Seaside climate

Seaside Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Monterey WFO, 2 km from Seaside

Average highs run from 59°F on December 1 to 58°F on December 31, and lows from 44°F to 42°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.86 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 Seaside, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
58°F
Average low
43°F
Precipitation
2.86 in
Record high
82°FDec 8, 2020
Record low
26°FDec 10, 1972
Chance of a freeze
26%
Daylight
9 h 51 min to 9 h 43 min
Cloud cover
48%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
46°F
Wind
8.1 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Dec 159°F44°F81°F 202135°F 197231%
Dec 259°F44°F73°F 196934°F 202231%
Dec 359°F44°F74°F 200635°F 196831%
Dec 459°F43°F72°F 200633°F 201331%
Dec 559°F43°F75°F 200030°F 201332%
Dec 659°F43°F71°F 201936°F 200532%
Dec 758°F43°F74°F 197534°F 200932%
Dec 858°F43°F82°F 202032°F 201332%
Dec 958°F43°F77°F 201728°F 201332%
Dec 1058°F43°F77°F 201726°F 197232%
Dec 1158°F43°F74°F 201726°F 197233%
Dec 1258°F43°F76°F 201734°F 197233%
Dec 1358°F43°F72°F 201730°F 197233%
Dec 1458°F43°F68°F 201730°F 197233%
Dec 1558°F43°F68°F 197633°F 197533%
Dec 1658°F43°F75°F 201332°F 199933%
Dec 1758°F42°F75°F 201333°F 200833%
Dec 1858°F42°F71°F 200032°F 201633%
Dec 1958°F42°F71°F 199931°F 201633%
Dec 2058°F42°F75°F 199931°F 199833%
Dec 2158°F42°F75°F 199928°F 199833%
Dec 2258°F42°F68°F 202529°F 199833%
Dec 2358°F42°F70°F 201429°F 199833%
Dec 2458°F42°F73°F 201326°F 199833%
Dec 2558°F42°F74°F 201330°F 199833%
Dec 2658°F42°F77°F 201334°F 199833%
Dec 2758°F42°F69°F 201332°F 201533%
Dec 2858°F42°F71°F 199934°F 197633%
Dec 2958°F42°F71°F 201729°F 197233%
Dec 3058°F42°F67°F 201732°F 200033%
Dec 3158°F42°F67°F 201134°F 201433%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

December 1
sunrise 7:01 AM, sunset 4:52 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 5:02 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00045802 (Monterey WFO), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023259, 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.