Encinitas Weather in December
Average highs run from 66°F on December 1 to 65°F on December 31, and lows from 49°F to 47°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.72 in over about 8 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
- 65°F
- Average low
- 47°F
- Precipitation
- 1.72 in
- Record high
- 86°FDec 12, 2010
- Record low
- 32°FDec 24, 2009
- Chance of a freeze
- 1%
- Daylight
- 10 h 08 min to 10 h 01 min
- Cloud cover
- 41%
- Humidity
- 68%
- Dew point
- 47°F
- Wind
- 7.6 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 | 66°F | 49°F | 79°F 2013 | 38°F 2004 | 23% |
| Dec 2 | 66°F | 48°F | 77°F 2006 | 40°F 2004 | 23% |
| Dec 3 | 66°F | 48°F | 77°F 2006 | 42°F 2004 | 23% |
| Dec 4 | 66°F | 48°F | 77°F 2000 | 41°F 2011 | 23% |
| Dec 5 | 65°F | 48°F | 79°F 2023 | 41°F 2011 | 23% |
| Dec 6 | 65°F | 48°F | 78°F 2007 | 39°F 2011 | 23% |
| Dec 7 | 65°F | 48°F | 83°F 2001 | 39°F 1998 | 23% |
| Dec 8 | 65°F | 48°F | 84°F 2020 | 41°F 1998 | 23% |
| Dec 9 | 65°F | 47°F | 83°F 2017 | 40°F 2013 | 24% |
| Dec 10 | 65°F | 47°F | 85°F 2017 | 40°F 1998 | 24% |
| Dec 11 | 65°F | 47°F | 78°F 2017 | 40°F 1999 | 24% |
| Dec 12 | 64°F | 47°F | 86°F 2010 | 41°F 1999 | 24% |
| Dec 13 | 64°F | 47°F | 80°F 1998 | 41°F 1999 | 24% |
| Dec 14 | 64°F | 47°F | 70°F 2013 | 41°F 2013 | 24% |
| Dec 15 | 64°F | 47°F | 80°F 1998 | 41°F 2015 | 24% |
| Dec 16 | 64°F | 47°F | 83°F 1998 | 39°F 2001 | 24% |
| Dec 17 | 64°F | 47°F | 79°F 2023 | 40°F 2001 | 24% |
| Dec 18 | 64°F | 47°F | 80°F 2000 | 40°F 2016 | 24% |
| Dec 19 | 64°F | 47°F | 82°F 2009 | 38°F 2006 | 24% |
| Dec 20 | 64°F | 47°F | 76°F 1999 | 40°F 2008 | 24% |
| Dec 21 | 64°F | 47°F | 79°F 2005 | 39°F 2012 | 24% |
| Dec 22 | 64°F | 47°F | 73°F 2014 | 38°F 1998 | 24% |
| Dec 23 | 64°F | 47°F | 78°F 2014 | 38°F 1998 | 24% |
| Dec 24 | 64°F | 47°F | 77°F 1999 | 32°F 2009 | 24% |
| Dec 25 | 64°F | 47°F | 83°F 2013 | 38°F 1998 | 24% |
| Dec 26 | 64°F | 47°F | 80°F 2013 | 41°F 2007 | 24% |
| Dec 27 | 64°F | 47°F | 74°F 2013 | 39°F 2003 | 24% |
| Dec 28 | 64°F | 47°F | 74°F 2011 | 36°F 2003 | 24% |
| Dec 29 | 64°F | 47°F | 80°F 2016 | 38°F 2015 | 24% |
| Dec 30 | 65°F | 47°F | 74°F 2025 | 41°F 2015 | 23% |
| Dec 31 | 65°F | 47°F | 74°F 2025 | 38°F 2014 | 23% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PST).
- December 1
- sunrise 6:34 AM, sunset 4:42 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 6:52 AM, sunset 4:53 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00003177 (Carlsbad Palomar AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003177, 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.