Crescent City weather in December: Crescent City, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Crescent City in December has a normal high of 55°F and a normal low of 41°F, a daily mean of 48°F, holding near 55°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 18 days in a normal December, 11.14 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 13°C and low of 5°C, 283 mm of precipitation in December.
- NOAA stationCrescent City McNamara Airport
- Station IDUSW00024286
- Location41.78°N 124.24°W
- Elevation56 ft (17 m)
- Population6,209
- Jan 56° 42°
- Feb 56° 42°
- Mar 56° 43°
- Apr 57° 44°
- May 59° 47°
- Jun 62° 49°
- Jul 63° 52°
- Aug 64° 53°
- Sep 65° 50°
- Oct 62° 47°
- Nov 58° 44°
- Dec 55° 41°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Crescent City in December?
The normal high is 55°F and the normal low 41°F, for a daily mean of 48.3°F. December is 2.8°F cooler than November and 0.7°F cooler than January. December is the 12th warmest month of the year in Crescent City and the wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 1°F, from 56°F on December 1 to 55°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 2.1°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 46°F and 50°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 59%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 56°F | 42°F | 55% | 40% |
| December 8 | 55°F | 42°F | 57% | 42% |
| December 15 | 55°F | 41°F | 58% | 44% |
| December 22 | 55°F | 41°F | 59% | 45% |
| December 31 | 55°F | 41°F | 59% | 45% |
Every day of December: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon December 1, coldest night December 18)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 56°F | 42°F | 55% | 40% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 2 | 56°F | 42°F | 55% | 40% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 3 | 56°F | 42°F | 55% | 41% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 4 | 56°F | 42°F | 56% | 41% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 5 | 56°F | 42°F | 56% | 41% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 6 | 56°F | 42°F | 56% | 41% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 7 | 55°F | 42°F | 56% | 42% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 8 | 55°F | 42°F | 57% | 42% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 9 | 55°F | 42°F | 57% | 42% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 10 | 55°F | 42°F | 57% | 42% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 11 | 55°F | 42°F | 57% | 43% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 12 | 55°F | 41°F | 58% | 43% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 13 | 55°F | 41°F | 58% | 43% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 14 | 55°F | 41°F | 58% | 44% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 15 | 55°F | 41°F | 58% | 44% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 16 | 55°F | 41°F | 58% | 44% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 17 | 55°F | 41°F | 59% | 44% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 18 | 55°F | 41°F | 59% | 45% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 19 | 55°F | 41°F | 59% | 45% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 20 | 55°F | 41°F | 59% | 45% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 21 | 55°F | 41°F | 59% | 45% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 22 | 55°F | 41°F | 59% | 45% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 23 | 55°F | 41°F | 59% | 45% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 24 | 55°F | 41°F | 59% | 45% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 25 | 55°F | 41°F | 59% | 45% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 26 | 55°F | 41°F | 59% | 45% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 27 | 55°F | 41°F | 59% | 45% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 28 | 55°F | 41°F | 59% | 45% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 29 | 55°F | 41°F | 59% | 45% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 30 | 55°F | 41°F | 59% | 45% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 31 | 55°F | 41°F | 59% | 45% | 9 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 55°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 41°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 11.14 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 180.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 1
- Daylight
- 9 h 20 min to 9 h 10 minDecember 1 to December 31
- Sunshine
- 62%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00024286; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Crescent City in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 58% on average, highest around December 22 (59%). In all, 11.14 in falls on 18 days of a normal December, 4 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal December in Crescent City, 1 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00024286.
What are the records for December in Crescent City?
The warmest December temperature on Crescent City's official record (since 1894) is 80°F, on December 15, 1980; the coldest is 19°F, on December 21, 1990. The wettest December brought 31.10 in (1996); the snowiest, 3.0 inches (1916).
The December mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 48.3°F: 2021 46.2°F (−2.1), 2022 45.7°F (−2.6), 2023 52.0°F (+3.7), 2024 50.1°F (+1.8), 2025 50.3°F (+2.0). 3 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| December | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 46.2°F | −2.1°F | 8.38 in |
| 2022 | 45.7°F | −2.6°F | 10.45 in |
| 2023 | 52.0°F | +3.7°F | 12.12 in |
| 2024 | 50.1°F | +1.8°F | 12.79 in |
| 2025 | 50.3°F | +2.0°F | 10.02 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record CECthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00024286. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Crescent City 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; Crescent City's is 55°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Crescent City in November58°F by day, 44°F at night
- Crescent City in January56°F by day, 42°F at night
- Crescent City through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- California in DecemberThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Anaheim: California's warmest Decembernormal high 71°F