Sky Valley climate

Sky Valley Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Palm Springs, 16.1 km from Sky Valley

Average highs run from 71°F on December 1 to 69°F on December 31, and lows from 48°F to 45°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.82 in over about 2 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 Sky Valley, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
69°F
Average low
45°F
Precipitation
0.82 in
Record high
91°FDec 1, 2021
Record low
32°FDec 23, 1998
Chance of a freeze
12%
Daylight
10 h 03 min to 9 h 57 min
Cloud cover
39%
Humidity
48%
Dew point
24°F
Wind
7.2 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Dec 171°F48°F91°F 202134°F 20065%
Dec 271°F47°F86°F 202140°F 20045%
Dec 371°F47°F84°F 202440°F 20075%
Dec 470°F47°F84°F 202139°F 20066%
Dec 570°F46°F87°F 202138°F 20066%
Dec 670°F46°F87°F 202433°F 20116%
Dec 769°F46°F85°F 200633°F 20116%
Dec 869°F46°F84°F 202536°F 20116%
Dec 969°F46°F84°F 202540°F 20116%
Dec 1069°F45°F83°F 201733°F 20136%
Dec 1169°F45°F85°F 201736°F 20136%
Dec 1268°F45°F85°F 201039°F 19987%
Dec 1368°F45°F83°F 201038°F 20017%
Dec 1468°F45°F82°F 201738°F 20077%
Dec 1568°F45°F89°F 202537°F 20117%
Dec 1668°F45°F86°F 202537°F 20057%
Dec 1768°F45°F86°F 199837°F 20017%
Dec 1868°F45°F85°F 202438°F 20157%
Dec 1968°F45°F85°F 202436°F 20088%
Dec 2068°F45°F82°F 202433°F 20128%
Dec 2168°F45°F81°F 202435°F 20128%
Dec 2268°F45°F78°F 201434°F 19988%
Dec 2368°F45°F84°F 202432°F 19988%
Dec 2468°F45°F85°F 200535°F 19988%
Dec 2568°F45°F82°F 202234°F 19988%
Dec 2668°F45°F79°F 201335°F 20078%
Dec 2768°F45°F79°F 201735°F 20089%
Dec 2868°F45°F80°F 201733°F 20159%
Dec 2968°F45°F82°F 201735°F 20149%
Dec 3068°F45°F79°F 201736°F 20159%
Dec 3169°F45°F77°F 202433°F 20109%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sky Valley, in percent.02468101102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

December 1
sunrise 6:33 AM, sunset 4:36 PM
December 31
sunrise 6:50 AM, sunset 4:47 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00046635 (Palm Springs), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093138, 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.