Sonora climate

Sonora Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sonora, 1.9 km from Sonora

Average highs run from 57°F on December 1 to 55°F on December 31, and lows from 34°F to 32°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.51 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 Sonora, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
55°F
Average low
32°F
Precipitation
5.51 in
Record high
81°FDec 4, 1958
Record low
8°FDec 9, 1972
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 43 min to 9 h 35 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
68%
Dew point
34°F
Wind
6.0 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 157°F34°F74°F 195621°F 199429%0%
Dec 257°F34°F77°F 202125°F 196829%0%
Dec 357°F33°F78°F 195923°F 200429%0%
Dec 457°F33°F81°F 195822°F 201330%0%
Dec 556°F33°F77°F 195821°F 201330%0%
Dec 656°F33°F76°F 195818°F 197830%0%
Dec 756°F33°F78°F 194018°F 197830%0%
Dec 856°F33°F78°F 193818°F 200930%0%
Dec 955°F33°F78°F 19408°F 197230%0%
Dec 1055°F33°F73°F 19908°F 197231%0%
Dec 1155°F32°F74°F 196213°F 197231%0%
Dec 1255°F32°F76°F 196214°F 197231%0%
Dec 1355°F32°F70°F 196210°F 197231%0%
Dec 1455°F32°F75°F 195811°F 197232%0%
Dec 1555°F32°F77°F 195818°F 197232%0%
Dec 1655°F32°F76°F 198018°F 198432%0%
Dec 1755°F32°F75°F 195820°F 196532%0%
Dec 1855°F32°F76°F 201322°F 196532%0%
Dec 1954°F32°F74°F 195819°F 196832%0%
Dec 2054°F32°F70°F 195918°F 196832%0%
Dec 2154°F32°F70°F 200315°F 199833%0%
Dec 2254°F32°F68°F 195615°F 199833%0%
Dec 2354°F32°F66°F 191915°F 199833%0%
Dec 2454°F32°F74°F 196011°F 199033%0%
Dec 2554°F32°F76°F 200520°F 199833%0%
Dec 2654°F32°F74°F 195021°F 198833%0%
Dec 2755°F32°F71°F 195617°F 199033%0%
Dec 2855°F32°F75°F 198017°F 199033%0%
Dec 2955°F32°F73°F 195623°F 196033%0%
Dec 3055°F32°F72°F 195621°F 191133%0%
Dec 3155°F32°F73°F 202220°F 191533%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sonora, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

December 1
sunrise 6:59 AM, sunset 4:42 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:17 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 USC00048353 (Sonora), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00048353, 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.