Soquel climate

Soquel Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Santa Cruz, 3.8 km from Soquel

Average highs run from 63°F on December 1 to 62°F on December 31, and lows from 42°F to 41°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 6.01 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 Soquel, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
62°F
Average low
41°F
Precipitation
6.01 in
Record high
82°FDec 1, 2021
Record low
21°FDec 23, 1998
Chance of a freeze
60%
Daylight
9 h 48 min to 9 h 40 min
Cloud cover
52%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
42°F
Wind
6.0 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Dec 163°F42°F82°F 202131°F 200430%
Dec 263°F42°F72°F 202430°F 200430%
Dec 362°F42°F73°F 200628°F 200431%
Dec 462°F42°F73°F 200628°F 201331%
Dec 562°F41°F77°F 202326°F 201331%
Dec 662°F41°F72°F 200627°F 201332%
Dec 762°F41°F75°F 200629°F 201332%
Dec 862°F41°F80°F 202027°F 201332%
Dec 962°F41°F75°F 201725°F 201332%
Dec 1062°F41°F75°F 201728°F 201332%
Dec 1161°F41°F73°F 201732°F 201333%
Dec 1261°F41°F74°F 201730°F 201333%
Dec 1361°F41°F70°F 201732°F 200733%
Dec 1461°F41°F74°F 201731°F 200733%
Dec 1561°F41°F73°F 201333°F 200133%
Dec 1661°F41°F77°F 199831°F 202233%
Dec 1761°F41°F75°F 201330°F 200833%
Dec 1861°F41°F71°F 200328°F 201633%
Dec 1961°F41°F73°F 199927°F 200633%
Dec 2061°F41°F74°F 199931°F 201233%
Dec 2161°F41°F72°F 199925°F 199833%
Dec 2261°F41°F68°F 199924°F 199833%
Dec 2361°F41°F72°F 201421°F 199833%
Dec 2461°F41°F74°F 201325°F 199833%
Dec 2561°F41°F76°F 201329°F 199833%
Dec 2661°F41°F78°F 201330°F 201133%
Dec 2761°F41°F73°F 201326°F 201533%
Dec 2861°F41°F72°F 199931°F 200333%
Dec 2961°F41°F73°F 201329°F 200633%
Dec 3062°F41°F70°F 201730°F 201533%
Dec 3162°F41°F66°F 201131°F 201233%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

December 1
sunrise 7:03 AM, sunset 4:51 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 5:01 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00047916 (Santa Cruz), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023277, 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.