Salton City Weather in December
Average highs run from 72°F on December 1 to 67°F on December 31, and lows from 49°F to 47°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.49 in over about 2 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
- 47°F
- Precipitation
- 0.49 in
- Record high
- 87°FDec 6, 1989
- Record low
- 23°FDec 23, 1990
- Chance of a freeze
- 7%
- Daylight
- 10 h 06 min to 10 h 00 min
- Cloud cover
- 39%
- Humidity
- 47%
- Dew point
- 29°F
- Wind
- 6.0 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 | 72°F | 49°F | 85°F 2008 | 32°F 2004 | 5% |
| Dec 2 | 71°F | 49°F | 84°F 2021 | 32°F 2004 | 6% |
| Dec 3 | 71°F | 49°F | 85°F 2017 | 35°F 2004 | 6% |
| Dec 4 | 71°F | 48°F | 81°F 2021 | 34°F 2006 | 6% |
| Dec 5 | 70°F | 48°F | 85°F 1979 | 35°F 2004 | 6% |
| Dec 6 | 70°F | 48°F | 87°F 1989 | 30°F 2013 | 6% |
| Dec 7 | 70°F | 48°F | 87°F 1989 | 31°F 1978 | 6% |
| Dec 8 | 69°F | 47°F | 87°F 1989 | 29°F 1978 | 6% |
| Dec 9 | 69°F | 47°F | 84°F 1975 | 27°F 1978 | 6% |
| Dec 10 | 69°F | 47°F | 84°F 1975 | 29°F 2013 | 6% |
| Dec 11 | 68°F | 47°F | 84°F 2025 | 36°F 1986 | 7% |
| Dec 12 | 68°F | 47°F | 83°F 1990 | 30°F 1972 | 7% |
| Dec 13 | 68°F | 47°F | 83°F 2010 | 31°F 1967 | 7% |
| Dec 14 | 68°F | 46°F | 84°F 1988 | 31°F 1967 | 7% |
| Dec 15 | 68°F | 46°F | 83°F 2025 | 29°F 1987 | 7% |
| Dec 16 | 68°F | 46°F | 85°F 2025 | 34°F 1975 | 7% |
| Dec 17 | 67°F | 46°F | 85°F 1980 | 32°F 2001 | 7% |
| Dec 18 | 67°F | 46°F | 85°F 1980 | 34°F 1968 | 7% |
| Dec 19 | 67°F | 46°F | 81°F 2024 | 31°F 1992 | 7% |
| Dec 20 | 67°F | 46°F | 80°F 1980 | 33°F 2006 | 7% |
| Dec 21 | 67°F | 46°F | 81°F 2005 | 29°F 1968 | 7% |
| Dec 22 | 67°F | 46°F | 81°F 2005 | 30°F 1968 | 7% |
| Dec 23 | 67°F | 46°F | 81°F 2024 | 23°F 1990 | 7% |
| Dec 24 | 67°F | 46°F | 82°F 2005 | 30°F 1998 | 7% |
| Dec 25 | 67°F | 47°F | 81°F 1980 | 28°F 1990 | 7% |
| Dec 26 | 67°F | 47°F | 82°F 1980 | 28°F 1987 | 7% |
| Dec 27 | 67°F | 47°F | 85°F 1980 | 28°F 1987 | 7% |
| Dec 28 | 67°F | 47°F | 87°F 1980 | 29°F 1987 | 7% |
| Dec 29 | 67°F | 47°F | 84°F 1980 | 33°F 1988 | 7% |
| Dec 30 | 67°F | 47°F | 86°F 1980 | 31°F 1982 | 7% |
| Dec 31 | 67°F | 47°F | 82°F 1980 | 29°F 1990 | 7% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PST).
- December 1
- sunrise 6:30 AM, sunset 4:36 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 6:47 AM, sunset 4:47 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00046386 (Ocotillo Wells 2W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00040983, 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.