Kernville climate

Kernville Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Kern River Ph 3, 3.4 km from Kernville

Average highs run from 63°F on December 1 to 59°F on December 31, and lows from 32°F to 31°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.91 in over about 6 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 Kernville, 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
31°F
Precipitation
1.91 in
Snowfall
1.2 in
Record high
86°FDec 2, 1926
Record low
16°FDec 23, 1990
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 55 min to 9 h 47 min
Cloud cover
54%
Humidity
57%
Dew point
26°F
Wind
5.4 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 163°F32°F77°F 192628°F 193314%1%
Dec 263°F32°F86°F 192627°F 199115%1%
Dec 363°F32°F81°F 192629°F 193415%2%
Dec 462°F32°F79°F 191127°F 190915%2%
Dec 562°F32°F81°F 191126°F 190316%2%
Dec 662°F32°F82°F 191127°F 191216%2%
Dec 762°F32°F85°F 191124°F 197816%2%
Dec 861°F31°F84°F 191123°F 197817%2%
Dec 961°F31°F80°F 191122°F 197217%2%
Dec 1061°F31°F79°F 191124°F 197217%2%
Dec 1161°F31°F77°F 193723°F 197217%2%
Dec 1261°F31°F72°F 192922°F 197218%2%
Dec 1360°F31°F76°F 199823°F 194018%2%
Dec 1460°F31°F74°F 196222°F 196718%2%
Dec 1560°F31°F79°F 196224°F 194018%2%
Dec 1660°F31°F75°F 194125°F 193519%2%
Dec 1760°F31°F73°F 195724°F 192819%2%
Dec 1860°F31°F75°F 199823°F 190819%2%
Dec 1960°F31°F74°F 197924°F 192419%3%
Dec 2059°F31°F80°F 198122°F 190820%3%
Dec 2159°F31°F79°F 191923°F 193020%3%
Dec 2259°F31°F76°F 200018°F 199020%3%
Dec 2359°F31°F74°F 190216°F 199020%3%
Dec 2459°F31°F74°F 191916°F 199020%3%
Dec 2559°F31°F71°F 196422°F 194820%3%
Dec 2659°F31°F73°F 192120°F 190420%3%
Dec 2759°F31°F73°F 192221°F 196220%3%
Dec 2859°F31°F76°F 199121°F 193021%3%
Dec 2959°F31°F71°F 197720°F 192921%3%
Dec 3059°F31°F74°F 195622°F 193021%3%
Dec 3159°F31°F74°F 192620°F 192921%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Kernville, 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 6:45 AM, sunset 4:40 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:03 AM, sunset 4:50 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00044523 (Kern River Ph 3), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00047077, 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.