Bend weather in December: Bend, Oregon: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Bend in December has a normal high of 41°F and a normal low of 23°F, a daily mean of 32°F, falling from 43°F on the 1st to 41°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal December, 2.07 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 5°C and low of −5°C, 53 mm of precipitation and 13 cm of snow in December.
- NOAA stationBend
- Station IDUSC00350694
- Location44.06°N 121.28°W
- Elevation3,660 ft (1,116 m)
- Population106,926
- Jan 43° 25°
- Feb 46° 24°
- Mar 52° 28°
- Apr 58° 31°
- May 66° 37°
- Jun 74° 42°
- Jul 84° 49°
- Aug 83° 48°
- Sep 76° 41°
- Oct 63° 34°
- Nov 49° 28°
- Dec 41° 23°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Bend in December?
The normal high is 41°F and the normal low 23°F, for a daily mean of 32.1°F. December is 6.5°F cooler than November and 1.5°F cooler than January. December is the 12th warmest month of the year in Bend and the wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 2°F, from 43°F on December 1 to 41°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 2.5°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 30°F and 35°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 28%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 43°F | 25°F | 26% | 14% |
| December 8 | 42°F | 24°F | 27% | 14% |
| December 15 | 41°F | 23°F | 27% | 14% |
| December 22 | 40°F | 23°F | 27% | 15% |
| December 31 | 41°F | 23°F | 28% | 15% |
Every day of December: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon December 1, coldest night December 17)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 43°F | 25°F | 26% | 14% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 2 | 43°F | 25°F | 26% | 14% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 3 | 43°F | 25°F | 27% | 14% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 4 | 42°F | 24°F | 27% | 14% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 5 | 42°F | 24°F | 27% | 14% | 9 h |
| December 6 | 42°F | 24°F | 27% | 14% | 9 h |
| December 7 | 42°F | 24°F | 27% | 14% | 9 h |
| December 8 | 42°F | 24°F | 27% | 14% | 9 h |
| December 9 | 41°F | 24°F | 27% | 14% | 9 h |
| December 10 | 41°F | 23°F | 27% | 14% | 9 h |
| December 11 | 41°F | 23°F | 27% | 14% | 9 h |
| December 12 | 41°F | 23°F | 27% | 14% | 9 h |
| December 13 | 41°F | 23°F | 27% | 15% | 9 h |
| December 14 | 41°F | 23°F | 27% | 14% | 9 h |
| December 15 | 41°F | 23°F | 27% | 14% | 8 h 50 min |
| December 16 | 40°F | 23°F | 27% | 14% | 8 h 50 min |
| December 17 | 40°F | 23°F | 27% | 14% | 8 h 50 min |
| December 18 | 40°F | 23°F | 27% | 14% | 8 h 50 min |
| December 19 | 40°F | 23°F | 27% | 14% | 8 h 50 min |
| December 20 | 40°F | 23°F | 27% | 15% | 8 h 50 min |
| December 21 | 40°F | 23°F | 27% | 15% | 8 h 50 min |
| December 22 | 40°F | 23°F | 27% | 15% | 8 h 50 min |
| December 23 | 40°F | 23°F | 27% | 15% | 8 h 50 min |
| December 24 | 40°F | 23°F | 27% | 15% | 8 h 50 min |
| December 25 | 40°F | 23°F | 27% | 15% | 8 h 50 min |
| December 26 | 40°F | 23°F | 28% | 15% | 8 h 50 min |
| December 27 | 40°F | 23°F | 28% | 15% | 8 h 50 min |
| December 28 | 41°F | 23°F | 28% | 15% | 8 h 50 min |
| December 29 | 41°F | 23°F | 28% | 15% | 8 h 50 min |
| December 30 | 41°F | 23°F | 28% | 15% | 9 h |
| December 31 | 41°F | 23°F | 28% | 15% | 9 h |
- Normal high
- 41°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 23°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 2.07 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 5.3 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 26
- Daylight
- 9 h 10 min to 9 hDecember 1 to December 31
- Sunshine
- 60%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00350694; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Bend in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 27% on average, highest around December 30 (28%). In all, 2.07 in falls on 9 days of a normal December.
In a normal December in Bend, 26 nights fall to freezing, 5 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 5.3 inches.
Snow falls on 4 days in a normal December.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00350694.
What are the records for December in Bend?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1901) is 68°F, on December 2, 2021; the coldest is −25°F, on December 12, 1919. The wettest December brought 8.74 in (1964); the snowiest, 34.1 inches (1983).
The December mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 32.1°F: 2021 34.3°F (+2.2). 1 of 1 ran warmer than normal.
| December | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 34.3°F | +2.2°F | – |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00350694; recent months: ACIS, station USC00350694. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Bend compare across Oregon?
Across the 105 places PlainClimate covers in Oregon, December normal highs run from 33°F in Halfway to 55°F in Bandon; Bend's is 41°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.