Laguna Beach weather in December: Laguna Beach, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Laguna Beach in December has a normal high of 67°F and a normal low of 44°F, a daily mean of 56°F, holding near 67°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 4 days in a normal December, 1.87 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 20°C and low of 7°C, 47 mm of precipitation in December.
- NOAA stationLaguna Beach
- Station IDUSC00044647
- Location33.55°N 117.78°W
- Elevation44 ft (13 m)
- Population22,564
- Jan 68° 44°
- Feb 68° 45°
- Mar 69° 48°
- Apr 73° 50°
- May 75° 55°
- Jun 76° 58°
- Jul 80° 60°
- Aug 81° 61°
- Sep 81° 59°
- Oct 77° 55°
- Nov 72° 49°
- Dec 67° 44°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Laguna Beach in December?
The normal high is 67°F and the normal low 44°F, for a daily mean of 55.6°F. December is 4.7°F cooler than November and 0.7°F cooler than January. December is the 12th warmest month of the year in Laguna Beach and the 3rd wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 1°F, from 69°F on December 1 to 68°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 1.2°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 54°F and 57°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 17%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 69°F | 45°F | 11% | 8% |
| December 8 | 67°F | 44°F | 13% | 10% |
| December 15 | 67°F | 44°F | 14% | 11% |
| December 22 | 67°F | 44°F | 15% | 12% |
| December 31 | 68°F | 44°F | 17% | 13% |
Every day of December: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon December 1, coldest night December 13)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 69°F | 45°F | 11% | 8% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 2 | 68°F | 45°F | 12% | 8% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 3 | 68°F | 44°F | 12% | 9% | 10 h |
| December 4 | 68°F | 44°F | 12% | 9% | 10 h |
| December 5 | 68°F | 44°F | 12% | 9% | 10 h |
| December 6 | 68°F | 44°F | 13% | 9% | 10 h |
| December 7 | 68°F | 44°F | 13% | 9% | 10 h |
| December 8 | 67°F | 44°F | 13% | 10% | 10 h |
| December 9 | 67°F | 44°F | 13% | 10% | 10 h |
| December 10 | 67°F | 44°F | 13% | 10% | 10 h |
| December 11 | 67°F | 44°F | 13% | 10% | 10 h |
| December 12 | 67°F | 44°F | 14% | 10% | 10 h |
| December 13 | 67°F | 44°F | 14% | 10% | 10 h |
| December 14 | 67°F | 44°F | 14% | 11% | 10 h |
| December 15 | 67°F | 44°F | 14% | 11% | 10 h |
| December 16 | 67°F | 44°F | 14% | 11% | 10 h |
| December 17 | 67°F | 44°F | 15% | 11% | 10 h |
| December 18 | 67°F | 44°F | 15% | 11% | 10 h |
| December 19 | 67°F | 44°F | 15% | 11% | 10 h |
| December 20 | 67°F | 44°F | 15% | 12% | 10 h |
| December 21 | 67°F | 44°F | 15% | 12% | 10 h |
| December 22 | 67°F | 44°F | 15% | 12% | 10 h |
| December 23 | 67°F | 44°F | 16% | 12% | 10 h |
| December 24 | 67°F | 44°F | 16% | 12% | 10 h |
| December 25 | 67°F | 44°F | 16% | 12% | 10 h |
| December 26 | 67°F | 44°F | 16% | 12% | 10 h |
| December 27 | 67°F | 44°F | 16% | 13% | 10 h |
| December 28 | 67°F | 44°F | 16% | 13% | 10 h |
| December 29 | 67°F | 44°F | 16% | 13% | 10 h |
| December 30 | 68°F | 44°F | 17% | 13% | 10 h |
| December 31 | 68°F | 44°F | 17% | 13% | 10 h |
- Normal high
- 67°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 44°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 1.87 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 40.01 inch or more
- Daylight
- 10 h 10 min to 10 hDecember 1 to December 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 9
- Sunshine
- 83%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00044647; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Laguna Beach in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 14% on average, highest around December 31 (17%). In all, 1.87 in falls on 4 days of a normal December, 1 of them with an inch or more.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00044647.
What are the records for December in Laguna Beach?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1928) is 90°F, on December 8, 1938; the coldest is 24°F, on December 12, 1949. The wettest December brought 11.05 in (2010).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00044647. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Laguna Beach 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; Laguna Beach's is 67°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Laguna Beach in November72°F by day, 49°F at night
- Laguna Beach in January68°F by day, 44°F at night
- Laguna Beach 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