Los Gatos weather in December: Los Gatos, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Los Gatos in December has a normal high of 58°F and a normal low of 40°F, a daily mean of 49°F, falling from 60°F on the 1st to 57°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal December, 3.97 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 14°C and low of 4°C, 101 mm of precipitation in December.
- NOAA stationLos Gatos
- Station IDUSC00045123
- Location37.23°N 121.96°W
- Elevation365 ft (111 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population32,952
- Jan 59° 40°
- Feb 62° 41°
- Mar 66° 43°
- Apr 70° 45°
- May 76° 49°
- Jun 82° 53°
- Jul 85° 56°
- Aug 85° 56°
- Sep 83° 54°
- Oct 76° 49°
- Nov 65° 43°
- Dec 58° 40°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Los Gatos in December?
The normal high is 58°F and the normal low 40°F, for a daily mean of 48.6°F. December is 5.0°F cooler than November and 0.4°F cooler than January. December is the 12th warmest month of the year in Los Gatos and the 3rd wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 3°F, from 60°F on December 1 to 57°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 2.2°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 46°F and 51°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 32%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 60°F | 41°F | 26% | 17% |
| December 8 | 58°F | 40°F | 28% | 19% |
| December 15 | 57°F | 39°F | 30% | 21% |
| December 22 | 57°F | 39°F | 31% | 21% |
| December 31 | 57°F | 39°F | 32% | 21% |
Every day of December: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon December 1, coldest night December 22)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 60°F | 41°F | 26% | 17% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 2 | 59°F | 40°F | 26% | 17% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 3 | 59°F | 40°F | 27% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 4 | 59°F | 40°F | 27% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 5 | 59°F | 40°F | 27% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 6 | 58°F | 40°F | 28% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 7 | 58°F | 40°F | 28% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 8 | 58°F | 40°F | 28% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 9 | 58°F | 40°F | 29% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 10 | 58°F | 40°F | 29% | 20% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 11 | 58°F | 40°F | 29% | 20% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 12 | 58°F | 40°F | 30% | 20% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 13 | 58°F | 40°F | 30% | 20% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 14 | 57°F | 39°F | 30% | 20% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 15 | 57°F | 39°F | 30% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 16 | 57°F | 39°F | 30% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 17 | 57°F | 39°F | 31% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 18 | 57°F | 39°F | 31% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 19 | 57°F | 39°F | 31% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 20 | 57°F | 39°F | 31% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 21 | 57°F | 39°F | 31% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 22 | 57°F | 39°F | 31% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 23 | 57°F | 39°F | 31% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 24 | 57°F | 39°F | 31% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 25 | 57°F | 39°F | 31% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 26 | 57°F | 39°F | 32% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 27 | 57°F | 39°F | 32% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 28 | 57°F | 39°F | 32% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 29 | 57°F | 39°F | 32% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 30 | 57°F | 39°F | 32% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 31 | 57°F | 39°F | 32% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 58°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 40°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 3.97 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 5
- Daylight
- 9 h 50 min to 9 h 40 minDecember 1 to December 31
- Sunshine
- 74%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00045123; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Los Gatos in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 30% on average, highest around December 31 (32%). In all, 3.97 in falls on 10 days of a normal December, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal December in Los Gatos, 5 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00045123.
What are the records for December in Los Gatos?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 83°F, on December 2, 1958; the coldest is 16°F, on December 22, 1990. The wettest December brought 26.56 in (1955); the snowiest, 1.3 inches (1932).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00045123. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Los Gatos 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; Los Gatos's is 58°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Los Gatos in November65°F by day, 43°F at night
- Los Gatos in January59°F by day, 40°F at night
- Los Gatos 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