Modoc County climate

Modoc County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Alturas Muni AP, 17.3 km from Modoc County

Average highs run from 44°F on December 1 to 41°F on December 31, and lows from 22°F to 19°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.47 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 Modoc County, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
41°F
Average low
20°F
Precipitation
1.47 in
Record high
66°FDec 1, 2021
Record low
-27°FDec 8, 2013
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 24 min to 9 h 13 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
23°F
Wind
9.4 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Dec 144°F22°F66°F 20213°F 200436%
Dec 243°F22°F63°F 2021-3°F 202236%
Dec 343°F22°F60°F 2021-1°F 200436%
Dec 443°F21°F60°F 2021-1°F 201337%
Dec 542°F21°F59°F 2023-10°F 201337%
Dec 642°F21°F59°F 20000°F 200937%
Dec 742°F21°F55°F 2010-11°F 201337%
Dec 841°F21°F61°F 2020-27°F 201337%
Dec 941°F21°F61°F 2025-22°F 201337%
Dec 1041°F20°F65°F 2025-11°F 201338%
Dec 1141°F20°F62°F 2025-6°F 201338%
Dec 1241°F20°F59°F 20101°F 201338%
Dec 1341°F20°F61°F 20253°F 201138%
Dec 1440°F20°F62°F 20251°F 202138%
Dec 1540°F20°F60°F 20251°F 202238%
Dec 1640°F20°F55°F 2023-13°F 200838%
Dec 1740°F20°F54°F 2011-14°F 200838%
Dec 1840°F20°F55°F 2004-12°F 200838%
Dec 1940°F19°F60°F 20241°F 202238%
Dec 2040°F19°F55°F 2020-6°F 199838%
Dec 2140°F19°F58°F 2019-13°F 199838%
Dec 2240°F19°F54°F 2014-6°F 199838%
Dec 2340°F19°F58°F 2025-5°F 199838%
Dec 2440°F19°F59°F 20052°F 201138%
Dec 2540°F19°F54°F 2022-2°F 201638%
Dec 2641°F19°F55°F 2013-8°F 201538%
Dec 2741°F19°F53°F 19993°F 201238%
Dec 2841°F19°F53°F 19992°F 201237%
Dec 2941°F19°F58°F 20173°F 201537%
Dec 3041°F19°F56°F 2025-3°F 201237%
Dec 3141°F19°F56°F 2013-15°F 201537%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

December 1
sunrise 7:10 AM, sunset 4:34 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:30 AM, sunset 4:43 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00094299 (Alturas Muni AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094299, 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.