Tehachapi climate

Tehachapi Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Tehachapi 4 Se, 4.2 km from Tehachapi

Average highs run from 52°F on December 1 to 51°F on December 31, and lows from 32°F to 32°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.11 in.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Tehachapi, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
51°F
Average low
31°F
Precipitation
2.11 in
Snowfall
0.4 in
Record high
74°FDec 2, 2008
Record low
8°FDec 21, 1998
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 58 min to 9 h 50 min
Cloud cover
49%
Humidity
62%
Dew point
29°F
Wind
7.8 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 152°F32°F73°F 202116°F 20190%
Dec 252°F32°F74°F 200821°F 20070%
Dec 352°F32°F69°F 202125°F 20090%
Dec 451°F32°F67°F 202116°F 20110%
Dec 551°F31°F67°F 200315°F 20130%
Dec 651°F31°F65°F 200611°F 20130%
Dec 751°F31°F69°F 202310°F 19980%
Dec 851°F31°F66°F 202415°F 20130%
Dec 951°F31°F64°F 201513°F 20090%
Dec 1050°F31°F67°F 202521°F 20090%
Dec 1150°F31°F70°F 202517°F 19990%
Dec 1250°F31°F71°F 202520°F 20110%
Dec 1350°F31°F69°F 202519°F 20070%
Dec 1450°F31°F71°F 201719°F 20070%
Dec 1550°F31°F72°F 201721°F 20110%
Dec 1650°F31°F71°F 201716°F 20210%
Dec 1750°F31°F71°F 199821°F 20050%
Dec 1850°F31°F65°F 201319°F 20160%
Dec 1950°F31°F64°F 202517°F 20060%
Dec 2050°F31°F68°F 202518°F 20130%
Dec 2150°F31°F71°F 20188°F 19981%
Dec 2250°F31°F65°F 20258°F 19981%
Dec 2350°F31°F68°F 202519°F 19981%
Dec 2450°F31°F63°F 200516°F 19981%
Dec 2551°F31°F66°F 200621°F 19971%
Dec 2651°F31°F64°F 201719°F 20151%
Dec 2751°F31°F63°F 201716°F 20071%
Dec 2851°F31°F64°F 201314°F 20181%
Dec 2951°F31°F67°F 201720°F 20071%
Dec 3051°F31°F71°F 201720°F 20071%
Dec 3151°F32°F69°F 201714°F 20141%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Tehachapi, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.20.40.61102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

December 1
sunrise 6:44 AM, sunset 4:42 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:02 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 USC00048829 (Tehachapi 4 Se), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00048829, 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.