Big Sur Weather in December
Average highs run from 60°F on December 1 to 60°F on December 31, and lows from 44°F to 42°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 9.18 in over about 11 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
- 59°F
- Average low
- 43°F
- Precipitation
- 9.18 in
- Record high
- 82°FDec 8, 2020
- Record low
- 26°FDec 10, 1972
- Chance of a freeze
- 39%
- Daylight
- 9 h 52 min to 9 h 44 min
- Cloud cover
- 48%
- Humidity
- 79%
- Dew point
- 46°F
- Wind
- 8.1 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 60°F | 44°F | 81°F 2021 | 35°F 1972 | 31% |
| Dec 2 | 60°F | 44°F | 73°F 1969 | 34°F 2022 | 31% |
| Dec 3 | 60°F | 43°F | 74°F 2006 | 35°F 1968 | 31% |
| Dec 4 | 60°F | 43°F | 72°F 2006 | 33°F 2013 | 32% |
| Dec 5 | 60°F | 43°F | 75°F 2000 | 30°F 2013 | 32% |
| Dec 6 | 60°F | 43°F | 71°F 2019 | 36°F 2005 | 32% |
| Dec 7 | 59°F | 43°F | 74°F 1975 | 34°F 2009 | 33% |
| Dec 8 | 59°F | 43°F | 82°F 2020 | 32°F 2013 | 33% |
| Dec 9 | 59°F | 43°F | 77°F 2017 | 28°F 2013 | 33% |
| Dec 10 | 59°F | 43°F | 77°F 2017 | 26°F 1972 | 33% |
| Dec 11 | 59°F | 43°F | 74°F 2017 | 26°F 1972 | 33% |
| Dec 12 | 59°F | 43°F | 76°F 2017 | 34°F 1972 | 33% |
| Dec 13 | 59°F | 43°F | 72°F 2017 | 30°F 1972 | 34% |
| Dec 14 | 59°F | 42°F | 68°F 2017 | 30°F 1972 | 34% |
| Dec 15 | 59°F | 42°F | 68°F 1976 | 33°F 1975 | 33% |
| Dec 16 | 59°F | 42°F | 75°F 2013 | 32°F 1999 | 33% |
| Dec 17 | 59°F | 42°F | 75°F 2013 | 33°F 2008 | 33% |
| Dec 18 | 59°F | 42°F | 71°F 2000 | 32°F 2016 | 33% |
| Dec 19 | 59°F | 42°F | 71°F 1999 | 31°F 2016 | 33% |
| Dec 20 | 59°F | 42°F | 75°F 1999 | 31°F 1998 | 33% |
| Dec 21 | 59°F | 42°F | 75°F 1999 | 28°F 1998 | 33% |
| Dec 22 | 59°F | 42°F | 68°F 2025 | 29°F 1998 | 33% |
| Dec 23 | 59°F | 42°F | 70°F 2014 | 29°F 1998 | 33% |
| Dec 24 | 59°F | 42°F | 73°F 2013 | 26°F 1998 | 33% |
| Dec 25 | 59°F | 42°F | 74°F 2013 | 30°F 1998 | 33% |
| Dec 26 | 59°F | 42°F | 77°F 2013 | 34°F 1998 | 33% |
| Dec 27 | 60°F | 42°F | 69°F 2013 | 32°F 2015 | 33% |
| Dec 28 | 60°F | 42°F | 71°F 1999 | 34°F 1976 | 33% |
| Dec 29 | 60°F | 42°F | 71°F 2017 | 29°F 1972 | 33% |
| Dec 30 | 60°F | 42°F | 67°F 2017 | 32°F 2000 | 33% |
| Dec 31 | 60°F | 42°F | 67°F 2011 | 34°F 2014 | 33% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:00 AM, sunset 4:52 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:18 AM, sunset 5:02 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00040790 (Big Sur Stn), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023259, 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.