Death Valley Weather in December
Average highs run from 69°F on December 1 to 65°F on December 31, and lows from 44°F to 40°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.26 in over about 2 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
- 66°F
- Average low
- 41°F
- Precipitation
- 0.26 in
- Record high
- 75°FDec 11, 2025
- Record low
- 6°FDec 22, 1990
- Chance of a freeze
- 67%
- Daylight
- 9 h 52 min to 9 h 45 min
- Cloud cover
- 45%
- Humidity
- 45%
- Dew point
- 22°F
- Wind
- 6.0 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 | 69°F | 44°F | 74°F 1999 | 23°F 2006 | 4% |
| Dec 2 | 69°F | 44°F | 70°F 2021 | 24°F 1991 | 4% |
| Dec 3 | 69°F | 44°F | 69°F 2021 | 28°F 1996 | 4% |
| Dec 4 | 68°F | 43°F | 71°F 2024 | 25°F 2020 | 4% |
| Dec 5 | 68°F | 43°F | 72°F 2021 | 23°F 1999 | 5% |
| Dec 6 | 67°F | 43°F | 71°F 2023 | 19°F 2013 | 5% |
| Dec 7 | 67°F | 42°F | 71°F 2020 | 18°F 1978 | 5% |
| Dec 8 | 67°F | 42°F | 69°F 1979 | 17°F 1978 | 5% |
| Dec 9 | 66°F | 42°F | 70°F 1979 | 12°F 2009 | 5% |
| Dec 10 | 66°F | 42°F | 74°F 2025 | 22°F 2013 | 5% |
| Dec 11 | 66°F | 41°F | 75°F 2025 | 21°F 1994 | 5% |
| Dec 12 | 66°F | 41°F | 72°F 1988 | 22°F 1989 | 5% |
| Dec 13 | 65°F | 41°F | 72°F 2017 | 24°F 2024 | 5% |
| Dec 14 | 65°F | 41°F | 67°F 2025 | 20°F 1987 | 5% |
| Dec 15 | 65°F | 41°F | 72°F 1980 | 19°F 1987 | 5% |
| Dec 16 | 65°F | 41°F | 73°F 1980 | 21°F 2005 | 5% |
| Dec 17 | 65°F | 40°F | 72°F 1998 | 19°F 2005 | 6% |
| Dec 18 | 65°F | 40°F | 69°F 2024 | 20°F 2022 | 6% |
| Dec 19 | 64°F | 40°F | 69°F 1985 | 19°F 2022 | 6% |
| Dec 20 | 64°F | 40°F | 69°F 2020 | 20°F 2006 | 6% |
| Dec 21 | 64°F | 40°F | 70°F 2020 | 12°F 1990 | 6% |
| Dec 22 | 64°F | 40°F | 70°F 2014 | 6°F 1990 | 6% |
| Dec 23 | 64°F | 40°F | 72°F 2005 | 11°F 1990 | 6% |
| Dec 24 | 64°F | 40°F | 70°F 2005 | 17°F 1990 | 6% |
| Dec 25 | 64°F | 40°F | 71°F 2022 | 16°F 1990 | 6% |
| Dec 26 | 64°F | 40°F | 71°F 1980 | 18°F 1990 | 6% |
| Dec 27 | 64°F | 40°F | 67°F 1980 | 17°F 1988 | 6% |
| Dec 28 | 64°F | 40°F | 72°F 1980 | 18°F 1990 | 6% |
| Dec 29 | 64°F | 40°F | 72°F 1998 | 20°F 1990 | 6% |
| Dec 30 | 64°F | 40°F | 71°F 1998 | 18°F 1990 | 7% |
| Dec 31 | 65°F | 40°F | 70°F 1980 | 14°F 1990 | 7% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PST).
- December 1
- sunrise 6:40 AM, sunset 4:32 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 6:58 AM, sunset 4:43 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00042319 (Death Valley Np), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003160, 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.