California weather in December: Statewide normals and every place, NOAA 1991-2020
In December, California's statewide normal high is 54°F and normal low 34°F; normal highs run from 38°F in Tahoma to 71°F in Anaheim (NOAA 1991-2020 normals).
- Statewide normal high
- 54°FDecember, 1991-2020
- Statewide normal low
- 34°FDecember, 1991-2020
- Statewide normal precipitation
- 4.00 inDecember
- Warmest place
- 71°Fnormal high, Anaheim
- Coolest place
- 38°Fnormal high, Tahoma
Where is California warmest and wettest in December?
Anaheim has the warmest December afternoons (71°F) and Tahoma the coolest (38°F). Klamath gets the most precipitation (15.25 in) and El Centro the least (0.34 in). The most snow falls in Truckee (44.2 inches).
Statewide, December averaged 43.5°F in 2021, 43.5°F in 2022, 48.1°F in 2023, 48.4°F in 2024, 49.8°F in 2025, against a 1991-2020 normal of 44.0°F.
| Place | High | Low | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 67°F | 48°F | 2.48 | – |
| San Diego | 66°F | 50°F | 1.67 | – |
| San Jose | 60°F | 42°F | 2.29 | – |
| San Francisco | 58°F | 47°F | 4.76 | – |
| Fresno | 55°F | 40°F | 1.79 | 0.0 |
| Sacramento | 56°F | 39°F | 3.43 | – |
| Long Beach | 67°F | 47°F | 2.15 | – |
| Oakland | 58°F | 42°F | 3.84 | – |
| Bakersfield | 59°F | 40°F | 1.10 | 0.0 |
| Anaheim | 71°F | 48°F | 2.39 | 0.0 |
| Stockton | 57°F | 38°F | 2.41 | – |
| Riverside | 67°F | 43°F | 1.51 | – |
| Irvine | 68°F | 48°F | 2.34 | – |
| Santa Ana | 67°F | 48°F | 2.04 | – |
| Chula Vista | 67°F | 46°F | 1.58 | 0.0 |
| Fremont | 58°F | 43°F | 2.97 | 0.0 |
| Modesto | 56°F | 39°F | 2.21 | – |
| Oxnard | 66°F | 47°F | 2.08 | – |
| Ontario | 67°F | 44°F | 1.89 | – |
| Santa Rosa | 58°F | 37°F | 6.76 | – |
| Oceanside | 66°F | 40°F | 1.98 | – |
| Lancaster | 58°F | 30°F | 1.11 | – |
| Palmdale | 58°F | 32°F | 1.02 | – |
| Salinas | 62°F | 41°F | 2.12 | – |
| Hayward | 59°F | 43°F | 3.20 | – |
| Sunnyvale | 59°F | 42°F | 2.51 | – |
| Escondido | 68°F | 44°F | 2.14 | 0.0 |
| Pomona | 67°F | 42°F | 2.29 | 0.0 |
| Visalia | 55°F | 38°F | 1.83 | 0.0 |
| Victorville | 57°F | 33°F | 0.94 | 0.0 |
| Fullerton | 68°F | 46°F | 1.86 | – |
| Torrance | 66°F | 46°F | 2.24 | 0.0 |
| Pasadena | 67°F | 45°F | 3.33 | 0.0 |
| Concord | 58°F | 41°F | 3.18 | – |
| Vallejo | 58°F | 42°F | 4.49 | – |
| Fairfield | 57°F | 40°F | 5.40 | 0.0 |
| Berkeley | 59°F | 43°F | 5.32 | 0.0 |
| Antioch | 56°F | 40°F | 2.53 | 0.0 |
| Richmond | 58°F | 44°F | 4.90 | 0.0 |
| Carlsbad | 65°F | 47°F | 1.72 | – |
| Santa Maria | 64°F | 40°F | 2.05 | – |
| Vacaville | 58°F | 37°F | 5.08 | – |
| Burbank | 66°F | 44°F | 2.02 | – |
| El Cajon | 69°F | 42°F | 1.83 | 0.0 |
| Chico | 57°F | 36°F | 5.04 | – |
| Hesperia | 59°F | 35°F | 1.23 | – |
| Tracy | 56°F | 36°F | 2.32 | – |
| Vista | 65°F | 45°F | 1.94 | – |
| Merced | 56°F | 36°F | 1.91 | – |
| Indio | 69°F | 45°F | 0.49 | 0.0 |
| Chino | 69°F | 40°F | 1.69 | – |
| Redding | 56°F | 37°F | 6.31 | 0.7 |
| Hemet | 65°F | 43°F | 1.71 | 0.0 |
| Santa Monica | 66°F | 48°F | 2.34 | – |
| Santa Barbara | 64°F | 40°F | 2.91 | – |
| Livermore | 58°F | 38°F | 2.80 | – |
| Hawthorne | 66°F | 49°F | 2.19 | – |
| Redwood City | 59°F | 40°F | 3.92 | 0.0 |
| Newport Beach | 64°F | 50°F | 1.62 | 0.0 |
| Tustin | 70°F | 43°F | 2.25 | 0.0 |
| Napa | 57°F | 38°F | 3.82 | – |
| Redlands | 67°F | 40°F | 2.01 | 0.0 |
| Lake Elsinore | 65°F | 40°F | 2.01 | 0.0 |
| Turlock | 55°F | 42°F | 2.26 | 0.0 |
| Camarillo | 68°F | 44°F | 1.71 | – |
| Madera | 56°F | 38°F | 1.82 | – |
| Lodi | 57°F | 39°F | 3.63 | 0.0 |
| Redondo Beach | 66°F | 47°F | 2.36 | – |
| Palo Alto | 58°F | 39°F | 2.95 | 0.0 |
| Davis | 56°F | 38°F | 3.74 | 0.0 |
| Porterville | 59°F | 39°F | 1.93 | – |
| Woodland | 56°F | 38°F | 3.81 | 0.0 |
| Santa Cruz | 62°F | 41°F | 6.01 | 0.0 |
| Hanford | 57°F | 35°F | 1.36 | – |
| Gilroy | 60°F | 37°F | 3.69 | 0.0 |
| San Rafael | 57°F | 42°F | 7.81 | 0.0 |
| Petaluma | 58°F | 38°F | 5.19 | 0.0 |
| San Jacinto | 65°F | 39°F | 1.87 | 0.0 |
| Delano | 57°F | 37°F | 1.19 | 0.0 |
| Watsonville | 61°F | 39°F | 4.01 | – |
| San Luis Obispo | 65°F | 40°F | 3.27 | – |
| Los Banos | 56°F | 38°F | 1.66 | 0.0 |
| Newark | 58°F | 43°F | 2.76 | 0.0 |
| Palm Springs | 69°F | 46°F | 0.68 | – |
| Hollister | 59°F | 38°F | 2.27 | 0.1 |
| El Centro | 69°F | 41°F | 0.34 | – |
| Lompoc | 63°F | 42°F | 2.40 | 0.0 |
| Culver City | 66°F | 47°F | 2.49 | 0.0 |
| San Gabriel | 68°F | 45°F | 2.44 | 0.0 |
| Pacifica | 59°F | 46°F | 6.64 | 0.0 |
| Martinez | 57°F | 35°F | 3.81 | 0.0 |
| Oildale | 59°F | 38°F | 1.03 | – |
| Los Gatos | 58°F | 40°F | 3.97 | 0.0 |
| Fallbrook | 67°F | 46°F | 2.64 | – |
| Paso Robles | 60°F | 33°F | 1.98 | 0.0 |
| Monterey | 62°F | 43°F | 2.83 | – |
| Brawley | 70°F | 41°F | 0.47 | 0.0 |
| Wasco | 59°F | 38°F | 1.11 | 0.0 |
| Lemoore | 56°F | 36°F | 1.14 | – |
| Twentynine Palms | 62°F | 40°F | 0.56 | – |
| Imperial Beach | 66°F | 46°F | 0.45 | – |
| Eureka | 55°F | 40°F | 8.10 | 0.0 |
| Barstow | 60°F | 35°F | 0.56 | 0.2 |
| Ramona | 66°F | 36°F | 2.08 | – |
| Shafter | 60°F | 34°F | 1.35 | – |
| Corcoran | 57°F | 36°F | – | – |
| Laguna Beach | 67°F | 44°F | 1.87 | 0.0 |
| Imperial | 68°F | 42°F | 0.39 | 0.0 |
| Yucca Valley | 58°F | 34°F | 0.87 | 0.9 |
| Stevenson Ranch | 62°F | 44°F | 2.62 | 0.0 |
| South Lake Tahoe | 43°F | 18°F | 3.49 | – |
| Oroville | 55°F | 40°F | 4.63 | – |
| Arcata | 56°F | 40°F | 8.95 | – |
| Blythe | 66°F | 42°F | 0.43 | – |
| Truckee | 41°F | 15°F | 5.15 | 44.2 |
| Coalinga | 60°F | 37°F | 1.22 | 0.0 |
| Clearlake | 55°F | 33°F | 6.08 | 0.0 |
| Ukiah | 57°F | 36°F | 6.92 | – |
| Alpine | 63°F | 42°F | 2.04 | – |
| Red Bluff | 56°F | 38°F | 4.23 | – |
| Grass Valley | 53°F | 33°F | 10.48 | 1.2 |
| King City | 62°F | 37°F | 2.05 | 0.0 |
| Auburn | 56°F | 37°F | 6.80 | – |
| Marysville | 55°F | 38°F | 3.68 | – |
| Lindsay | 57°F | 36°F | 1.93 | 0.0 |
| Susanville | 43°F | 22°F | 1.90 | – |
| Newman | 60°F | 38°F | 2.14 | 0.0 |
| Half Moon Bay | 59°F | 43°F | 5.17 | 0.0 |
| Healdsburg | 57°F | 39°F | 8.51 | 0.0 |
| Tehachapi | 51°F | 31°F | 2.11 | – |
| Lake Arrowhead | 43°F | 29°F | 5.17 | 3.5 |
| Placerville | 56°F | 34°F | – | – |
| Sonoma | 57°F | 38°F | 5.83 | 0.0 |
| Morro Bay | 65°F | 46°F | 2.75 | 0.0 |
| Valley Center | 67°F | 37°F | 2.55 | – |
| Paradise | 54°F | 40°F | 11.19 | 0.0 |
| Cloverdale | 59°F | 38°F | 8.81 | 0.0 |
| Orland | 57°F | 37°F | 3.82 | 0.0 |
| Pismo Beach | 65°F | 44°F | 3.08 | 0.0 |
| Winters | 57°F | 37°F | 4.86 | 0.0 |
| Yreka | 45°F | 27°F | 3.71 | 2.6 |
| Ojai | 65°F | 33°F | 2.88 | 0.0 |
| Kentfield | 56°F | 42°F | 9.78 | 0.0 |
| Mammoth Lakes | 41°F | 17°F | 4.07 | – |
| Fort Bragg | 52°F | 40°F | 8.66 | 0.0 |
| Mecca | 69°F | 42°F | 0.37 | 0.0 |
| Taft | 59°F | 41°F | 0.88 | 0.0 |
| Ben Lomond | 64°F | 37°F | 10.43 | 0.0 |
| Joshua Tree | 60°F | 36°F | 0.46 | 0.6 |
| Colusa | 55°F | 38°F | 3.17 | 0.0 |
| Crescent City | 55°F | 41°F | 11.14 | – |
| Willows | 58°F | 39°F | 3.58 | – |
| St. Helena | 58°F | 40°F | 7.18 | 0.0 |
| Woodside | 61°F | 37°F | – | – |
| Big Bear Lake | 46°F | 24°F | 3.31 | 11.0 |
| Calistoga | 58°F | 39°F | 7.95 | 0.0 |
| Wrightwood | 48°F | 25°F | 4.14 | 5.3 |
| Sonora | 55°F | 32°F | 5.51 | 0.0 |
| Willits | 53°F | 32°F | 9.84 | – |
| Needles | 65°F | 45°F | 0.44 | 0.0 |
| Mojave | 57°F | 32°F | 0.81 | 0.4 |
| Morongo Valley | 59°F | 40°F | 1.48 | – |
| Bishop | 55°F | 22°F | 0.66 | – |
| Avalon | 60°F | 49°F | 2.22 | – |
| Weaverville | 47°F | 31°F | 7.67 | 4.0 |
| Nevada City | 48°F | 35°F | 12.22 | 2.7 |
| Mount Shasta | 42°F | 28°F | 6.61 | – |
| Auberry | 54°F | 37°F | 4.25 | 0.3 |
| Burney | 44°F | 22°F | 4.80 | 11.3 |
| Angwin | 53°F | 39°F | 8.30 | – |
| Campo | 61°F | 34°F | 2.31 | – |
| Alturas | 41°F | 20°F | 1.47 | – |
| Georgetown | 50°F | 36°F | 7.46 | – |
| Three Rivers | 58°F | 35°F | 3.68 | 0.0 |
| Portola | 42°F | 19°F | 4.28 | 7.2 |
| Colfax | 54°F | 36°F | 8.52 | 1.5 |
| Chester | 41°F | 22°F | 6.54 | 22.4 |
| Graton | 58°F | 37°F | 8.34 | 0.0 |
| Dunsmuir | 48°F | 30°F | 12.57 | 6.8 |
| Quincy | 43°F | 25°F | 7.32 | 6.2 |
| Covelo | 50°F | 32°F | 8.79 | 0.6 |
| Julian | 52°F | 38°F | 3.47 | 0.2 |
| Shasta | 54°F | 41°F | 11.99 | – |
| Buttonwillow | 58°F | 36°F | 1.01 | 0.0 |
| Montague | 46°F | 26°F | 2.25 | – |
| Occidental | 55°F | 41°F | 11.08 | – |
| Tahoma | 38°F | 21°F | 6.47 | – |
| Inyokern | 59°F | 32°F | 0.71 | 0.2 |
| Kettleman City | 58°F | 36°F | 1.24 | – |
| Independence | 57°F | 29°F | 0.87 | – |
| McCloud | 47°F | 24°F | 10.39 | – |
| Tulelake | 41°F | 20°F | 1.45 | 5.0 |
| Klamath | 54°F | 38°F | 15.25 | 0.0 |
| Shelter Cove | 59°F | 47°F | – | – |
| Cedarville | 42°F | 21°F | 2.04 | 6.6 |
| Doyle | 42°F | 24°F | 2.48 | 8.2 |
| Groveland | 52°F | 31°F | 6.61 | 0.2 |
| Potter Valley | 56°F | 35°F | 9.77 | 0.0 |
| Scotia | 55°F | 42°F | 9.68 | – |
| Lee Vining | 42°F | 22°F | 2.56 | 11.6 |
| New Cuyama | 61°F | 32°F | 1.10 | – |
| Dobbins | 56°F | 34°F | 8.86 | – |
| Baker | 62°F | 33°F | 0.58 | 0.0 |
| Lemon Cove | 59°F | 37°F | 2.29 | 0.0 |
| Bridgeport | 45°F | 12°F | 1.51 | 7.3 |
| Friant | 56°F | 37°F | 2.49 | 0.0 |
| Bodega | 55°F | 44°F | 4.63 | – |
| Orick | 51°F | 36°F | – | – |
| Canby | 41°F | 20°F | – | – |
| Downieville | 46°F | 29°F | 11.81 | 5.1 |
| Fort Bidwell | 38°F | 22°F | 2.86 | 12.9 |
| Mount Laguna | 51°F | 34°F | 2.30 | – |
| Mineral | 42°F | 24°F | 9.23 | – |
| Randsburg | 57°F | 35°F | 0.69 | 0.8 |
| Adin | 45°F | 23°F | 2.24 | 10.3 |
| Hat Creek | 46°F | 22°F | 3.03 | 5.6 |
| Verdi | 42°F | 23°F | 4.77 | – |
| Glennville | 55°F | 27°F | 3.30 | 1.2 |
| Ash Mountain | 57°F | 38°F | 3.72 | 0.0 |
| Balch Power House | 51°F | 38°F | 4.66 | – |
| Big Bar (4 mi E) | 48°F | 34°F | 7.24 | 1.1 |
| Big Sur Station | 59°F | 43°F | 9.18 | 0.0 |
| Blue Canyon Airport | 45°F | 34°F | 10.90 | – |
| Boca | 43°F | 15°F | 4.12 | 22.5 |
| Bodie California St Historic P | 41°F | 8°F | 1.60 | 15.6 |
| Borrego Desert Park | 69°F | 45°F | 0.81 | 0.0 |
| Bowman Dam | 45°F | 29°F | – | – |
| Cachuma Lake | 67°F | 33°F | 3.30 | 0.0 |
| Calaveras Big Trees | 44°F | 30°F | 9.65 | 18.7 |
| Callahan | 46°F | 28°F | 3.75 | 1.5 |
| Camp Pardee | 55°F | 40°F | 4.15 | 0.0 |
| Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Air Station | 69°F | 39°F | – | – |
| Canyon Dam | 41°F | 25°F | 6.84 | 25.6 |
| Carmel Valley | 63°F | 40°F | 2.99 | – |
| Cecilville | 43°F | 31°F | – | – |
| Cherry Valley Dam | 49°F | 31°F | 8.29 | 21.3 |
| China Lake Naf | 60°F | 30°F | 0.54 | – |
| Chiriaco Summit | 64°F | 40°F | 0.58 | – |
| Concord Wastewater Treatment Plant | 59°F | 41°F | 3.55 | 0.0 |
| Copco #1 Dam | 47°F | 26°F | 3.51 | 4.4 |
| Cuyamaca | 51°F | 32°F | 4.34 | 1.3 |
| De Sabla | 51°F | 34°F | 12.97 | 0.0 |
| Death Valley National Park | 66°F | 41°F | 0.26 | 0.0 |
| Desert Resorts Regional Airport | 69°F | 38°F | 0.34 | 0.0 |
| Donner Mem State Park | 39°F | 17°F | 6.90 | 40.5 |
| Eagle Mountain | 63°F | 46°F | 0.62 | 0.0 |
| East Park Reservoir | 57°F | 32°F | 3.79 | 0.0 |
| El Capitan Dam | 72°F | 41°F | 2.33 | 0.0 |
| El Mirage | 56°F | 31°F | 0.96 | 0.2 |
| Fairmont | 55°F | 37°F | 2.21 | 0.4 |
| Five Points (5 mi SSW) | 59°F | 37°F | – | – |
| Fort Ross | 57°F | 42°F | 8.44 | – |
| Getty Center | 65°F | 51°F | 3.09 | 0.0 |
| Gibraltar Dam #2 | 64°F | 34°F | 4.19 | – |
| Grant Grove | 46°F | 25°F | 6.63 | 30.8 |
| Grizzly Creek State Park | 49°F | 38°F | 10.72 | 0.2 |
| Haiwee | 50°F | 26°F | 0.99 | – |
| Hayfield Pumping Plant | 66°F | 39°F | 0.66 | 0.0 |
| Hearst Castle | 59°F | 46°F | 6.05 | 0.0 |
| Henshaw Dam | 60°F | 30°F | 3.75 | – |
| Hetch Hetchy | 47°F | 33°F | 5.91 | 10.0 |
| Huntington Lake | 44°F | 25°F | 6.82 | – |
| Idyllwild Fire Dept | 54°F | 30°F | 3.65 | 4.2 |
| Iron Mountain | 64°F | 45°F | – | – |
| Jess Valley | 42°F | 20°F | 2.41 | 16.2 |
| Johnson Valley | 55°F | 35°F | 0.49 | – |
| Kern River Powerhouse 3 | 60°F | 31°F | 1.91 | – |
| Lake Solano | 57°F | 38°F | – | – |
| Lake Spaulding | 43°F | 25°F | – | – |
| Lava Beds Nat Mon | 41°F | 22°F | 1.53 | 7.9 |
| Lodgepole | 37°F | 17°F | 6.87 | 35.0 |
| Loraine (5 mi NNE) | 54°F | 32°F | 2.03 | – |
| Manzanita Lake | 40°F | 22°F | 6.49 | – |
| Markley Cove | 58°F | 36°F | 5.60 | 0.0 |
| Mitchell Caverns | 53°F | 40°F | 1.63 | 0.1 |
| Mount Diablo Junction | 53°F | 41°F | 5.08 | 0.0 |
| Mount Hamilton | 49°F | 38°F | 4.72 | 2.1 |
| Mount Wilson CBS | 55°F | 37°F | 4.03 | – |
| Napa State Hospital | 59°F | 40°F | 5.53 | 0.0 |
| New Melones Dam Headquarters | 57°F | 38°F | 5.16 | 0.0 |
| North Fork Ranger Station | 58°F | 34°F | 5.24 | – |
| North Island Naval Air Station | 66°F | 49°F | 1.48 | 0.0 |
| Northridge Cal State | 67°F | 46°F | 2.32 | 0.0 |
| Oakland Museum | 60°F | 45°F | 4.66 | 0.0 |
| Oceanside Marina | 63°F | 47°F | 1.57 | 0.0 |
| Ocotillo Wells (2 mi W) | 68°F | 47°F | 0.49 | – |
| Orleans | 48°F | 37°F | 10.49 | 1.0 |
| Pacific House | 43°F | 31°F | 9.38 | 7.4 |
| Paicines (4 mi W) | 58°F | 33°F | – | – |
| Palomar Mountain Obsy | 51°F | 37°F | 4.56 | 2.4 |
| Parker Resrvoir | 64°F | 43°F | 0.70 | 0.0 |
| Pearblossom | 58°F | 36°F | 1.15 | 0.6 |
| Pinnacles National Monument | 62°F | 33°F | 3.08 | 0.0 |
| Point Mugu NF | 66°F | 44°F | 1.71 | – |
| Priest Valley | 58°F | 30°F | 3.45 | 0.0 |
| Rancho Bernardo | 66°F | 44°F | 2.28 | – |
| Richardson Grove State Park | 49°F | 38°F | 14.03 | 0.2 |
| Sacramento Metro Airport | 55°F | 37°F | 3.29 | – |
| Sagehen Creek | 39°F | 14°F | – | – |
| San Diego Miramar Naval Air Station | 67°F | 46°F | 1.99 | – |
| San Diego Montgomery Field | 67°F | 45°F | 1.61 | – |
| San Diego Seaworld | 63°F | 47°F | 1.83 | – |
| San Francisco Oceanside | 59°F | 46°F | 4.22 | 0.0 |
| San Gregorio (2 mi SE) | 59°F | 40°F | 6.13 | 0.0 |
| San Luis Dam | 57°F | 39°F | 1.67 | 0.0 |
| San Luis Obispo Poly | 64°F | 44°F | 3.59 | 0.0 |
| San Pasqual Animal Park | 71°F | 38°F | 1.90 | 0.0 |
| Sandberg | 52°F | 38°F | 2.05 | – |
| Santa Ana Fire Station | 68°F | 48°F | 2.16 | 0.0 |
| Santa Monica Pier | 63°F | 50°F | 2.03 | 0.0 |
| Skyline Ridge Preserve | 54°F | 40°F | 8.41 | – |
| So Entrance Yosemite National Park | 44°F | 26°F | 5.64 | – |
| South Lake FS | 58°F | 30°F | – | – |
| Stony Gorge Reservoir | 56°F | 33°F | 3.98 | 0.0 |
| Stovepipe Wells (1 mi SW) | 63°F | 41°F | 0.14 | – |
| Strawberry Valley | 50°F | 30°F | 16.25 | 15.1 |
| Sutter Hill Fire Station | 55°F | 39°F | 5.40 | – |
| Tahoe City | 40°F | 21°F | 6.00 | 36.2 |
| Trinity River Hatchery | 48°F | 32°F | 6.45 | 2.7 |
| Trona | 60°F | 34°F | 0.58 | 0.0 |
| Tuolumne Meadows Ranger Station | 40°F | 12°F | 4.56 | – |
| Twitchell Dam | 61°F | 39°F | 2.96 | 0.0 |
| U C L A | 67°F | 51°F | 2.93 | 0.0 |
| Van Nuys Airport | 67°F | 45°F | 1.95 | – |
| Watsonville Water Works | 62°F | 39°F | 4.51 | 0.0 |
| Whiskeytown Reservoir | 54°F | 39°F | 11.47 | – |
| Woodland Hills Pierce College | 69°F | 42°F | 2.66 | 0.0 |
| Yosemite Park Headquarters | 46°F | 28°F | 5.60 | – |
| Yosemite Village (12 mi W) | 43°F | 32°F | 7.65 | – |
| Yucca Mesa | 58°F | 38°F | 0.73 | – |
Source: NOAA NCEI nClimDiv statewide normals; NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for each station.