Truckee weather in December: Truckee, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Truckee in December has a normal high of 41°F and a normal low of 15°F, a daily mean of 28°F, falling from 44°F on the 1st to 40°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal December, 5.15 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 5°C and low of −9°C, 131 mm of precipitation and 112 cm of snow in December.
- NOAA stationTruckee Ranger Station
- Station IDUSC00049043
- Location39.33°N 120.17°W
- Elevation5,823 ft (1,775 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population17,240
- Jan 42° 16°
- Feb 45° 18°
- Mar 50° 21°
- Apr 55° 25°
- May 64° 31°
- Jun 75° 36°
- Jul 84° 41°
- Aug 84° 40°
- Sep 76° 34°
- Oct 65° 28°
- Nov 51° 21°
- Dec 41° 15°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Truckee in December?
The normal high is 41°F and the normal low 15°F, for a daily mean of 27.8°F. December is 8.2°F cooler than November and 1.1°F cooler than January. December is the 12th warmest month of the year in Truckee and the 2nd wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 4°F, from 44°F on December 1 to 40°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 2.8°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 37%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 44°F | 17°F | 33% | 22% |
| December 8 | 42°F | 16°F | 35% | 24% |
| December 15 | 40°F | 15°F | 36% | 25% |
| December 22 | 39°F | 14°F | 37% | 26% |
| December 31 | 40°F | 15°F | 37% | 27% |
Every day of December: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon December 1, coldest night December 18)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 44°F | 17°F | 33% | 22% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 2 | 44°F | 17°F | 33% | 22% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 3 | 43°F | 17°F | 33% | 22% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 4 | 43°F | 16°F | 34% | 23% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 5 | 43°F | 16°F | 34% | 23% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 6 | 42°F | 16°F | 34% | 23% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 7 | 42°F | 16°F | 35% | 24% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 8 | 42°F | 16°F | 35% | 24% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 9 | 41°F | 15°F | 35% | 24% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 10 | 41°F | 15°F | 35% | 24% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 11 | 41°F | 15°F | 35% | 25% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 12 | 41°F | 15°F | 36% | 25% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 13 | 40°F | 15°F | 36% | 25% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 14 | 40°F | 15°F | 36% | 25% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 15 | 40°F | 15°F | 36% | 25% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 16 | 40°F | 15°F | 36% | 26% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 17 | 40°F | 14°F | 36% | 26% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 18 | 40°F | 14°F | 36% | 26% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 19 | 39°F | 14°F | 36% | 26% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 20 | 39°F | 14°F | 36% | 26% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 21 | 39°F | 14°F | 37% | 26% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 22 | 39°F | 14°F | 37% | 26% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 23 | 39°F | 14°F | 37% | 26% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 24 | 39°F | 14°F | 37% | 26% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 25 | 39°F | 14°F | 37% | 26% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 26 | 39°F | 14°F | 37% | 26% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 27 | 39°F | 14°F | 37% | 26% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 28 | 39°F | 15°F | 37% | 26% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 29 | 39°F | 15°F | 37% | 27% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 30 | 40°F | 15°F | 37% | 27% | 9 h 30 min |
| December 31 | 40°F | 15°F | 37% | 27% | 9 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 41°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 15°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 5.15 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 120.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 44.2 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 30
- Daylight
- 9 h 40 min to 9 h 30 minDecember 1 to December 31
- Sunshine
- 69%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00049043; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Truckee in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 36% on average, highest around December 30 (37%). In all, 5.15 in falls on 12 days of a normal December, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal December in Truckee, 30 nights fall to freezing, 4 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 44.2 inches.
Snow falls on 8 days in a normal December, and an inch or more covers the ground on 27 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00049043.
What are the records for December in Truckee?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1904) is 66°F, on December 23, 1906; the coldest is −22°F, on December 30, 1911. The wettest December brought 23.65 in (1955); the snowiest, 113.0 inches (1992).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00049043. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Truckee 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; Truckee's is 41°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.