Alpine County Weather in December
Average highs run from 48°F on December 1 to 47°F on December 31, and lows from 24°F to 22°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.00 in over about 5 wet days.
December day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
December at a glance
- Average high
- 46°F
- Average low
- 22°F
- Precipitation
- 1.00 in
- Snowfall
- 4.6 in
- Record high
- 64°FDec 1, 2008
- Record low
- -29°FDec 9, 1972
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 40 min to 9 h 31 min
- Cloud cover
- 57%
- Humidity
- 75%
- Dew point
- 21°F
- Wind
- 6.3 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 48°F | 24°F | 64°F 2008 | 6°F 2004 | 13% | 5% |
| Dec 2 | 48°F | 24°F | 59°F 1977 | -7°F 2022 | 13% | 5% |
| Dec 3 | 48°F | 23°F | 59°F 1977 | -2°F 2018 | 13% | 5% |
| Dec 4 | 48°F | 23°F | 59°F 1979 | -2°F 2001 | 13% | 5% |
| Dec 5 | 47°F | 23°F | 57°F 1990 | -8°F 1972 | 13% | 6% |
| Dec 6 | 47°F | 23°F | 56°F 2008 | 3°F 1992 | 13% | 6% |
| Dec 7 | 47°F | 23°F | 56°F 2010 | -2°F 1998 | 14% | 6% |
| Dec 8 | 47°F | 22°F | 61°F 2015 | -13°F 2009 | 14% | 6% |
| Dec 9 | 46°F | 22°F | 58°F 1979 | -29°F 1972 | 14% | 6% |
| Dec 10 | 46°F | 22°F | 63°F 1990 | -2°F 1980 | 14% | 6% |
| Dec 11 | 46°F | 22°F | 59°F 1990 | -19°F 1972 | 14% | 7% |
| Dec 12 | 46°F | 22°F | 54°F 1986 | -2°F 1968 | 14% | 7% |
| Dec 13 | 46°F | 22°F | 55°F 1976 | -7°F 1972 | 14% | 7% |
| Dec 14 | 46°F | 22°F | 58°F 2017 | -10°F 1972 | 14% | 7% |
| Dec 15 | 46°F | 22°F | 59°F 2017 | -7°F 1971 | 14% | 7% |
| Dec 16 | 46°F | 22°F | 55°F 1974 | -5°F 1971 | 14% | 7% |
| Dec 17 | 46°F | 21°F | 58°F 1979 | -11°F 2008 | 14% | 8% |
| Dec 18 | 46°F | 21°F | 57°F 2025 | -7°F 1992 | 14% | 8% |
| Dec 19 | 46°F | 21°F | 56°F 2003 | -13°F 1992 | 14% | 8% |
| Dec 20 | 46°F | 21°F | 57°F 2005 | -10°F 1978 | 14% | 8% |
| Dec 21 | 46°F | 21°F | 56°F 1994 | -16°F 1990 | 14% | 8% |
| Dec 22 | 46°F | 21°F | 58°F 2014 | -17°F 1990 | 14% | 8% |
| Dec 23 | 46°F | 21°F | 56°F 2014 | -14°F 1990 | 14% | 8% |
| Dec 24 | 46°F | 21°F | 51°F 2017 | -13°F 1970 | 13% | 8% |
| Dec 25 | 46°F | 21°F | 55°F 1980 | -15°F 1970 | 13% | 8% |
| Dec 26 | 46°F | 21°F | 56°F 2011 | -14°F 1988 | 13% | 8% |
| Dec 27 | 46°F | 21°F | 57°F 2017 | -12°F 1988 | 13% | 8% |
| Dec 28 | 46°F | 21°F | 59°F 2011 | -5°F 2012 | 13% | 8% |
| Dec 29 | 46°F | 21°F | 61°F 2017 | -13°F 1988 | 13% | 8% |
| Dec 30 | 47°F | 21°F | 58°F 2017 | -8°F 1971 | 13% | 8% |
| Dec 31 | 47°F | 22°F | 57°F 2013 | -20°F 1987 | 12% | 8% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PST).
- December 1
- sunrise 6:58 AM, sunset 4:38 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:17 AM, sunset 4:48 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00268186 (Topaz Lake), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093230, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.