Descanso climate

Descanso Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Cuyamaca, 15.4 km from Descanso

Average highs run from 53°F on December 1 to 51°F on December 31, and lows from 32°F to 33°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.34 in over about 7 wet days.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Descanso, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
51°F
Average low
32°F
Precipitation
4.34 in
Snowfall
1.3 in
Record high
93°FDec 4, 1979
Record low
25°FDec 25, 1987
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 09 min to 10 h 01 min
Cloud cover
39%
Humidity
52%
Dew point
31°F
Wind
6.7 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 153°F32°F86°F 199531°F 199120%3%
Dec 253°F32°F82°F 201531°F 199120%3%
Dec 353°F32°F82°F 197931°F 200421%3%
Dec 452°F32°F93°F 197934°F 201121%3%
Dec 552°F32°F88°F 197932°F 198321%3%
Dec 652°F32°F87°F 197930°F 201121%3%
Dec 752°F32°F82°F 198830°F 201122%3%
Dec 851°F32°F84°F 198132°F 198922%3%
Dec 951°F32°F85°F 202529°F 199422%3%
Dec 1051°F31°F86°F 202532°F 199422%3%
Dec 1151°F31°F84°F 201731°F 200123%3%
Dec 1251°F31°F90°F 201030°F 198523%4%
Dec 1351°F31°F91°F 201030°F 197923%4%
Dec 1450°F31°F82°F 200429°F 198723%4%
Dec 1550°F31°F85°F 198028°F 198724%4%
Dec 1650°F32°F87°F 198031°F 197924%4%
Dec 1750°F32°F84°F 199932°F 198424%4%
Dec 1850°F32°F84°F 202532°F 201624%4%
Dec 1950°F32°F82°F 199931°F 200324%4%
Dec 2050°F32°F83°F 200429°F 199224%4%
Dec 2150°F32°F85°F 200530°F 199224%4%
Dec 2250°F32°F80°F 201432°F 199224%4%
Dec 2350°F32°F86°F 198926°F 199024%4%
Dec 2450°F32°F84°F 198030°F 198724%4%
Dec 2550°F32°F86°F 202225°F 198724%4%
Dec 2650°F32°F83°F 202226°F 198724%4%
Dec 2750°F32°F84°F 201329°F 198724%4%
Dec 2850°F32°F86°F 201729°F 198724%4%
Dec 2950°F32°F88°F 198031°F 198824%4%
Dec 3050°F33°F88°F 198028°F 198824%4%
Dec 3151°F33°F83°F 198031°F 199024%4%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Descanso, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

December 1
sunrise 6:31 AM, sunset 4:40 PM
December 31
sunrise 6:49 AM, sunset 4:50 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00042239 (Cuyamaca), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00042706, 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.