Joshua Tree climate

Joshua Tree Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Joshua Tree, 3.8 km from Joshua Tree

Average highs run from 62°F on December 1 to 59°F on December 31, and lows from 38°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.46 in over about 4 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 Joshua Tree, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
60°F
Average low
36°F
Precipitation
0.46 in
Snowfall
0.6 in
Record high
83°FDec 18, 2025
Record low
17°FDec 19, 2008
Chance of a freeze
98%
Daylight
10 h 03 min to 9 h 55 min
Cloud cover
39%
Humidity
48%
Dew point
24°F
Wind
7.2 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 162°F38°F78°F 201128°F 20109%0%
Dec 262°F37°F75°F 200829°F 20239%0%
Dec 361°F37°F76°F 200829°F 20209%0%
Dec 461°F37°F76°F 201728°F 200910%0%
Dec 561°F37°F73°F 202128°F 201310%0%
Dec 661°F36°F76°F 201225°F 201110%0%
Dec 760°F36°F76°F 202128°F 201110%0%
Dec 860°F36°F69°F 201224°F 201310%0%
Dec 960°F36°F74°F 201522°F 201310%0%
Dec 1060°F35°F75°F 201023°F 201310%0%
Dec 1160°F35°F76°F 202526°F 201311%0%
Dec 1260°F35°F78°F 202526°F 202211%0%
Dec 1359°F35°F76°F 202528°F 202211%0%
Dec 1459°F35°F74°F 202526°F 200811%0%
Dec 1559°F35°F75°F 201019°F 202111%0%
Dec 1659°F35°F76°F 201627°F 202111%0%
Dec 1759°F35°F77°F 202525°F 201911%0%
Dec 1859°F35°F83°F 202521°F 200811%0%
Dec 1959°F35°F73°F 202517°F 200811%0%
Dec 2059°F35°F76°F 202520°F 200811%0%
Dec 2159°F35°F77°F 202525°F 200811%0%
Dec 2259°F35°F71°F 202026°F 201211%0%
Dec 2359°F35°F75°F 201430°F 201111%0%
Dec 2459°F35°F73°F 202427°F 202011%0%
Dec 2559°F35°F72°F 202426°F 201611%0%
Dec 2659°F35°F72°F 202228°F 202011%0%
Dec 2759°F36°F70°F 202219°F 202111%0%
Dec 2859°F36°F74°F 202421°F 201511%0%
Dec 2959°F36°F73°F 201723°F 201511%0%
Dec 3059°F36°F75°F 201127°F 201511%0%
Dec 3159°F36°F74°F 201122°F 201011%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Joshua Tree, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02.557.51012.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

December 1
sunrise 6:33 AM, sunset 4:36 PM
December 31
sunrise 6:51 AM, sunset 4:46 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00044405 (Joshua Tree), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00044405, 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.