Dollar Point climate

Dollar Point Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Tahoe City, 4.3 km from Dollar Point

Average highs run from 42°F on December 1 to 39°F on December 31, and lows from 23°F to 20°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 6.00 in over about 11 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 Dollar Point, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
40°F
Average low
21°F
Precipitation
6.00 in
Snowfall
36.2 in
Record high
65°FDec 3, 2021
Record low
-22°FDec 10, 2013
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 37 min to 9 h 27 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
21°F
Wind
7.2 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 142°F23°F62°F 2021-2°F 201531%17%
Dec 242°F22°F60°F 2021-7°F 202231%18%
Dec 342°F22°F65°F 2021-7°F 202231%18%
Dec 441°F22°F60°F 2021-6°F 201332%19%
Dec 541°F22°F62°F 2021-8°F 201332%19%
Dec 641°F22°F60°F 2021-6°F 201332%19%
Dec 741°F21°F56°F 2025-5°F 201332%20%
Dec 840°F21°F60°F 2024-16°F 200933%20%
Dec 940°F21°F58°F 2025-20°F 201333%20%
Dec 1040°F21°F65°F 2025-22°F 201333%20%
Dec 1140°F21°F65°F 2025-11°F 201333%21%
Dec 1240°F21°F62°F 2025-4°F 201333%21%
Dec 1340°F21°F60°F 2025-3°F 201333%21%
Dec 1439°F21°F58°F 2025-1°F 201234%21%
Dec 1539°F20°F61°F 2025-3°F 201534%22%
Dec 1639°F20°F59°F 2025-2°F 201234%22%
Dec 1739°F20°F55°F 20234°F 201634%22%
Dec 1839°F20°F53°F 20253°F 201134%22%
Dec 1939°F20°F56°F 2013-6°F 201234%22%
Dec 2039°F20°F54°F 2017-6°F 201234%22%
Dec 2139°F20°F57°F 2018-1°F 201334%22%
Dec 2239°F20°F53°F 2020-1°F 201134%22%
Dec 2339°F20°F52°F 2014-2°F 200934%22%
Dec 2439°F20°F63°F 2025-2°F 200934%22%
Dec 2539°F20°F50°F 2013-4°F 201634%22%
Dec 2639°F20°F57°F 2011-9°F 201633%22%
Dec 2739°F20°F57°F 2011-8°F 201634%22%
Dec 2839°F20°F57°F 2017-3°F 201234%22%
Dec 2939°F20°F61°F 2017-4°F 201034%22%
Dec 3039°F20°F63°F 2017-4°F 201034%22%
Dec 3139°F20°F60°F 2017-10°F 201034%22%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Dollar Point, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

December 1
sunrise 7:01 AM, sunset 4:38 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:20 AM, sunset 4:47 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00048758 (Tahoe City), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00049040, 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.