Isla Vista climate

Isla Vista Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Santa Barbara 11 W, 1.7 km from Isla Vista

Average highs run from 64°F on December 1 to 64°F on December 31, and lows from 43°F to 42°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.81 in.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Isla Vista, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
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December at a glance

Average high
63°F
Average low
42°F
Precipitation
2.81 in
Record high
89°FDec 3, 1958
Record low
20°FDec 22, 1990
Chance of a freeze
29%
Daylight
10 h 01 min to 9 h 54 min
Cloud cover
44%
Humidity
68%
Dew point
42°F
Wind
8.7 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Dec 164°F43°F85°F 195831°F 1991
Dec 264°F43°F82°F 195931°F 2004
Dec 363°F43°F89°F 195830°F 2004
Dec 463°F43°F79°F 200732°F 2004
Dec 563°F43°F82°F 196229°F 2017
Dec 663°F43°F83°F 199031°F 2005
Dec 763°F42°F82°F 198929°F 1978
Dec 863°F42°F80°F 197529°F 1960
Dec 963°F42°F82°F 195728°F 1956
Dec 1063°F42°F81°F 195828°F 1951
Dec 1163°F42°F78°F 195832°F 1998
Dec 1263°F42°F86°F 195631°F 1949
Dec 1363°F42°F82°F 195325°F 1967
Dec 1463°F42°F79°F 195325°F 1967
Dec 1563°F42°F82°F 194227°F 1967
Dec 1663°F42°F82°F 198028°F 1975
Dec 1763°F42°F78°F 202329°F 1990
Dec 1863°F42°F84°F 202531°F 1975
Dec 1963°F42°F79°F 195328°F 2006
Dec 2063°F42°F80°F 195330°F 2016
Dec 2163°F42°F80°F 195328°F 1968
Dec 2263°F42°F81°F 201420°F 1990
Dec 2363°F42°F77°F 195021°F 1990
Dec 2463°F42°F80°F 198922°F 1990
Dec 2563°F42°F81°F 194725°F 1990
Dec 2663°F42°F82°F 194727°F 1987
Dec 2763°F42°F83°F 197526°F 1988
Dec 2863°F42°F81°F 195628°F 1990
Dec 2964°F42°F79°F 194531°F 1962
Dec 3064°F42°F83°F 198029°F 1969
Dec 3164°F42°F72°F 195728°F 1990

Chance of rain

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

December 1
sunrise 6:48 AM, sunset 4:49 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:06 AM, sunset 5:00 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00053152 (Santa Barbara 11 W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023190, 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.