Independence Weather in December
Average highs run from 60°F on December 1 to 56°F on December 31, and lows from 31°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.87 in over about 4 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
- 57°F
- Average low
- 29°F
- Precipitation
- 0.87 in
- Record high
- 77°FDec 30, 1973
- Record low
- -2°FDec 23, 1990
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 50 min to 9 h 42 min
- Cloud cover
- 46%
- Humidity
- 57%
- Dew point
- 16°F
- Wind
- 5.1 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 | 60°F | 31°F | 76°F 1980 | 17°F 1954 | 9% |
| Dec 2 | 60°F | 31°F | 74°F 1927 | 19°F 1914 | 9% |
| Dec 3 | 59°F | 30°F | 76°F 1958 | 15°F 2007 | 9% |
| Dec 4 | 59°F | 30°F | 75°F 1958 | 9°F 1909 | 10% |
| Dec 5 | 59°F | 30°F | 73°F 1958 | 10°F 1909 | 10% |
| Dec 6 | 58°F | 30°F | 75°F 1979 | 3°F 1909 | 10% |
| Dec 7 | 58°F | 29°F | 76°F 1938 | 14°F 1914 | 10% |
| Dec 8 | 58°F | 29°F | 74°F 1958 | 11°F 1978 | 10% |
| Dec 9 | 57°F | 29°F | 72°F 2012 | 10°F 1916 | 11% |
| Dec 10 | 57°F | 29°F | 69°F 1929 | 10°F 2009 | 11% |
| Dec 11 | 57°F | 29°F | 72°F 1967 | 10°F 1909 | 11% |
| Dec 12 | 57°F | 29°F | 74°F 1988 | 6°F 1932 | 11% |
| Dec 13 | 56°F | 29°F | 74°F 1956 | 9°F 1932 | 11% |
| Dec 14 | 56°F | 29°F | 72°F 1988 | 9°F 1914 | 12% |
| Dec 15 | 56°F | 28°F | 73°F 1958 | 10°F 1940 | 12% |
| Dec 16 | 56°F | 28°F | 74°F 1980 | 10°F 1908 | 12% |
| Dec 17 | 56°F | 28°F | 75°F 1980 | 9°F 1914 | 12% |
| Dec 18 | 56°F | 28°F | 72°F 1982 | 5°F 1914 | 12% |
| Dec 19 | 56°F | 28°F | 71°F 1951 | 5°F 1914 | 12% |
| Dec 20 | 56°F | 28°F | 68°F 1999 | 3°F 1914 | 12% |
| Dec 21 | 55°F | 28°F | 70°F 1972 | 6°F 1990 | 12% |
| Dec 22 | 55°F | 28°F | 68°F 1985 | 6°F 1990 | 13% |
| Dec 23 | 55°F | 28°F | 76°F 2014 | -2°F 1990 | 13% |
| Dec 24 | 55°F | 28°F | 73°F 1964 | 6°F 1909 | 13% |
| Dec 25 | 55°F | 28°F | 73°F 1985 | 7°F 1909 | 13% |
| Dec 26 | 56°F | 28°F | 72°F 1985 | 4°F 1909 | 13% |
| Dec 27 | 56°F | 28°F | 70°F 1980 | -2°F 1916 | 13% |
| Dec 28 | 56°F | 28°F | 71°F 1956 | 2°F 1916 | 13% |
| Dec 29 | 56°F | 28°F | 71°F 1980 | 5°F 1916 | 13% |
| Dec 30 | 56°F | 29°F | 77°F 1973 | 4°F 1911 | 13% |
| Dec 31 | 56°F | 29°F | 73°F 1956 | 10°F 1915 | 14% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PST).
- December 1
- sunrise 6:47 AM, sunset 4:37 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:05 AM, sunset 4:47 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00044232 (Independence), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00044232, 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.