Palm Springs weather in December: Palm Springs, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Palm Springs in December has a normal high of 69°F and a normal low of 46°F, a daily mean of 58°F, falling from 72°F on the 1st to 69°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 3 days in a normal December, 0.68 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 21°C and low of 8°C, 17 mm of precipitation in December.
- NOAA stationPalm Springs Asos
- Station IDUSW00093138
- Location33.83°N 116.51°W
- Elevation421 ft (128 m)
- Population45,453
- Jan 71° 48°
- Feb 74° 50°
- Mar 81° 54°
- Apr 87° 59°
- May 95° 66°
- Jun 104° 73°
- Jul 109° 79°
- Aug 108° 80°
- Sep 102° 74°
- Oct 91° 65°
- Nov 79° 53°
- Dec 69° 46°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Palm Springs in December?
The normal high is 69°F and the normal low 46°F, for a daily mean of 57.7°F. December is 8.3°F cooler than November and 1.3°F cooler than January. December is the 12th warmest month of the year in Palm Springs and the 3rd wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 3°F, from 72°F on December 1 to 69°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 2.1°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 56°F and 60°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 9%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 72°F | 48°F | 7% | 3% |
| December 8 | 70°F | 46°F | 8% | 4% |
| December 15 | 69°F | 46°F | 9% | 4% |
| December 22 | 68°F | 46°F | 9% | 5% |
| December 31 | 69°F | 47°F | 9% | 5% |
Every day of December: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon December 1, coldest night December 17)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 72°F | 48°F | 7% | 3% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 2 | 71°F | 48°F | 7% | 3% | 10 h |
| December 3 | 71°F | 47°F | 7% | 4% | 10 h |
| December 4 | 71°F | 47°F | 8% | 4% | 10 h |
| December 5 | 71°F | 47°F | 8% | 4% | 10 h |
| December 6 | 70°F | 47°F | 8% | 4% | 10 h |
| December 7 | 70°F | 47°F | 8% | 4% | 10 h |
| December 8 | 70°F | 46°F | 8% | 4% | 10 h |
| December 9 | 70°F | 46°F | 8% | 4% | 10 h |
| December 10 | 69°F | 46°F | 8% | 4% | 10 h |
| December 11 | 69°F | 46°F | 8% | 4% | 10 h |
| December 12 | 69°F | 46°F | 8% | 4% | 10 h |
| December 13 | 69°F | 46°F | 9% | 4% | 10 h |
| December 14 | 69°F | 46°F | 9% | 4% | 10 h |
| December 15 | 69°F | 46°F | 9% | 4% | 10 h |
| December 16 | 69°F | 46°F | 9% | 5% | 10 h |
| December 17 | 69°F | 46°F | 9% | 5% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 18 | 68°F | 46°F | 9% | 5% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 19 | 68°F | 46°F | 9% | 5% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 20 | 68°F | 46°F | 9% | 5% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 21 | 68°F | 46°F | 9% | 5% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 22 | 68°F | 46°F | 9% | 5% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 23 | 68°F | 46°F | 9% | 5% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 24 | 69°F | 46°F | 9% | 5% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 25 | 69°F | 46°F | 9% | 5% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 26 | 69°F | 46°F | 9% | 5% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 27 | 69°F | 46°F | 9% | 5% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 28 | 69°F | 46°F | 9% | 5% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 29 | 69°F | 46°F | 9% | 5% | 10 h |
| December 30 | 69°F | 46°F | 9% | 5% | 10 h |
| December 31 | 69°F | 47°F | 9% | 5% | 10 h |
- Normal high
- 69°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 46°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 0.68 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 30.01 inch or more
- Daylight
- 10 h 10 min to 10 hDecember 1 to December 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 14
- Days at 80°F or more
- 2
- Sunshine
- 85%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00093138; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Palm Springs in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 8% on average, highest around December 29 (9%). In all, 0.68 in falls on 3 days of a normal December.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00093138.
What are the records for December in Palm Springs?
The warmest December temperature on Palm Springs's official record (since 1922) is 93°F, on December 7, 1938; the coldest is 23°F, on December 25, 1953. The wettest December brought 6.32 in (1926).
The December mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 57.7°F: 2021 58.7°F (+1.0), 2022 57.4°F (−0.3), 2023 61.1°F (+3.4), 2024 64.3°F (+6.6), 2025 63.8°F (+6.1). 4 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| December | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 58.7°F | +1.0°F | 1.29 in |
| 2022 | 57.4°F | −0.3°F | 0.24 in |
| 2023 | 61.1°F | +3.4°F | 0.17 in |
| 2024 | 64.3°F | +6.6°F | 0.00 in |
| 2025 | 63.8°F | +6.1°F | 0.82 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record PSPthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00093138. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Palm Springs 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; Palm Springs's is 69°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Palm Springs in November79°F by day, 53°F at night
- Palm Springs in January71°F by day, 48°F at night
- Palm Springs 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