Occidental Weather in December
Average highs run from 57°F on December 1 to 55°F on December 31, and lows from 42°F to 42°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 11.08 in over about 13 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
- 55°F
- Average low
- 41°F
- Precipitation
- 11.08 in
- Record high
- 78°FDec 19, 1999
- Record low
- 19°FDec 9, 2013
- Chance of a freeze
- 32%
- Daylight
- 9 h 41 min to 9 h 32 min
- Cloud cover
- 58%
- Humidity
- 83%
- Dew point
- 43°F
- Wind
- 8.1 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 | 57°F | 42°F | 73°F 2011 | 23°F 2007 | 39% |
| Dec 2 | 56°F | 42°F | 75°F 2011 | 26°F 2004 | 39% |
| Dec 3 | 56°F | 42°F | 69°F 2025 | 26°F 2004 | 40% |
| Dec 4 | 56°F | 42°F | 69°F 2020 | 26°F 2004 | 40% |
| Dec 5 | 56°F | 41°F | 70°F 2024 | 24°F 2013 | 41% |
| Dec 6 | 56°F | 41°F | 71°F 2024 | 22°F 2013 | 41% |
| Dec 7 | 55°F | 41°F | 77°F 2020 | 25°F 2009 | 41% |
| Dec 8 | 55°F | 41°F | 74°F 2020 | 21°F 2009 | 41% |
| Dec 9 | 55°F | 41°F | 69°F 2012 | 19°F 2013 | 41% |
| Dec 10 | 55°F | 41°F | 68°F 2012 | 22°F 2013 | 42% |
| Dec 11 | 55°F | 41°F | 67°F 1999 | 24°F 2013 | 42% |
| Dec 12 | 55°F | 41°F | 67°F 2018 | 24°F 2013 | 42% |
| Dec 13 | 55°F | 41°F | 63°F 2013 | 25°F 2013 | 42% |
| Dec 14 | 55°F | 41°F | 66°F 2017 | 25°F 2008 | 42% |
| Dec 15 | 55°F | 41°F | 69°F 1998 | 28°F 1999 | 42% |
| Dec 16 | 55°F | 41°F | 70°F 2011 | 26°F 2022 | 42% |
| Dec 17 | 55°F | 41°F | 69°F 2017 | 24°F 2008 | 42% |
| Dec 18 | 55°F | 41°F | 64°F 1998 | 24°F 2008 | 42% |
| Dec 19 | 55°F | 41°F | 78°F 1999 | 24°F 2006 | 42% |
| Dec 20 | 55°F | 41°F | 69°F 1999 | 26°F 2006 | 42% |
| Dec 21 | 55°F | 41°F | 77°F 1999 | 21°F 1998 | 42% |
| Dec 22 | 55°F | 41°F | 70°F 1999 | 21°F 1998 | 42% |
| Dec 23 | 55°F | 41°F | 70°F 2004 | 21°F 1998 | 41% |
| Dec 24 | 55°F | 41°F | 69°F 2013 | 23°F 1998 | 41% |
| Dec 25 | 55°F | 41°F | 67°F 2013 | 26°F 1998 | 41% |
| Dec 26 | 55°F | 41°F | 66°F 2013 | 26°F 2011 | 41% |
| Dec 27 | 55°F | 41°F | 63°F 1999 | 27°F 2015 | 41% |
| Dec 28 | 55°F | 41°F | 71°F 2013 | 23°F 2013 | 41% |
| Dec 29 | 55°F | 41°F | 66°F 2013 | 27°F 2013 | 41% |
| Dec 30 | 55°F | 42°F | 65°F 2018 | 26°F 2013 | 41% |
| Dec 31 | 55°F | 42°F | 64°F 2014 | 28°F 2012 | 41% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:10 AM, sunset 4:51 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:29 AM, sunset 5:01 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00046370 (Occidental), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023213, 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.