Sandpoint weather in December: Sandpoint, Idaho: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Sandpoint in December has a normal high of 34°F and a normal low of 23°F, a daily mean of 28°F, falling from 37°F on the 1st to 32°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 15 days in a normal December, 4.61 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 1°C and low of −5°C, 117 mm of precipitation and 49 cm of snow in December.
- NOAA stationSandpoint Experiment Station
- Station IDUSC00108137
- Location48.29°N 116.56°W
- Elevation2,126 ft (648 m)
- Population10,444
- Jan 34° 23°
- Feb 38° 24°
- Mar 46° 29°
- Apr 56° 35°
- May 66° 42°
- Jun 72° 48°
- Jul 82° 52°
- Aug 82° 50°
- Sep 72° 42°
- Oct 56° 34°
- Nov 42° 29°
- Dec 34° 23°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Sandpoint in December?
The normal high is 34°F and the normal low 23°F, for a daily mean of 28.1°F. December is 7.2°F cooler than November and 0.2°F cooler than January. December is the 12th warmest month of the year in Sandpoint and the 2nd wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 5°F, from 37°F on December 1 to 32°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 3.3°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 25°F and 31°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 51%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 37°F | 26°F | 49% | 34% |
| December 8 | 35°F | 24°F | 49% | 34% |
| December 15 | 33°F | 23°F | 50% | 35% |
| December 22 | 32°F | 22°F | 50% | 35% |
| December 31 | 32°F | 22°F | 51% | 35% |
Every day of December: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon December 1, coldest night December 26)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 37°F | 26°F | 49% | 34% | 8 h 40 min |
| December 2 | 36°F | 25°F | 49% | 34% | 8 h 40 min |
| December 3 | 36°F | 25°F | 49% | 34% | 8 h 40 min |
| December 4 | 36°F | 25°F | 49% | 34% | 8 h 30 min |
| December 5 | 36°F | 25°F | 49% | 34% | 8 h 30 min |
| December 6 | 35°F | 24°F | 49% | 34% | 8 h 30 min |
| December 7 | 35°F | 24°F | 49% | 34% | 8 h 30 min |
| December 8 | 35°F | 24°F | 49% | 34% | 8 h 30 min |
| December 9 | 35°F | 24°F | 49% | 34% | 8 h 30 min |
| December 10 | 34°F | 23°F | 49% | 34% | 8 h 30 min |
| December 11 | 34°F | 23°F | 49% | 35% | 8 h 30 min |
| December 12 | 34°F | 23°F | 50% | 35% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 13 | 34°F | 23°F | 50% | 35% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 14 | 33°F | 23°F | 50% | 35% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 15 | 33°F | 23°F | 50% | 35% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 16 | 33°F | 22°F | 50% | 35% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 17 | 33°F | 22°F | 50% | 35% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 18 | 33°F | 22°F | 50% | 35% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 19 | 33°F | 22°F | 50% | 35% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 20 | 33°F | 22°F | 50% | 35% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 21 | 32°F | 22°F | 50% | 35% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 22 | 32°F | 22°F | 50% | 35% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 23 | 32°F | 22°F | 50% | 35% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 24 | 32°F | 22°F | 50% | 35% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 25 | 32°F | 22°F | 50% | 35% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 26 | 32°F | 22°F | 50% | 35% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 27 | 32°F | 22°F | 51% | 35% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 28 | 32°F | 22°F | 51% | 35% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 29 | 32°F | 22°F | 51% | 35% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 30 | 32°F | 22°F | 51% | 35% | 8 h 20 min |
| December 31 | 32°F | 22°F | 51% | 35% | 8 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 34°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 23°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 4.61 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 150.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 19.3 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 28
- Daylight
- 8 h 40 min to 8 h 20 minDecember 1 to December 31
- Sunshine
- 48%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00108137; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Sandpoint in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 50% on average, highest around December 31 (51%). In all, 4.61 in falls on 15 days of a normal December, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal December in Sandpoint, 28 nights fall to freezing, 10 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 19.3 inches.
Snow falls on 9 days in a normal December, and an inch or more covers the ground on 18 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00108137.
What are the records for December in Sandpoint?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1910) is 58°F, on December 18, 1917; the coldest is −37°F, on December 30, 1968. The wettest December brought 11.99 in (1933); the snowiest, 65.0 inches (1915).
The December mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 28.1°F: 2022 21.9°F (−6.2), 2023 31.9°F (+3.8). 1 of 2 ran warmer than normal.
| December | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 21.9°F | −6.2°F | – |
| 2023 | 31.9°F | +3.8°F | 6.52 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00108137; recent months: ACIS, station USC00108137. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Sandpoint compare across Idaho?
Across the 85 places PlainClimate covers in Idaho, December normal highs run from 26°F in Island Park to 44°F in Glenns Ferry; Sandpoint's is 34°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.