Marin County climate

Marin County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for San Rafael Civic Ctr, 19.6 km from Marin County

Average highs run from 60°F on December 1 to 56°F on December 31, and lows from 43°F to 42°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 7.81 in over about 12 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 Marin County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
57°F
Average low
42°F
Precipitation
7.81 in
Record high
81°FDec 26, 1967
Record low
16°FDec 14, 1932
Chance of a freeze
45%
Daylight
9 h 43 min to 9 h 34 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
43°F
Wind
7.8 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Dec 160°F43°F73°F 192924°F 195834%
Dec 259°F43°F75°F 201125°F 192235%
Dec 359°F43°F77°F 192726°F 195735%
Dec 459°F43°F75°F 195821°F 201336%
Dec 559°F43°F72°F 197625°F 197236%
Dec 658°F43°F73°F 192923°F 201336%
Dec 758°F43°F76°F 202023°F 201336%
Dec 858°F42°F75°F 198822°F 200937%
Dec 958°F42°F77°F 193419°F 197237%
Dec 1058°F42°F74°F 192620°F 193237%
Dec 1157°F42°F80°F 195819°F 193237%
Dec 1257°F42°F78°F 195820°F 193237%
Dec 1357°F42°F74°F 192619°F 191937%
Dec 1457°F42°F74°F 192616°F 193237%
Dec 1557°F42°F74°F 192617°F 192637%
Dec 1657°F42°F73°F 192617°F 192637%
Dec 1757°F42°F73°F 192619°F 192637%
Dec 1857°F42°F75°F 192625°F 192437%
Dec 1956°F42°F79°F 199920°F 192637%
Dec 2056°F42°F75°F 192619°F 192637%
Dec 2156°F42°F74°F 192619°F 192637%
Dec 2256°F42°F74°F 192618°F 192637%
Dec 2356°F42°F74°F 192622°F 192637%
Dec 2456°F42°F69°F 199917°F 192637%
Dec 2556°F42°F70°F 197221°F 193037%
Dec 2656°F42°F81°F 196718°F 192638%
Dec 2756°F42°F68°F 191719°F 192638%
Dec 2856°F42°F76°F 196718°F 192638%
Dec 2956°F42°F71°F 196720°F 192638%
Dec 3056°F42°F71°F 198922°F 193038%
Dec 3156°F42°F66°F 199518°F 191538%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

December 1
sunrise 7:09 AM, sunset 4:52 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:27 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 USC00047880 (San Rafael Civic Ctr), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00046826, 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.