Prunedale climate

Prunedale Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Salinas #2, 13 km from Prunedale

Average highs run from 64°F on December 1 to 63°F on December 31, and lows from 41°F to 40°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.75 in over about 10 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 Prunedale, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
62°F
Average low
40°F
Precipitation
2.75 in
Record high
92°FDec 3, 1958
Record low
24°FDec 9, 1972
Chance of a freeze
71%
Daylight
9 h 50 min to 9 h 42 min
Cloud cover
52%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
39°F
Wind
6.0 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Dec 164°F41°F83°F 195930°F 200427%
Dec 264°F41°F81°F 195830°F 199028%
Dec 363°F41°F92°F 195831°F 200428%
Dec 463°F41°F84°F 195828°F 201328%
Dec 563°F41°F81°F 196225°F 201329%
Dec 663°F40°F80°F 196227°F 201329%
Dec 763°F40°F77°F 196229°F 196029%
Dec 863°F40°F83°F 197529°F 200929%
Dec 963°F40°F75°F 199024°F 197230%
Dec 1062°F40°F80°F 195830°F 201330%
Dec 1162°F40°F81°F 195826°F 197230%
Dec 1262°F40°F82°F 195828°F 197930%
Dec 1362°F40°F79°F 195827°F 197230%
Dec 1462°F40°F80°F 198825°F 196730%
Dec 1562°F40°F76°F 197924°F 196730%
Dec 1662°F40°F78°F 197628°F 196530%
Dec 1762°F40°F81°F 195828°F 196530%
Dec 1862°F40°F75°F 195829°F 200630%
Dec 1962°F40°F75°F 195930°F 201230%
Dec 2062°F40°F76°F 198530°F 201330%
Dec 2162°F40°F73°F 199925°F 196830%
Dec 2262°F40°F79°F 198524°F 199030%
Dec 2362°F40°F77°F 198525°F 199030%
Dec 2462°F40°F75°F 200526°F 197430%
Dec 2562°F40°F82°F 201329°F 197429%
Dec 2662°F40°F82°F 201329°F 196229%
Dec 2762°F40°F77°F 201327°F 196629%
Dec 2862°F40°F75°F 199927°F 196629%
Dec 2962°F40°F77°F 201729°F 196929%
Dec 3062°F40°F80°F 198027°F 196929%
Dec 3163°F40°F79°F 198028°F 195929%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Prunedale, in percent.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

December 1
sunrise 7:01 AM, sunset 4:51 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 5:01 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00047668 (Salinas #2), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00047668, 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.