Dunsmuir climate

Dunsmuir Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Dunsmuir Trtmt Pl, 2.9 km from Dunsmuir

Average highs run from 50°F on December 1 to 47°F on December 31, and lows from 31°F to 30°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 12.57 in over about 14 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 Dunsmuir, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
48°F
Average low
30°F
Precipitation
12.57 in
Snowfall
6.8 in
Record high
72°FDec 11, 1958
Record low
-13°FDec 22, 1990
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 26 min to 9 h 15 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
30°F
Wind
4.0 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 150°F31°F63°F 201312°F 200743%7%
Dec 250°F31°F63°F 195816°F 199643%8%
Dec 350°F31°F66°F 195817°F 194843%8%
Dec 449°F31°F65°F 202012°F 199244%8%
Dec 549°F31°F62°F 19585°F 201344%8%
Dec 649°F31°F62°F 19659°F 195644%9%
Dec 749°F31°F61°F 20068°F 200944%9%
Dec 848°F31°F62°F 1959-3°F 201344%9%
Dec 948°F30°F63°F 1975-5°F 197244%9%
Dec 1048°F30°F65°F 1958-5°F 197244%10%
Dec 1148°F30°F72°F 1958-2°F 197244%10%
Dec 1248°F30°F61°F 195712°F 196745%10%
Dec 1348°F30°F57°F 19568°F 197245%10%
Dec 1447°F30°F66°F 19588°F 196745%11%
Dec 1547°F30°F61°F 19587°F 194845%11%
Dec 1647°F30°F66°F 19535°F 200845%11%
Dec 1747°F30°F68°F 19583°F 200845%11%
Dec 1847°F30°F65°F 19588°F 200844%11%
Dec 1947°F30°F61°F 19597°F 196744%12%
Dec 2047°F30°F63°F 20208°F 197844%12%
Dec 2147°F30°F58°F 2013-6°F 199844%12%
Dec 2247°F30°F63°F 2013-13°F 199044%12%
Dec 2347°F30°F62°F 1960-1°F 199044%12%
Dec 2447°F30°F64°F 19501°F 199044%12%
Dec 2547°F30°F59°F 201310°F 197045%12%
Dec 2647°F30°F62°F 201310°F 201645%12%
Dec 2747°F30°F59°F 19999°F 195445%12%
Dec 2847°F30°F58°F 19495°F 201645%12%
Dec 2947°F30°F65°F 19567°F 198245%12%
Dec 3047°F30°F63°F 20132°F 199045%12%
Dec 3147°F30°F64°F 20139°F 196445%12%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Dunsmuir, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

December 1
sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 4:41 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:35 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 USC00042574 (Dunsmuir Trtmt Pl), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00045983, 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.