Ladera climate

Ladera Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Palo Alto, 7 km from Ladera

Average highs run from 59°F on December 1 to 57°F on December 31, and lows from 40°F to 38°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.95 in over about 10 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 Ladera, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
58°F
Average low
39°F
Precipitation
2.95 in
Record high
75°FDec 14, 1953
Record low
20°FDec 23, 1990
Chance of a freeze
75%
Daylight
9 h 46 min to 9 h 38 min
Cloud cover
52%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
41°F
Wind
6.7 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Dec 159°F40°F73°F 197730°F 197227%
Dec 259°F40°F72°F 195628°F 201627%
Dec 359°F40°F74°F 195828°F 201628%
Dec 459°F39°F74°F 195828°F 200428%
Dec 559°F39°F73°F 195826°F 201328%
Dec 658°F39°F69°F 197627°F 201329%
Dec 758°F39°F73°F 197929°F 195929%
Dec 858°F39°F71°F 197525°F 197829%
Dec 958°F39°F71°F 197523°F 197230%
Dec 1058°F39°F67°F 198227°F 201330%
Dec 1158°F39°F67°F 195823°F 197230%
Dec 1258°F39°F72°F 195825°F 197230%
Dec 1358°F39°F74°F 195827°F 201231%
Dec 1457°F39°F75°F 195326°F 197231%
Dec 1557°F38°F70°F 195826°F 196731%
Dec 1657°F38°F71°F 199826°F 196531%
Dec 1757°F38°F70°F 198025°F 196531%
Dec 1857°F38°F74°F 195824°F 196531%
Dec 1957°F38°F67°F 195827°F 199331%
Dec 2057°F38°F69°F 199926°F 196531%
Dec 2157°F38°F70°F 196925°F 196831%
Dec 2257°F38°F70°F 199922°F 199031%
Dec 2357°F38°F66°F 197520°F 199031%
Dec 2457°F38°F68°F 197721°F 199031%
Dec 2557°F38°F68°F 196723°F 199031%
Dec 2657°F38°F75°F 196727°F 199031%
Dec 2757°F38°F75°F 196726°F 196231%
Dec 2857°F38°F74°F 196727°F 196231%
Dec 2957°F38°F72°F 196727°F 196231%
Dec 3057°F38°F68°F 197525°F 199031%
Dec 3157°F38°F68°F 199926°F 197831%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ladera, in percent.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

December 1
sunrise 7:05 AM, sunset 4:51 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:23 AM, sunset 5:01 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00046646 (Palo Alto), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00046646, 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.