Ojai weather in December: Ojai, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Ojai in December has a normal high of 65°F and a normal low of 33°F, a daily mean of 49°F, falling from 67°F on the 1st to 65°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 7 days in a normal December, 2.88 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 19°C and low of 1°C, 73 mm of precipitation in December.
- NOAA stationOjai
- Station IDUSC00046399
- Location34.45°N 119.23°W
- Elevation745 ft (227 m)
- Population7,563
- Jan 66° 35°
- Feb 67° 36°
- Mar 70° 39°
- Apr 74° 41°
- May 77° 46°
- Jun 82° 50°
- Jul 89° 54°
- Aug 91° 54°
- Sep 88° 51°
- Oct 81° 45°
- Nov 73° 37°
- Dec 65° 33°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Ojai in December?
The normal high is 65°F and the normal low 33°F, for a daily mean of 49.3°F. December is 5.7°F cooler than November and 0.9°F cooler than January. December is the 12th warmest month of the year in Ojai and the 4th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 2°F, from 67°F on December 1 to 65°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 47°F and 52°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 22%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 67°F | 34°F | 18% | 10% |
| December 8 | 66°F | 33°F | 20% | 11% |
| December 15 | 65°F | 33°F | 21% | 13% |
| December 22 | 65°F | 33°F | 22% | 14% |
| December 31 | 65°F | 34°F | 22% | 15% |
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 | 67°F | 34°F | 18% | 10% | 10 h |
| December 2 | 67°F | 34°F | 19% | 10% | 10 h |
| December 3 | 67°F | 34°F | 19% | 10% | 10 h |
| December 4 | 67°F | 34°F | 19% | 11% | 10 h |
| December 5 | 66°F | 33°F | 19% | 11% | 10 h |
| December 6 | 66°F | 33°F | 20% | 11% | 10 h |
| December 7 | 66°F | 33°F | 20% | 11% | 10 h |
| December 8 | 66°F | 33°F | 20% | 11% | 10 h |
| December 9 | 66°F | 33°F | 20% | 11% | 10 h |
| December 10 | 65°F | 33°F | 20% | 12% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 11 | 65°F | 33°F | 21% | 12% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 12 | 65°F | 33°F | 21% | 12% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 13 | 65°F | 33°F | 21% | 12% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 14 | 65°F | 33°F | 21% | 12% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 15 | 65°F | 33°F | 21% | 13% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 16 | 65°F | 33°F | 22% | 13% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 17 | 65°F | 33°F | 22% | 13% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 18 | 65°F | 33°F | 22% | 13% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 19 | 65°F | 33°F | 22% | 13% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 20 | 65°F | 33°F | 22% | 13% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 21 | 65°F | 33°F | 22% | 14% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 22 | 65°F | 33°F | 22% | 14% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 23 | 65°F | 33°F | 22% | 14% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 24 | 65°F | 33°F | 22% | 14% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 25 | 65°F | 33°F | 22% | 14% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 26 | 65°F | 33°F | 22% | 14% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 27 | 65°F | 33°F | 22% | 14% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 28 | 65°F | 34°F | 22% | 15% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 29 | 65°F | 34°F | 22% | 15% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 30 | 65°F | 34°F | 22% | 15% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 31 | 65°F | 34°F | 22% | 15% | 9 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 65°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 33°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 2.88 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 70.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 10
- Daylight
- 10 h to 9 h 50 minDecember 1 to December 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 12
- Days at 80°F or more
- 2
- Sunshine
- 82%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00046399; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Ojai in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 21% on average, highest around December 29 (22%). In all, 2.88 in falls on 7 days of a normal December, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal December in Ojai, 10 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00046399.
What are the records for December in Ojai?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1905) is 94°F, on December 3, 1958; the coldest is 16°F, on December 23, 1990. The wettest December brought 12.34 in (2021).
The December mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 49.3°F: 2021 48.4°F (−0.9), 2022 50.0°F (+0.8), 2023 53.8°F (+4.5), 2024 53.0°F (+3.7), 2025 56.0°F (+6.8). 4 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| December | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 48.4°F | −0.9°F | 12.34 in |
| 2022 | 50.0°F | +0.8°F | 5.18 in |
| 2023 | 53.8°F | +4.5°F | 5.72 in |
| 2024 | 53.0°F | +3.7°F | 0.00 in |
| 2025 | 56.0°F | +6.8°F | 10.93 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00046399; recent months: ACIS, station USC00046399. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Ojai 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; Ojai's is 65°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.