Fresno climate

Fresno Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Fresno Yosemite Intl AP, 5.9 km from Fresno

Average highs run from 59°F on December 1 to 54°F on December 31, and lows from 41°F to 40°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.79 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 Fresno, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
55°F
Average low
40°F
Precipitation
1.79 in
Record high
77°FDec 6, 2023
Record low
18°FDec 23, 1990
Chance of a freeze
59%
Daylight
9 h 50 min to 9 h 41 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
38°F
Wind
5.8 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 159°F41°F73°F 201430°F 194819%0%
Dec 258°F41°F73°F 202129°F 197620%0%
Dec 358°F41°F75°F 197930°F 195720%0%
Dec 458°F41°F72°F 195829°F 200420%0%
Dec 557°F41°F72°F 195829°F 197221%0%
Dec 657°F40°F77°F 202329°F 201321%0%
Dec 757°F40°F67°F 200625°F 197821%0%
Dec 856°F40°F77°F 200625°F 197821%0%
Dec 956°F40°F70°F 195023°F 197222%0%
Dec 1056°F40°F73°F 199026°F 195122%0%
Dec 1156°F40°F66°F 195825°F 194922%0%
Dec 1256°F40°F69°F 196925°F 194922%0%
Dec 1355°F40°F71°F 196925°F 194923%0%
Dec 1455°F40°F73°F 195821°F 196723%0%
Dec 1555°F40°F76°F 195825°F 197523%0%
Dec 1655°F39°F70°F 195825°F 196723%0%
Dec 1755°F39°F70°F 195825°F 196723%0%
Dec 1855°F39°F71°F 197926°F 196524%0%
Dec 1954°F39°F74°F 198125°F 196524%0%
Dec 2054°F39°F70°F 195526°F 199824%0%
Dec 2154°F39°F71°F 195524°F 199024%0%
Dec 2254°F39°F70°F 196419°F 199024%0%
Dec 2354°F39°F69°F 202418°F 199024%0%
Dec 2454°F39°F70°F 196420°F 199024%0%
Dec 2554°F39°F69°F 201320°F 198724%0%
Dec 2654°F39°F68°F 195121°F 198725%0%
Dec 2754°F39°F72°F 199123°F 196225%0%
Dec 2854°F40°F67°F 202324°F 196225%0%
Dec 2954°F40°F69°F 194924°F 199025%0%
Dec 3054°F40°F67°F 201324°F 196925%0%
Dec 3154°F40°F69°F 199723°F 197525%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Fresno, 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 6:53 AM, sunset 4:43 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:12 AM, sunset 4:53 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093193 (Fresno Yosemite Intl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093193, 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.