Mountain Gate climate

Mountain Gate Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Shasta Dam, 7.1 km from Mountain Gate

Average highs run from 56°F on December 1 to 54°F on December 31, and lows from 42°F to 40°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 11.99 in over about 14 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 Mountain Gate, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
54°F
Average low
41°F
Precipitation
11.99 in
Snowfall
0.7 in
Record high
83°FDec 1, 2021
Record low
16°FDec 9, 2009
Chance of a freeze
45%
Daylight
9 h 29 min to 9 h 19 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
35°F
Wind
4.9 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 156°F42°F83°F 202124°F 200742%0%
Dec 256°F42°F74°F 202126°F 199042%0%
Dec 356°F42°F70°F 198827°F 199042%0%
Dec 456°F42°F72°F 202028°F 199042%0%
Dec 555°F42°F73°F 202124°F 199243%0%
Dec 655°F41°F75°F 202420°F 200943%0%
Dec 755°F41°F72°F 201727°F 199443%0%
Dec 855°F41°F76°F 202018°F 200943%0%
Dec 955°F41°F73°F 198816°F 200943%0%
Dec 1054°F41°F73°F 201719°F 200943%0%
Dec 1154°F41°F70°F 198826°F 201143%0%
Dec 1254°F41°F70°F 202324°F 198943%0%
Dec 1354°F41°F74°F 198825°F 198943%0%
Dec 1454°F40°F76°F 201724°F 201143%0%
Dec 1554°F40°F72°F 199826°F 200543%0%
Dec 1654°F40°F78°F 199824°F 200543%0%
Dec 1754°F40°F71°F 201126°F 199343%1%
Dec 1854°F40°F67°F 200023°F 200843%1%
Dec 1954°F40°F69°F 199924°F 198943%1%
Dec 2054°F40°F73°F 199922°F 199043%1%
Dec 2154°F40°F72°F 199917°F 199043%1%
Dec 2254°F40°F73°F 201320°F 199043%1%
Dec 2354°F40°F72°F 201420°F 199043%1%
Dec 2454°F40°F71°F 199922°F 199843%1%
Dec 2554°F40°F72°F 199925°F 201143%1%
Dec 2654°F40°F70°F 199923°F 201643%1%
Dec 2754°F40°F70°F 199923°F 198843%1%
Dec 2854°F40°F70°F 200020°F 198843%1%
Dec 2954°F40°F73°F 199722°F 199043%1%
Dec 3054°F40°F71°F 198918°F 199043%1%
Dec 3154°F40°F69°F 201918°F 199043%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Mountain Gate, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

December 1
sunrise 7:14 AM, sunset 4:43 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:33 AM, sunset 4:52 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00048135 (Shasta Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024257, 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.