Mammoth Lakes climate

Mammoth Lakes Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Mammoth Lakes RS, 0.9 km from Mammoth Lakes

Average highs run from 43°F on December 1 to 41°F on December 31, and lows from 19°F to 17°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.07 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 Mammoth Lakes, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
41°F
Average low
17°F
Precipitation
4.07 in
Snowfall
11.6 in
Record high
64°FDec 2, 2008
Record low
-12°FDec 21, 1998
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 46 min to 9 h 36 min
Cloud cover
54%
Humidity
68%
Dew point
13°F
Wind
7.8 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 143°F19°F62°F 1995-3°F 201910%
Dec 243°F19°F64°F 20085°F 200411%
Dec 343°F19°F55°F 2008-2°F 200411%
Dec 443°F18°F59°F 1993-1°F 200111%
Dec 542°F18°F61°F 2007-7°F 201312%
Dec 642°F18°F59°F 2007-2°F 199812%
Dec 742°F18°F56°F 1995-1°F 199812%
Dec 842°F18°F56°F 2015-5°F 201312%
Dec 942°F18°F56°F 1995-7°F 200913%
Dec 1041°F17°F58°F 2004-2°F 199713%
Dec 1141°F17°F61°F 20081°F 199713%
Dec 1241°F17°F63°F 20040°F 199714%
Dec 1341°F17°F60°F 20106°F 199714%
Dec 1441°F17°F61°F 2017-1°F 199414%
Dec 1541°F17°F57°F 2017-9°F 201514%
Dec 1641°F17°F58°F 2017-7°F 201514%
Dec 1741°F17°F60°F 19990°F 199315%
Dec 1841°F17°F61°F 1998-3°F 200615%
Dec 1941°F17°F57°F 2017-5°F 201215%
Dec 2041°F17°F57°F 2004-3°F 201215%
Dec 2141°F17°F57°F 2020-12°F 199815%
Dec 2241°F17°F55°F 2014-5°F 199315%
Dec 2341°F17°F56°F 2014-4°F 199815%
Dec 2441°F16°F54°F 2005-4°F 200215%
Dec 2541°F16°F54°F 20170°F 201515%
Dec 2641°F17°F56°F 1996-8°F 200215%
Dec 2741°F17°F55°F 2017-5°F 200315%
Dec 2841°F17°F56°F 2017-4°F 200315%
Dec 2941°F17°F62°F 20171°F 200316%
Dec 3041°F17°F63°F 2017-6°F 201016%
Dec 3141°F17°F57°F 2013-3°F 201016%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Mammoth Lakes, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

December 1
sunrise 6:52 AM, sunset 4:38 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:11 AM, sunset 4:47 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00045280 (Mammoth Lakes RS), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00045280, 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.