Long Beach weather in December: Long Beach, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Long Beach in December has a normal high of 67°F and a normal low of 47°F, a daily mean of 57°F, falling from 68°F on the 1st to 67°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 5 days in a normal December, 2.15 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 19°C and low of 8°C, 55 mm of precipitation in December.
- NOAA stationLong Beach Daugherty Field
- Station IDUSW00023129
- Location33.81°N 118.15°W
- Elevation31 ft (9 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population450,901
- Jan 67° 47°
- Feb 67° 48°
- Mar 69° 51°
- Apr 71° 54°
- May 73° 58°
- Jun 76° 61°
- Jul 81° 65°
- Aug 83° 66°
- Sep 82° 64°
- Oct 78° 59°
- Nov 73° 52°
- Dec 67° 47°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Long Beach in December?
The normal high is 67°F and the normal low 47°F, for a daily mean of 56.7°F. December is 5.3°F cooler than November and 0.4°F cooler than January. December is the 12th warmest month of the year in Long Beach and the 3rd wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 1°F, from 68°F on December 1 to 67°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 1.6°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 55°F and 58°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 18%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 68°F | 48°F | 14% | 9% |
| December 8 | 67°F | 47°F | 16% | 10% |
| December 15 | 66°F | 46°F | 17% | 11% |
| December 22 | 66°F | 46°F | 18% | 12% |
| December 31 | 67°F | 46°F | 18% | 13% |
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 | 68°F | 48°F | 14% | 9% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 2 | 68°F | 48°F | 14% | 9% | 10 h |
| December 3 | 68°F | 48°F | 15% | 9% | 10 h |
| December 4 | 68°F | 47°F | 15% | 9% | 10 h |
| December 5 | 68°F | 47°F | 15% | 9% | 10 h |
| December 6 | 67°F | 47°F | 15% | 10% | 10 h |
| December 7 | 67°F | 47°F | 16% | 10% | 10 h |
| December 8 | 67°F | 47°F | 16% | 10% | 10 h |
| December 9 | 67°F | 47°F | 16% | 10% | 10 h |
| December 10 | 67°F | 47°F | 16% | 10% | 10 h |
| December 11 | 67°F | 47°F | 16% | 10% | 10 h |
| December 12 | 67°F | 47°F | 17% | 11% | 10 h |
| December 13 | 66°F | 46°F | 17% | 11% | 10 h |
| December 14 | 66°F | 46°F | 17% | 11% | 10 h |
| December 15 | 66°F | 46°F | 17% | 11% | 10 h |
| December 16 | 66°F | 46°F | 17% | 11% | 10 h |
| December 17 | 66°F | 46°F | 17% | 12% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 18 | 66°F | 46°F | 17% | 12% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 19 | 66°F | 46°F | 17% | 12% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 20 | 66°F | 46°F | 17% | 12% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 21 | 66°F | 46°F | 18% | 12% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 22 | 66°F | 46°F | 18% | 12% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 23 | 66°F | 46°F | 18% | 12% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 24 | 66°F | 46°F | 18% | 12% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 25 | 66°F | 46°F | 18% | 12% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 26 | 66°F | 46°F | 18% | 13% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 27 | 66°F | 46°F | 18% | 13% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 28 | 67°F | 46°F | 18% | 13% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 29 | 67°F | 46°F | 18% | 13% | 10 h |
| December 30 | 67°F | 46°F | 18% | 13% | 10 h |
| December 31 | 67°F | 46°F | 18% | 13% | 10 h |
- Normal high
- 67°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 47°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 2.15 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 50.01 inch or more
- Daylight
- 10 h 10 min to 10 hDecember 1 to December 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 10
- Days at 80°F or more
- 2
- Sunshine
- 82%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00023129; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Long Beach in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 17% on average, highest around December 31 (18%). In all, 2.15 in falls on 5 days of a normal December, 1 of them with an inch or more.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00023129.
What are the records for December in Long Beach?
The warmest December temperature on Long Beach's official record (since 1958) is 92°F, on December 3, 1958; the coldest is 28°F, on December 22, 1990. The wettest December brought 10.41 in (2010).
The December mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 56.7°F: 2021 54.4°F (−2.4), 2022 58.1°F (+1.4), 2023 62.0°F (+5.3), 2024 58.0°F (+1.3), 2025 60.5°F (+3.8). 4 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| December | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 54.4°F | −2.4°F | 5.74 in |
| 2022 | 58.1°F | +1.4°F | 3.19 in |
| 2023 | 62.0°F | +5.3°F | 1.71 in |
| 2024 | 58.0°F | +1.3°F | 0.04 in |
| 2025 | 60.5°F | +3.8°F | 3.59 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record LGBthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00023129. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Long 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; Long Beach's is 67°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Long Beach in November73°F by day, 52°F at night
- Long Beach in January67°F by day, 47°F at night
- Long 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