Needles Weather in December
Average highs run from 68°F on December 1 to 64°F on December 31, and lows from 47°F to 45°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.44 in over about 2 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
- 65°F
- Average low
- 45°F
- Precipitation
- 0.44 in
- Record high
- 83°FDec 15, 1977
- Record low
- 20°FDec 23, 1990
- Chance of a freeze
- 16%
- Daylight
- 9 h 59 min to 9 h 51 min
- Cloud cover
- 42%
- Humidity
- 44%
- Dew point
- 24°F
- Wind
- 8.7 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 | 81°F 2021 | 34°F 1952 | 7% |
| Dec 2 | 67°F | 47°F | 80°F 1995 | 32°F 1991 | 7% |
| Dec 3 | 67°F | 47°F | 82°F 2017 | 32°F 1991 | 7% |
| Dec 4 | 67°F | 46°F | 77°F 2012 | 34°F 1952 | 7% |
| Dec 5 | 66°F | 46°F | 79°F 2021 | 29°F 1948 | 7% |
| Dec 6 | 66°F | 46°F | 79°F 1966 | 31°F 1983 | 7% |
| Dec 7 | 66°F | 46°F | 76°F 1940 | 26°F 1978 | 7% |
| Dec 8 | 65°F | 46°F | 77°F 1962 | 27°F 1978 | 7% |
| Dec 9 | 65°F | 45°F | 77°F 1962 | 26°F 1978 | 7% |
| Dec 10 | 65°F | 45°F | 79°F 1950 | 30°F 1972 | 7% |
| Dec 11 | 65°F | 45°F | 78°F 1958 | 30°F 1949 | 7% |
| Dec 12 | 64°F | 45°F | 80°F 1958 | 25°F 1949 | 8% |
| Dec 13 | 64°F | 45°F | 78°F 2017 | 29°F 1949 | 8% |
| Dec 14 | 64°F | 45°F | 78°F 2010 | 27°F 1945 | 8% |
| Dec 15 | 64°F | 45°F | 83°F 1977 | 27°F 1987 | 8% |
| Dec 16 | 64°F | 45°F | 79°F 1980 | 30°F 1964 | 8% |
| Dec 17 | 64°F | 44°F | 77°F 1980 | 30°F 1992 | 8% |
| Dec 18 | 64°F | 44°F | 75°F 1980 | 31°F 1990 | 8% |
| Dec 19 | 64°F | 44°F | 76°F 2024 | 32°F 1996 | 8% |
| Dec 20 | 64°F | 44°F | 76°F 1981 | 30°F 1945 | 8% |
| Dec 21 | 63°F | 44°F | 76°F 2025 | 26°F 1947 | 8% |
| Dec 22 | 63°F | 44°F | 74°F 1950 | 23°F 1968 | 8% |
| Dec 23 | 64°F | 44°F | 81°F 1955 | 20°F 1990 | 8% |
| Dec 24 | 64°F | 44°F | 79°F 2005 | 28°F 1948 | 9% |
| Dec 25 | 64°F | 44°F | 76°F 2022 | 24°F 1990 | 9% |
| Dec 26 | 64°F | 44°F | 77°F 1980 | 28°F 1990 | 9% |
| Dec 27 | 64°F | 45°F | 75°F 1980 | 25°F 1987 | 9% |
| Dec 28 | 64°F | 45°F | 78°F 1980 | 28°F 2015 | 9% |
| Dec 29 | 64°F | 45°F | 78°F 1980 | 30°F 1953 | 9% |
| Dec 30 | 64°F | 45°F | 77°F 1980 | 28°F 1988 | 9% |
| Dec 31 | 64°F | 45°F | 75°F 1980 | 28°F 1990 | 9% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PST).
- December 1
- sunrise 6:28 AM, sunset 4:27 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 6:46 AM, sunset 4:37 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00023179 (Needles AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023179, 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.