Foresthill climate

Foresthill Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Colfax, 13.7 km from Foresthill

Average highs run from 55°F on December 1 to 54°F on December 31, and lows from 37°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 8.52 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 Foresthill, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
54°F
Average low
36°F
Precipitation
8.52 in
Snowfall
1.5 in
Record high
80°FDec 14, 1924
Record low
5°FDec 9, 2013
Chance of a freeze
97%
Daylight
9 h 38 min to 9 h 29 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
36°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 155°F37°F75°F 192428°F 190635%1%
Dec 255°F37°F75°F 192427°F 202235%1%
Dec 355°F37°F75°F 192424°F 190936%1%
Dec 454°F37°F75°F 195823°F 190936%1%
Dec 554°F37°F74°F 192415°F 201336%1%
Dec 654°F37°F75°F 193421°F 190936%1%
Dec 754°F37°F74°F 192416°F 200936%1%
Dec 854°F36°F74°F 192420°F 200936%1%
Dec 954°F36°F73°F 19135°F 201336%1%
Dec 1053°F36°F75°F 192517°F 197236%2%
Dec 1153°F36°F74°F 192420°F 197236%2%
Dec 1253°F36°F73°F 192420°F 197236%2%
Dec 1353°F36°F73°F 192419°F 193236%2%
Dec 1453°F36°F80°F 192419°F 193236%2%
Dec 1553°F36°F80°F 192423°F 197236%2%
Dec 1653°F36°F76°F 192424°F 191036%2%
Dec 1753°F36°F73°F 192424°F 191136%2%
Dec 1853°F36°F73°F 198024°F 191136%2%
Dec 1953°F36°F72°F 191924°F 192436%2%
Dec 2053°F36°F73°F 192421°F 199036%2%
Dec 2153°F36°F73°F 199918°F 199036%2%
Dec 2253°F36°F74°F 192417°F 199036%2%
Dec 2353°F36°F73°F 192419°F 199036%2%
Dec 2453°F36°F72°F 192423°F 199036%2%
Dec 2553°F36°F73°F 192423°F 199036%2%
Dec 2653°F36°F74°F 192422°F 199036%2%
Dec 2753°F36°F74°F 196721°F 191036%2%
Dec 2854°F36°F74°F 192426°F 191636%2%
Dec 2954°F36°F74°F 192425°F 199036%2%
Dec 3054°F36°F73°F 192423°F 192936%2%
Dec 3154°F36°F72°F 192419°F 191036%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Foresthill, 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 7:03 AM, sunset 4:41 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 4:51 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00041912 (Colfax), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00040383, 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.