Los Alamos climate

Los Alamos Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lompoc, 18.8 km from Los Alamos

Average highs run from 65°F on December 1 to 63°F on December 31, and lows from 43°F to 42°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.40 in over about 8 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 Los Alamos, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
63°F
Average low
42°F
Precipitation
2.40 in
Record high
90°FDec 3, 1958
Record low
20°FDec 22, 1990
Chance of a freeze
52%
Daylight
10 h 00 min to 9 h 52 min
Cloud cover
50%
Humidity
75%
Dew point
47°F
Wind
11.2 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Dec 165°F43°F84°F 195928°F 195721%
Dec 265°F43°F82°F 195828°F 195622%
Dec 365°F43°F90°F 195830°F 195622%
Dec 465°F43°F80°F 200730°F 197822%
Dec 564°F43°F84°F 196228°F 201322%
Dec 664°F42°F83°F 196227°F 201323%
Dec 764°F42°F84°F 198921°F 197823%
Dec 864°F42°F82°F 198924°F 197823%
Dec 964°F42°F83°F 195726°F 195623%
Dec 1063°F42°F85°F 202525°F 195124%
Dec 1163°F42°F84°F 195828°F 197224%
Dec 1263°F42°F80°F 195826°F 191924%
Dec 1363°F42°F83°F 195328°F 198524%
Dec 1463°F42°F81°F 195321°F 196725%
Dec 1563°F42°F80°F 198027°F 195925%
Dec 1663°F42°F85°F 198029°F 197125%
Dec 1763°F42°F83°F 197930°F 191825%
Dec 1863°F42°F80°F 200024°F 191825%
Dec 1963°F42°F82°F 202429°F 197525%
Dec 2063°F42°F80°F 199929°F 197825%
Dec 2163°F42°F80°F 198524°F 196825%
Dec 2263°F42°F76°F 196020°F 199025%
Dec 2363°F42°F80°F 198924°F 197425%
Dec 2463°F42°F84°F 198925°F 197425%
Dec 2563°F42°F82°F 198024°F 197425%
Dec 2663°F42°F85°F 198025°F 191826%
Dec 2763°F42°F81°F 201325°F 198726%
Dec 2863°F42°F82°F 191926°F 196226%
Dec 2963°F42°F81°F 195628°F 196026%
Dec 3063°F42°F85°F 198025°F 191826%
Dec 3163°F42°F83°F 198024°F 191826%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Los Alamos, in percent.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

December 1
sunrise 6:50 AM, sunset 4:50 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:08 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 USC00045064 (Lompoc), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00045064, 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.