Newport Beach weather in December: Newport Beach, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Newport Beach in December has a normal high of 64°F and a normal low of 50°F, a daily mean of 57°F, holding near 64°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 6 days in a normal December, 1.62 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 18°C and low of 10°C, 41 mm of precipitation in December.
- NOAA stationNewport Beach Harbor
- Station IDUSC00046175
- Location33.60°N 117.88°W
- Elevation10 ft (3 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population82,970
- Jan 65° 50°
- Feb 63° 51°
- Mar 65° 53°
- Apr 66° 55°
- May 67° 58°
- Jun 68° 62°
- Jul 72° 65°
- Aug 73° 66°
- Sep 74° 64°
- Oct 73° 60°
- Nov 68° 55°
- Dec 64° 50°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Newport Beach in December?
The normal high is 64°F and the normal low 50°F, for a daily mean of 57.0°F. December is 4.4°F cooler than November and 0.4°F cooler than January. December is the 12th warmest month of the year in Newport Beach and the 3rd wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 1°F, from 65°F on December 1 to 64°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 1.5°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 56°F and 59°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 20%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 65°F | 51°F | 15% | 8% |
| December 8 | 64°F | 50°F | 16% | 9% |
| December 15 | 64°F | 50°F | 18% | 10% |
| December 22 | 64°F | 49°F | 19% | 11% |
| December 31 | 64°F | 50°F | 20% | 12% |
Every day of December: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon December 1, coldest night December 16)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 65°F | 51°F | 15% | 8% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 2 | 65°F | 51°F | 15% | 8% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 3 | 65°F | 51°F | 15% | 8% | 10 h |
| December 4 | 65°F | 51°F | 16% | 8% | 10 h |
| December 5 | 65°F | 51°F | 16% | 8% | 10 h |
| December 6 | 64°F | 50°F | 16% | 8% | 10 h |
| December 7 | 64°F | 50°F | 16% | 8% | 10 h |
| December 8 | 64°F | 50°F | 16% | 9% | 10 h |
| December 9 | 64°F | 50°F | 17% | 9% | 10 h |
| December 10 | 64°F | 50°F | 17% | 9% | 10 h |
| December 11 | 64°F | 50°F | 17% | 9% | 10 h |
| December 12 | 64°F | 50°F | 17% | 9% | 10 h |
| December 13 | 64°F | 50°F | 18% | 9% | 10 h |
| December 14 | 64°F | 50°F | 18% | 10% | 10 h |
| December 15 | 64°F | 50°F | 18% | 10% | 10 h |
| December 16 | 64°F | 49°F | 18% | 10% | 10 h |
| December 17 | 64°F | 49°F | 18% | 10% | 10 h |
| December 18 | 64°F | 49°F | 19% | 10% | 10 h |
| December 19 | 64°F | 49°F | 19% | 10% | 10 h |
| December 20 | 64°F | 49°F | 19% | 11% | 10 h |
| December 21 | 64°F | 49°F | 19% | 11% | 10 h |
| December 22 | 64°F | 49°F | 19% | 11% | 10 h |
| December 23 | 64°F | 49°F | 19% | 11% | 10 h |
| December 24 | 64°F | 49°F | 20% | 11% | 10 h |
| December 25 | 64°F | 49°F | 20% | 11% | 10 h |
| December 26 | 64°F | 50°F | 20% | 11% | 10 h |
| December 27 | 64°F | 50°F | 20% | 11% | 10 h |
| December 28 | 64°F | 50°F | 20% | 12% | 10 h |
| December 29 | 64°F | 50°F | 20% | 12% | 10 h |
| December 30 | 64°F | 50°F | 20% | 12% | 10 h |
| December 31 | 64°F | 50°F | 20% | 12% | 10 h |
- Normal high
- 64°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 50°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 1.62 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 60.01 inch or more
- Daylight
- 10 h 10 min to 10 hDecember 1 to December 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 4
- Days at 80°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 83%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00046175; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Newport Beach in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 18% on average, highest around December 31 (20%). In all, 1.62 in falls on 6 days of a normal December.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00046175.
What are the records for December in Newport Beach?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1921) is 86°F, on December 11, 1924; the coldest is 32°F, on December 30, 1971. The wettest December brought 6.84 in (1997).
The December mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 57.0°F: 2021 55.8°F (−1.2), 2022 56.2°F (−0.8), 2023 60.2°F (+3.2), 2024 56.6°F (−0.4), 2025 60.1°F (+3.1). 2 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| December | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 55.8°F | −1.2°F | 3.47 in |
| 2022 | 56.2°F | −0.8°F | 1.53 in |
| 2023 | 60.2°F | +3.2°F | 0.65 in |
| 2024 | 56.6°F | −0.4°F | 0.01 in |
| 2025 | 60.1°F | +3.1°F | 2.74 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00046175; recent months: ACIS, station USC00046175. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Newport 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; Newport Beach's is 64°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Newport Beach in November68°F by day, 55°F at night
- Newport Beach in January65°F by day, 50°F at night
- Newport 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