Auburn weather in December: Auburn, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Auburn in December has a normal high of 56°F and a normal low of 37°F, a daily mean of 47°F, falling from 58°F on the 1st to 55°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal December, 6.80 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 13°C and low of 3°C, 173 mm of precipitation in December.
- NOAA stationAuburn
- Station IDUSC00040383
- Location38.91°N 121.08°W
- Elevation1,292 ft (394 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population13,780
- Jan 56° 38°
- Feb 59° 40°
- Mar 63° 42°
- Apr 68° 45°
- May 77° 52°
- Jun 86° 58°
- Jul 93° 63°
- Aug 92° 63°
- Sep 87° 60°
- Oct 77° 52°
- Nov 64° 43°
- Dec 56° 37°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Auburn in December?
The normal high is 56°F and the normal low 37°F, for a daily mean of 46.5°F. December is 6.9°F cooler than November and 0.6°F cooler than January. December is the 12th warmest month of the year in Auburn and the 2nd wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 3°F, from 58°F on December 1 to 55°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 2.0°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 45°F and 49°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 34%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 58°F | 39°F | 31% | 22% |
| December 8 | 56°F | 38°F | 33% | 24% |
| December 15 | 55°F | 37°F | 34% | 25% |
| December 22 | 55°F | 37°F | 34% | 25% |
| December 31 | 55°F | 37°F | 34% | 25% |
Every day of December: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon December 1, coldest night December 20)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 58°F | 39°F | 31% | 22% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 2 | 58°F | 39°F | 31% | 22% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 3 | 58°F | 39°F | 32% | 23% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 4 | 57°F | 39°F | 32% | 23% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 5 | 57°F | 38°F | 32% | 23% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 6 | 57°F | 38°F | 33% | 24% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 7 | 57°F | 38°F | 33% | 24% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 8 | 56°F | 38°F | 33% | 24% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 9 | 56°F | 38°F | 33% | 24% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 10 | 56°F | 38°F | 33% | 24% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 11 | 56°F | 37°F | 33% | 25% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 12 | 56°F | 37°F | 34% | 25% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 13 | 56°F | 37°F | 34% | 25% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 14 | 56°F | 37°F | 34% | 25% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 15 | 55°F | 37°F | 34% | 25% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 16 | 55°F | 37°F | 34% | 25% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 17 | 55°F | 37°F | 34% | 25% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 18 | 55°F | 37°F | 34% | 25% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 19 | 55°F | 37°F | 34% | 25% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 20 | 55°F | 37°F | 34% | 25% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 21 | 55°F | 37°F | 34% | 25% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 22 | 55°F | 37°F | 34% | 25% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 23 | 55°F | 37°F | 34% | 25% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 24 | 55°F | 37°F | 34% | 25% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 25 | 55°F | 37°F | 34% | 25% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 26 | 55°F | 37°F | 34% | 25% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 27 | 55°F | 37°F | 34% | 25% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 28 | 55°F | 37°F | 34% | 25% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 29 | 55°F | 37°F | 34% | 25% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 30 | 55°F | 37°F | 34% | 25% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 31 | 55°F | 37°F | 34% | 25% | 9 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 56°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 37°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 6.80 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 8
- Daylight
- 9 h 40 min to 9 h 30 minDecember 1 to December 31
- Sunshine
- 71%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00040383; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Auburn in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 33% on average, highest around December 29 (34%). In all, 6.80 in falls on 11 days of a normal December, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal December in Auburn, 8 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00040383.
What are the records for December in Auburn?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1905) is 80°F, on December 15, 1924; the coldest is 16°F, on December 9, 1972. The wettest December brought 18.78 in (1955); the snowiest, 12.0 inches (1923).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00040383. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Auburn compare across California?
Across the 219 places PlainClimate covers in California, December normal highs run from 38°F in Tahoma to 71°F in Anaheim; Auburn's is 56°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.