Alturas Weather in December
Average highs run from 45°F on December 1 to 42°F on December 31, and lows from 24°F to 22°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.51 in over about 8 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
- 42°F
- Average low
- 23°F
- Precipitation
- 1.51 in
- Snowfall
- 6.6 in
- Record high
- 66°FDec 1, 2021
- Record low
- -27°FDec 8, 2013
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 24 min to 9 h 13 min
- Cloud cover
- 66%
- Humidity
- 80%
- Dew point
- 23°F
- Wind
- 9.4 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 | 45°F | 24°F | 66°F 2021 | 3°F 2004 | 27% | 6% |
| Dec 2 | 44°F | 24°F | 63°F 2021 | -3°F 2022 | 27% | 6% |
| Dec 3 | 44°F | 23°F | 60°F 2021 | -1°F 2004 | 27% | 6% |
| Dec 4 | 43°F | 23°F | 60°F 2021 | -1°F 2013 | 27% | 7% |
| Dec 5 | 43°F | 23°F | 59°F 2023 | -10°F 2013 | 27% | 7% |
| Dec 6 | 43°F | 23°F | 59°F 2000 | 0°F 2009 | 28% | 7% |
| Dec 7 | 42°F | 23°F | 55°F 2010 | -11°F 2013 | 28% | 7% |
| Dec 8 | 42°F | 23°F | 61°F 2020 | -27°F 2013 | 28% | 7% |
| Dec 9 | 42°F | 23°F | 61°F 2025 | -22°F 2013 | 28% | 7% |
| Dec 10 | 42°F | 23°F | 65°F 2025 | -11°F 2013 | 28% | 7% |
| Dec 11 | 41°F | 23°F | 62°F 2025 | -6°F 2013 | 28% | 7% |
| Dec 12 | 41°F | 23°F | 59°F 2010 | 1°F 2013 | 28% | 7% |
| Dec 13 | 41°F | 23°F | 61°F 2025 | 3°F 2011 | 27% | 8% |
| Dec 14 | 41°F | 23°F | 62°F 2025 | 1°F 2021 | 27% | 8% |
| Dec 15 | 41°F | 23°F | 60°F 2025 | 1°F 2022 | 27% | 8% |
| Dec 16 | 41°F | 23°F | 55°F 2023 | -13°F 2008 | 27% | 8% |
| Dec 17 | 41°F | 22°F | 54°F 2011 | -14°F 2008 | 27% | 8% |
| Dec 18 | 41°F | 22°F | 55°F 2004 | -12°F 2008 | 27% | 8% |
| Dec 19 | 41°F | 22°F | 60°F 2024 | 1°F 2022 | 27% | 8% |
| Dec 20 | 40°F | 22°F | 55°F 2020 | -6°F 1998 | 27% | 8% |
| Dec 21 | 41°F | 22°F | 58°F 2019 | -13°F 1998 | 27% | 8% |
| Dec 22 | 41°F | 22°F | 54°F 2014 | -6°F 1998 | 27% | 8% |
| Dec 23 | 41°F | 22°F | 58°F 2025 | -5°F 1998 | 27% | 8% |
| Dec 24 | 41°F | 22°F | 59°F 2005 | 2°F 2011 | 27% | 8% |
| Dec 25 | 41°F | 22°F | 54°F 2022 | -2°F 2016 | 27% | 8% |
| Dec 26 | 41°F | 22°F | 55°F 2013 | -8°F 2015 | 27% | 8% |
| Dec 27 | 41°F | 22°F | 53°F 1999 | 3°F 2012 | 27% | 8% |
| Dec 28 | 41°F | 22°F | 53°F 1999 | 2°F 2012 | 27% | 8% |
| Dec 29 | 41°F | 22°F | 58°F 2017 | 3°F 2015 | 27% | 8% |
| Dec 30 | 41°F | 22°F | 56°F 2025 | -3°F 2012 | 27% | 8% |
| Dec 31 | 42°F | 22°F | 56°F 2013 | -15°F 2015 | 27% | 8% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:09 AM, sunset 4:33 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:29 AM, sunset 4:42 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00040161 (Alturas), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094299, 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.