Port Angeles weather in December: Port Angeles, Washington: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Port Angeles in December has a normal high of 45°F and a normal low of 33°F, a daily mean of 39°F, falling from 46°F on the 1st to 45°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 17 days in a normal December, 5.23 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 7°C and low of 1°C, 133 mm of precipitation in December.
- NOAA stationPort Angeles International Airport
- Station IDUSW00094266
- Location48.12°N 123.50°W
- Elevation288 ft (88 m)
- Population20,112
- Jan 45° 33°
- Feb 47° 33°
- Mar 50° 35°
- Apr 54° 39°
- May 60° 43°
- Jun 63° 47°
- Jul 68° 51°
- Aug 70° 51°
- Sep 66° 47°
- Oct 57° 42°
- Nov 49° 36°
- Dec 45° 33°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Port Angeles in December?
The normal high is 45°F and the normal low 33°F, for a daily mean of 39.1°F. December is 3.6°F cooler than November and 0.1°F cooler than January. December is the 12th warmest month of the year in Port Angeles and the wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 1°F, from 46°F on December 1 to 45°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 1.9°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 37°F and 41°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 57%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 46°F | 34°F | 55% | 33% |
| December 8 | 45°F | 34°F | 54% | 32% |
| December 15 | 45°F | 33°F | 55% | 32% |
| December 22 | 44°F | 33°F | 56% | 32% |
| December 31 | 45°F | 33°F | 57% | 32% |
Every day of December: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon December 1, coldest night December 19)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 46°F | 34°F | 55% | 33% | 8 h 40 min |
| December 2 | 46°F | 34°F | 55% | 33% | 8 h 40 min |
| December 3 | 46°F | 34°F | 55% | 32% | 8 h 40 min |
| December 4 | 46°F | 34°F | 55% | 32% | 8 h 40 min |
| December 5 | 46°F | 34°F | 54% | 32% | 8 h 30 min |
| December 6 | 46°F | 34°F | 54% | 32% | 8 h 30 min |
| December 7 | 45°F | 34°F | 54% | 32% | 8 h 30 min |
| December 8 | 45°F | 34°F | 54% | 32% | 8 h 30 min |
| December 9 | 45°F | 34°F | 54% | 32% | 8 h 30 min |
| December 10 | 45°F | 33°F | 55% | 32% | 8 h 30 min |
| December 11 | 45°F | 33°F | 55% | 32% | 8 h 30 min |
| December 12 | 45°F | 33°F | 55% | 32% | 8 h 30 min |
| December 13 | 45°F | 33°F | 55% | 32% | 8 h 30 min |
| December 14 | 45°F | 33°F | 55% | 32% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 15 | 45°F | 33°F | 55% | 32% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 16 | 45°F | 33°F | 55% | 32% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 17 | 44°F | 33°F | 55% | 32% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 18 | 44°F | 33°F | 55% | 32% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 19 | 44°F | 33°F | 56% | 32% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 20 | 44°F | 33°F | 56% | 32% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 21 | 44°F | 33°F | 56% | 32% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 22 | 44°F | 33°F | 56% | 32% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 23 | 44°F | 33°F | 56% | 32% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 24 | 44°F | 33°F | 56% | 32% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 25 | 44°F | 33°F | 56% | 32% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 26 | 44°F | 33°F | 57% | 32% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 27 | 44°F | 33°F | 57% | 32% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 28 | 44°F | 33°F | 57% | 32% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 29 | 44°F | 33°F | 57% | 32% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 30 | 44°F | 33°F | 57% | 32% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 31 | 45°F | 33°F | 57% | 32% | 8 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 45°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 33°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 5.23 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 170.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 13
- Daylight
- 8 h 40 min to 8 h 20 minDecember 1 to December 31
- Sunshine
- 51%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00094266; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Port Angeles in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 55% on average, highest around December 31 (57%). In all, 5.23 in falls on 17 days of a normal December, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal December in Port Angeles, 13 nights fall to freezing and 1 days stay below freezing all day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00094266.
What are the records for December in Port Angeles?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1998) is 61°F, on December 15, 2025; the coldest is 13°F, on December 20, 2008. The wettest December brought 11.43 in (2015).
The December mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 39.1°F: 2021 36.4°F (−2.8), 2022 37.4°F (−1.7), 2023 44.9°F (+5.8), 2024 43.7°F (+4.6), 2025 42.6°F (+3.5). 3 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| December | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 36.4°F | −2.8°F | 5.30 in |
| 2022 | 37.4°F | −1.7°F | 3.30 in |
| 2023 | 44.9°F | +5.8°F | 3.81 in |
| 2024 | 43.7°F | +4.6°F | 3.78 in |
| 2025 | 42.6°F | +3.5°F | 6.55 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00094266; recent months: ACIS, station USW00094266. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Port Angeles compare across Washington?
Across the 96 places PlainClimate covers in Washington, December normal highs run from 29°F in Winthrop to 48°F in Grayland; Port Angeles's is 45°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Port Angeles in November49°F by day, 36°F at night
- Port Angeles in January45°F by day, 33°F at night
- Port Angeles through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Washington in DecemberThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Grayland: Washington's warmest Decembernormal high 48°F