Rancho Santa Fe climate

Rancho Santa Fe Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Rancho Bernardo, 11.3 km from Rancho Santa Fe

Average highs run from 67°F on December 1 to 67°F on December 31, and lows from 46°F to 45°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.28 in.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Rancho Santa Fe, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
66°F
Average low
44°F
Precipitation
2.28 in
Record high
86°FDec 12, 2010
Record low
32°FDec 24, 2009
Chance of a freeze
8%
Daylight
10 h 08 min to 10 h 00 min
Cloud cover
39%
Humidity
61%
Dew point
35°F
Wind
7.8 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Dec 167°F46°F79°F 201338°F 2004
Dec 267°F45°F77°F 200640°F 2004
Dec 367°F45°F77°F 200642°F 2004
Dec 467°F45°F77°F 200041°F 2011
Dec 566°F45°F79°F 202341°F 2011
Dec 666°F45°F78°F 200739°F 2011
Dec 766°F44°F83°F 200139°F 1998
Dec 866°F44°F84°F 202041°F 1998
Dec 966°F44°F83°F 201740°F 2013
Dec 1066°F44°F85°F 201740°F 1998
Dec 1166°F44°F78°F 201740°F 1999
Dec 1266°F44°F86°F 201041°F 1999
Dec 1366°F44°F80°F 199841°F 1999
Dec 1466°F44°F70°F 201341°F 2013
Dec 1566°F44°F80°F 199841°F 2015
Dec 1666°F44°F83°F 199839°F 2001
Dec 1766°F44°F79°F 202340°F 2001
Dec 1866°F44°F80°F 200040°F 2016
Dec 1966°F44°F82°F 200938°F 2006
Dec 2066°F44°F76°F 199940°F 2008
Dec 2166°F44°F79°F 200539°F 2012
Dec 2266°F44°F73°F 201438°F 1998
Dec 2366°F44°F78°F 201438°F 1998
Dec 2466°F44°F77°F 199932°F 2009
Dec 2566°F44°F83°F 201338°F 1998
Dec 2666°F44°F80°F 201341°F 2007
Dec 2766°F44°F74°F 201339°F 2003
Dec 2866°F45°F74°F 201136°F 2003
Dec 2966°F45°F80°F 201638°F 2015
Dec 3067°F45°F74°F 202541°F 2015
Dec 3167°F45°F74°F 202538°F 2014

Chance of rain

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

December 1
sunrise 6:34 AM, sunset 4:42 PM
December 31
sunrise 6:52 AM, sunset 4:52 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00047248 (Rancho Bernardo), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003177, 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.