Pismo Beach weather in December: Pismo Beach, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Pismo Beach in December has a normal high of 65°F and a normal low of 44°F, a daily mean of 54°F, holding near 65°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 8 days in a normal December, 3.08 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 18°C and low of 7°C, 78 mm of precipitation in December.
- NOAA stationPismo Beach
- Station IDUSC00046943
- Location35.16°N 120.68°W
- Elevation39 ft (12 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population7,984
- Jan 65° 44°
- Feb 65° 44°
- Mar 68° 46°
- Apr 70° 48°
- May 72° 50°
- Jun 71° 51°
- Jul 70° 54°
- Aug 71° 55°
- Sep 72° 54°
- Oct 73° 53°
- Nov 69° 46°
- Dec 65° 44°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Pismo Beach in December?
The normal high is 65°F and the normal low 44°F, for a daily mean of 54.3°F. December is 3.4°F cooler than November and 0.2°F cooler than January. December is the 12th warmest month of the year in Pismo Beach and the 3rd wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 1°F, from 66°F on December 1 to 65°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 1.7°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 53°F and 56°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 29%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 66°F | 44°F | 21% | 12% |
| December 8 | 65°F | 43°F | 23% | 13% |
| December 15 | 65°F | 44°F | 25% | 14% |
| December 22 | 65°F | 44°F | 26% | 16% |
| December 31 | 65°F | 44°F | 29% | 20% |
Every day of December: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon December 1, coldest night December 7)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 66°F | 44°F | 21% | 12% | 10 h |
| December 2 | 66°F | 44°F | 21% | 12% | 10 h |
| December 3 | 66°F | 44°F | 21% | 12% | 10 h |
| December 4 | 65°F | 44°F | 21% | 12% | 10 h |
| December 5 | 65°F | 44°F | 22% | 12% | 10 h |
| December 6 | 65°F | 44°F | 22% | 13% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 7 | 65°F | 43°F | 22% | 13% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 8 | 65°F | 43°F | 23% | 13% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 9 | 65°F | 43°F | 23% | 13% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 10 | 65°F | 43°F | 23% | 13% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 11 | 65°F | 43°F | 24% | 14% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 12 | 65°F | 43°F | 24% | 14% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 13 | 65°F | 44°F | 24% | 14% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 14 | 65°F | 44°F | 24% | 14% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 15 | 65°F | 44°F | 25% | 14% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 16 | 65°F | 44°F | 25% | 15% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 17 | 65°F | 44°F | 25% | 15% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 18 | 65°F | 44°F | 25% | 15% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 19 | 65°F | 44°F | 26% | 15% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 20 | 65°F | 44°F | 26% | 16% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 21 | 65°F | 44°F | 26% | 16% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 22 | 65°F | 44°F | 26% | 16% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 23 | 65°F | 44°F | 27% | 17% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 24 | 65°F | 44°F | 27% | 17% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 25 | 65°F | 44°F | 27% | 17% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 26 | 65°F | 44°F | 28% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 27 | 65°F | 44°F | 28% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 28 | 65°F | 44°F | 29% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 29 | 65°F | 44°F | 29% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 30 | 65°F | 44°F | 29% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 31 | 65°F | 44°F | 29% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 65°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 44°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 3.08 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 80.01 inch or more
- Daylight
- 10 h to 9 h 50 minDecember 1 to December 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 5
- Days at 80°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 80%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00046943; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Pismo Beach in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 25% on average, highest around December 31 (29%). In all, 3.08 in falls on 8 days of a normal December, 1 of them with an inch or more.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00046943.
What are the records for December in Pismo Beach?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1949) is 92°F, on December 2, 1958; the coldest is 21°F, on December 3, 1986. The wettest December brought 11.75 in (2010).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00046943. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Pismo 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; Pismo Beach's is 65°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Pismo Beach in November69°F by day, 46°F at night
- Pismo Beach in January65°F by day, 44°F at night
- Pismo 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