Monterey County climate

Monterey County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for King City, 15.8 km from Monterey County

Average highs run from 64°F on December 1 to 62°F on December 31, and lows from 38°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.05 in over about 9 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 Monterey County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
62°F
Average low
37°F
Precipitation
2.05 in
Record high
85°FDec 1, 2021
Record low
23°FDec 27, 1954
Chance of a freeze
90%
Daylight
9 h 52 min to 9 h 45 min
Cloud cover
48%
Humidity
75%
Dew point
40°F
Wind
7.2 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Dec 164°F38°F85°F 202130°F 200423%
Dec 264°F38°F79°F 195630°F 193423%
Dec 363°F38°F83°F 193930°F 193423%
Dec 463°F38°F81°F 193230°F 193624%
Dec 563°F38°F81°F 196227°F 201324%
Dec 663°F38°F79°F 193730°F 193425%
Dec 763°F37°F79°F 193828°F 197825%
Dec 862°F37°F80°F 193828°F 195625%
Dec 962°F37°F80°F 195725°F 197226%
Dec 1062°F37°F80°F 201730°F 194326%
Dec 1162°F37°F80°F 193425°F 197226%
Dec 1262°F37°F77°F 198827°F 193227%
Dec 1362°F37°F80°F 195326°F 193227%
Dec 1462°F37°F81°F 195326°F 193227%
Dec 1562°F37°F77°F 194226°F 193527%
Dec 1661°F37°F84°F 198029°F 193328%
Dec 1761°F37°F77°F 199830°F 196528%
Dec 1861°F37°F74°F 198526°F 193528%
Dec 1961°F37°F75°F 198528°F 193528%
Dec 2061°F37°F75°F 198529°F 196828%
Dec 2161°F37°F74°F 198524°F 199828%
Dec 2261°F37°F76°F 196024°F 199028%
Dec 2361°F37°F76°F 196024°F 199828%
Dec 2462°F37°F76°F 198926°F 197429%
Dec 2562°F37°F80°F 194727°F 198729%
Dec 2662°F37°F80°F 198027°F 195429%
Dec 2762°F37°F78°F 195623°F 195429%
Dec 2862°F37°F80°F 195626°F 196629%
Dec 2962°F37°F79°F 195628°F 199029%
Dec 3062°F37°F80°F 198029°F 199029%
Dec 3162°F37°F79°F 198028°F 197829%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

December 1
sunrise 6:58 AM, sunset 4:50 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:16 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 USC00044555 (King City), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023233, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.