Ridgecrest climate

Ridgecrest Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for China Lake Naf, 7.4 km from Ridgecrest

Average highs run from 63°F on December 1 to 59°F on December 31, and lows from 32°F to 30°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.54 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 Ridgecrest, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
60°F
Average low
30°F
Precipitation
0.54 in
Snowfall
0.2 in
Record high
81°FDec 16, 1998
Record low
8°FDec 27, 1962
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 55 min to 9 h 48 min
Cloud cover
40%
Humidity
48%
Dew point
24°F
Wind
7.8 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 163°F32°F78°F 202118°F 19890%
Dec 262°F32°F77°F 199320°F 19860%
Dec 362°F32°F74°F 198820°F 19570%
Dec 462°F32°F73°F 194920°F 20110%
Dec 561°F31°F77°F 202117°F 20200%
Dec 661°F31°F75°F 200716°F 20110%
Dec 761°F31°F74°F 199517°F 20110%
Dec 860°F31°F75°F 199318°F 19980%
Dec 960°F31°F72°F 196215°F 19510%
Dec 1060°F31°F75°F 201513°F 20130%
Dec 1160°F30°F77°F 198817°F 20130%
Dec 1260°F30°F77°F 198813°F 19890%
Dec 1359°F30°F77°F 198816°F 19890%
Dec 1459°F30°F77°F 201617°F 19890%
Dec 1559°F30°F74°F 199817°F 19870%
Dec 1659°F30°F81°F 199817°F 19900%
Dec 1759°F30°F75°F 199817°F 19890%
Dec 1859°F30°F72°F 202417°F 20160%
Dec 1959°F30°F79°F 202514°F 20160%
Dec 2059°F30°F72°F 199412°F 20120%
Dec 2158°F30°F79°F 202514°F 20120%
Dec 2258°F30°F75°F 195510°F 19980%
Dec 2358°F30°F71°F 202414°F 19980%
Dec 2458°F30°F71°F 198514°F 19480%
Dec 2558°F30°F70°F 202213°F 19480%
Dec 2658°F30°F70°F 198512°F 19901%
Dec 2758°F30°F77°F 20248°F 19621%
Dec 2858°F30°F70°F 195612°F 20151%
Dec 2958°F30°F75°F 202416°F 19881%
Dec 3059°F30°F70°F 198517°F 20071%
Dec 3159°F30°F76°F 199817°F 19871%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ridgecrest, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.10.20.30.40.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

December 1
sunrise 6:42 AM, sunset 4:37 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:00 AM, sunset 4:48 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093104 (China Lake Naf), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093104, 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.