Orange Weather in December
Average highs run from 70°F on December 1 to 69°F on December 31, and lows from 49°F to 48°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.16 in over about 6 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
- 68°F
- Average low
- 48°F
- Precipitation
- 2.16 in
- Record high
- 90°FDec 12, 2010
- Record low
- 36°FDec 27, 2003
- Chance of a freeze
- 2%
- Daylight
- 10 h 05 min to 9 h 57 min
- Cloud cover
- 43%
- Humidity
- 58%
- Dew point
- 35°F
- Wind
- 7.8 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 | 70°F | 49°F | 76°F 2010 | 37°F 2004 | 15% |
| Dec 2 | 70°F | 49°F | 80°F 2006 | 39°F 2004 | 15% |
| Dec 3 | 69°F | 49°F | 79°F 2006 | 42°F 2007 | 15% |
| Dec 4 | 69°F | 49°F | 76°F 2006 | 41°F 2004 | 16% |
| Dec 5 | 69°F | 49°F | 79°F 2000 | 41°F 1999 | 16% |
| Dec 6 | 69°F | 49°F | 80°F 2017 | 40°F 2011 | 16% |
| Dec 7 | 69°F | 48°F | 81°F 2001 | 38°F 2011 | 17% |
| Dec 8 | 69°F | 48°F | 87°F 2020 | 37°F 2009 | 17% |
| Dec 9 | 68°F | 48°F | 87°F 2017 | 41°F 2013 | 17% |
| Dec 10 | 68°F | 48°F | 88°F 2017 | 39°F 2013 | 17% |
| Dec 11 | 68°F | 48°F | 80°F 2017 | 40°F 2013 | 18% |
| Dec 12 | 68°F | 48°F | 90°F 2010 | 41°F 2003 | 18% |
| Dec 13 | 68°F | 48°F | 81°F 2010 | 42°F 1999 | 18% |
| Dec 14 | 68°F | 48°F | 76°F 2013 | 41°F 2007 | 19% |
| Dec 15 | 68°F | 48°F | 85°F 2013 | 38°F 2015 | 19% |
| Dec 16 | 68°F | 48°F | 79°F 1999 | 38°F 2001 | 19% |
| Dec 17 | 68°F | 48°F | 79°F 2004 | 40°F 2001 | 19% |
| Dec 18 | 68°F | 48°F | 83°F 2004 | 38°F 2016 | 20% |
| Dec 19 | 68°F | 48°F | 82°F 1999 | 38°F 2012 | 20% |
| Dec 20 | 68°F | 48°F | 79°F 1999 | 38°F 2012 | 20% |
| Dec 21 | 68°F | 48°F | 78°F 2020 | 40°F 2012 | 20% |
| Dec 22 | 68°F | 48°F | 75°F 2014 | 41°F 2007 | 20% |
| Dec 23 | 68°F | 48°F | 81°F 2014 | 39°F 2009 | 21% |
| Dec 24 | 68°F | 48°F | 79°F 1999 | 38°F 2011 | 21% |
| Dec 25 | 68°F | 48°F | 84°F 2013 | 38°F 2016 | 21% |
| Dec 26 | 68°F | 48°F | 84°F 2013 | 37°F 2008 | 21% |
| Dec 27 | 68°F | 48°F | 80°F 2013 | 36°F 2003 | 21% |
| Dec 28 | 68°F | 48°F | 77°F 2017 | 36°F 2003 | 21% |
| Dec 29 | 68°F | 48°F | 80°F 2013 | 38°F 2013 | 21% |
| Dec 30 | 69°F | 48°F | 78°F 2025 | 39°F 2012 | 21% |
| Dec 31 | 69°F | 48°F | 77°F 2019 | 36°F 2010 | 21% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PST).
- December 1
- sunrise 6:38 AM, sunset 4:43 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 6:56 AM, sunset 4:53 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00047888 (Santa Ana Fire Stn), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093184, 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.