Nipomo climate

Nipomo Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Twitchell Dam, 15.4 km from Nipomo

Average highs run from 63°F on December 1 to 61°F on December 31, and lows from 40°F to 40°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.96 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 Nipomo, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
61°F
Average low
39°F
Precipitation
2.96 in
Record high
90°FDec 3, 1958
Record low
20°FDec 7, 1978
Chance of a freeze
83%
Daylight
9 h 58 min to 9 h 50 min
Cloud cover
49%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
43°F
Wind
9.2 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Dec 163°F40°F86°F 194928°F 200423%
Dec 263°F40°F88°F 195828°F 200424%
Dec 363°F40°F90°F 195828°F 197824%
Dec 463°F40°F81°F 196229°F 200424%
Dec 562°F40°F84°F 197730°F 201325%
Dec 662°F39°F82°F 197925°F 201325%
Dec 762°F39°F84°F 201720°F 197825%
Dec 862°F39°F84°F 197521°F 197826%
Dec 962°F39°F83°F 195724°F 197826%
Dec 1061°F39°F84°F 195825°F 197226%
Dec 1161°F39°F87°F 195826°F 196327%
Dec 1261°F39°F86°F 195824°F 198527%
Dec 1361°F39°F81°F 195324°F 196727%
Dec 1461°F39°F82°F 195321°F 196727%
Dec 1561°F39°F79°F 197624°F 197528%
Dec 1661°F39°F83°F 198028°F 197128%
Dec 1761°F39°F83°F 197928°F 196528%
Dec 1861°F39°F80°F 202427°F 201628%
Dec 1961°F39°F80°F 202428°F 197128%
Dec 2061°F39°F80°F 198527°F 196528%
Dec 2161°F39°F79°F 199925°F 199828%
Dec 2261°F39°F76°F 196021°F 199028%
Dec 2361°F39°F79°F 198922°F 199028%
Dec 2461°F39°F81°F 198921°F 199828%
Dec 2561°F39°F85°F 198023°F 198728%
Dec 2661°F40°F84°F 198024°F 196228%
Dec 2761°F40°F84°F 201325°F 196628%
Dec 2861°F40°F81°F 195623°F 196628%
Dec 2961°F40°F82°F 198026°F 196628%
Dec 3061°F40°F83°F 198028°F 196928%
Dec 3161°F40°F82°F 201127°F 197528%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

December 1
sunrise 6:52 AM, sunset 4:50 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:10 AM, sunset 5:00 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00049111 (Twitchell Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023273, 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.