Montecito Weather in December
Average highs run from 68°F on December 1 to 66°F on December 31, and lows from 47°F to 46°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.07 in over about 6 wet days.
December day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
December at a glance
- Average high
- 66°F
- Average low
- 46°F
- Precipitation
- 3.07 in
- Record high
- 89°FDec 3, 1958
- Record low
- 20°FDec 22, 1990
- Chance of a freeze
- 4%
- Daylight
- 10 h 01 min to 9 h 54 min
- Cloud cover
- 44%
- Humidity
- 63%
- Dew point
- 33°F
- Wind
- 6.3 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 68°F | 47°F | 85°F 1958 | 31°F 1991 | 15% |
| Dec 2 | 67°F | 47°F | 82°F 1959 | 31°F 2004 | 15% |
| Dec 3 | 67°F | 47°F | 89°F 1958 | 30°F 2004 | 16% |
| Dec 4 | 67°F | 47°F | 79°F 2007 | 32°F 2004 | 16% |
| Dec 5 | 67°F | 47°F | 82°F 1962 | 29°F 2017 | 16% |
| Dec 6 | 67°F | 47°F | 83°F 1990 | 31°F 2005 | 16% |
| Dec 7 | 67°F | 46°F | 82°F 1989 | 29°F 1978 | 17% |
| Dec 8 | 67°F | 46°F | 80°F 1975 | 29°F 1960 | 17% |
| Dec 9 | 66°F | 46°F | 82°F 1957 | 28°F 1956 | 17% |
| Dec 10 | 66°F | 46°F | 81°F 1958 | 28°F 1951 | 17% |
| Dec 11 | 66°F | 46°F | 78°F 1958 | 32°F 1998 | 18% |
| Dec 12 | 66°F | 46°F | 86°F 1956 | 31°F 1949 | 18% |
| Dec 13 | 66°F | 46°F | 82°F 1953 | 25°F 1967 | 18% |
| Dec 14 | 66°F | 46°F | 79°F 1953 | 25°F 1967 | 18% |
| Dec 15 | 66°F | 46°F | 82°F 1942 | 27°F 1967 | 19% |
| Dec 16 | 66°F | 46°F | 82°F 1980 | 28°F 1975 | 19% |
| Dec 17 | 66°F | 46°F | 78°F 2023 | 29°F 1990 | 19% |
| Dec 18 | 66°F | 46°F | 84°F 2025 | 31°F 1975 | 19% |
| Dec 19 | 66°F | 46°F | 79°F 1953 | 28°F 2006 | 20% |
| Dec 20 | 66°F | 46°F | 80°F 1953 | 30°F 2016 | 20% |
| Dec 21 | 66°F | 46°F | 80°F 1953 | 28°F 1968 | 20% |
| Dec 22 | 66°F | 46°F | 81°F 2014 | 20°F 1990 | 20% |
| Dec 23 | 66°F | 46°F | 77°F 1950 | 21°F 1990 | 20% |
| Dec 24 | 66°F | 46°F | 80°F 1989 | 22°F 1990 | 21% |
| Dec 25 | 66°F | 46°F | 81°F 1947 | 25°F 1990 | 21% |
| Dec 26 | 66°F | 46°F | 82°F 1947 | 27°F 1987 | 21% |
| Dec 27 | 66°F | 46°F | 83°F 1975 | 26°F 1988 | 21% |
| Dec 28 | 66°F | 46°F | 81°F 1956 | 28°F 1990 | 21% |
| Dec 29 | 66°F | 46°F | 79°F 1945 | 31°F 1962 | 21% |
| Dec 30 | 66°F | 46°F | 83°F 1980 | 29°F 1969 | 22% |
| Dec 31 | 66°F | 46°F | 72°F 1957 | 28°F 1990 | 22% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PST).
- December 1
- sunrise 6:47 AM, sunset 4:48 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:05 AM, sunset 4:59 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00047902 (Santa Barbara), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023190, 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.