as a percentage of the maximum amount of moisture the air can hold.
All the numbers here are averages for the years 1961 to 1990.
Average Humidity
In these tables, the Daily number is the average of humidity readings taken every three hours throughout the day. Morning percentages are for 6 am and Afternoon measures are for 3 pm local standard time.
Southeast Alaska
| Daily |
Place |
Morning |
Afternoon |
| 79 |
Annette Island |
82 |
79 |
| 83 |
Juneau |
83 |
82 |
| 84 |
Yakutat |
85 |
84 |
South - Central Alaska
| Daily |
Place |
Morning |
Afternoon |
| 77 |
Anchorage |
78 |
77 |
| 71 |
Fairbanks |
72 |
71 |
| 77 |
Gulkana |
75 |
74 |
| 79 |
Homer |
81 |
78 |
| 73 |
Talkeetna |
73 |
73 |
| 77 |
Valdez |
78 |
76 |
Southwest Alaska
| Daily |
Place |
Morning |
Afternoon |
| 77 |
Bethel |
77 |
77 |
| 86 |
Cold Bay |
87 |
85 |
| 77 |
King Salmon |
77 |
76 |
| 76 |
Kodiak |
77 |
73 |
| 74 |
McGrath |
74 |
74 |
| 83 |
St Paul Island |
83 |
82 |
Far North Alaska
| Daily |
Place |
Morning |
Afternoon |
| 74 |
Barrow |
75 |
74 |
| 72 |
Bettles |
72 |
72 |
| 74 |
Kotzebue |
74 |
74 |
| 72 |
Nome |
72 |
72 |
Highest and Lowest Humidity
Below are the averages during December for maximum and minimum relative humidity percentages in Alaska. The hours when this month's highest and lowest humidity readings usually occur are given in local standard time.
Southeast Alaska
| High |
Time |
Place |
Low |
Time |
| 81.6 |
6 am |
Annette Island |
78.1 |
12 noon |
| 84.1 |
3 am |
Juneau |
81.1 |
12 noon |
| 84.7 |
6 am |
Yakutat |
83.6 |
3 pm |
South - Central Alaska
| High |
Time |
Place |
Low |
Time |
| 77.5 |
6 am |
Anchorage |
76.5 |
3 pm |
| 71.5 |
6 am |
Fairbanks |
71.2 |
9 pm |
| 76.4 |
3 am |
Gulkana |
74.0 |
9 pm |
| 80.7 |
6 am |
Homer |
77.7 |
3 pm |
| 76.2 |
12 am |
Talkeetna |
72.7 |
3 pm |
| 78.0 |
6 am |
Valdez |
75.5 |
3 pm |
Southwest Alaska
| High |
Time |
Place |
Low |
Time |
| 77.0 |
6 pm |
Bethel |
76.5 |
3 pm |
| 87.2 |
9 am |
Cold Bay |
84.9 |
3 pm |
| 77.1 |
6 am |
King Salmon |
75.5 |
3 pm |
| 76.8 |
9 pm |
Kodiak |
72.6 |
3 pm |
| 74.6 |
9 am |
McGrath |
73.8 |
3 pm |
| 83.5 |
12 am |
St Paul Island |
82.1 |
3 pm |
Far North Alaska
| High |
Time |
Place |
Low |
Time |
| 74.5 |
6 pm |
Barrow |
73.9 |
12 am |
| 72.3 |
9 pm |
Bettles |
71.3 |
12 noon |
| 74.2 |
9 pm |
Kotzebue |
73.2 |
3 pm |
| 71.9 |
6 pm |
Nome |
71.2 |
12 am |