Thermal climate

Thermal Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Desert Resorts Rgnl AP, 2.4 km from Thermal

Average highs run from 72°F on December 1 to 69°F on December 31, and lows from 40°F to 38°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.34 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 Thermal, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
69°F
Average low
38°F
Precipitation
0.34 in
Record high
93°FDec 3, 1958
Record low
14°FDec 23, 1990
Chance of a freeze
95%
Daylight
10 h 05 min to 9 h 58 min
Cloud cover
39%
Humidity
47%
Dew point
29°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 172°F40°F89°F 195923°F 19925%
Dec 272°F39°F86°F 195925°F 19915%
Dec 371°F39°F93°F 195826°F 19966%
Dec 471°F39°F85°F 198825°F 20066%
Dec 571°F39°F89°F 197926°F 20066%
Dec 670°F38°F86°F 202426°F 20116%
Dec 770°F38°F84°F 197524°F 20116%
Dec 870°F38°F87°F 197525°F 19986%
Dec 970°F38°F88°F 195717°F 19946%
Dec 1069°F38°F88°F 195021°F 20136%
Dec 1169°F38°F85°F 201725°F 19946%
Dec 1269°F38°F85°F 195221°F 19726%
Dec 1369°F37°F87°F 195224°F 19977%
Dec 1469°F37°F86°F 195226°F 19647%
Dec 1569°F37°F86°F 198023°F 19727%
Dec 1669°F37°F88°F 198024°F 19757%
Dec 1769°F37°F88°F 199824°F 20157%
Dec 1868°F37°F84°F 202425°F 19937%
Dec 1968°F37°F84°F 202421°F 19967%
Dec 2068°F37°F84°F 195418°F 19927%
Dec 2168°F37°F86°F 196020°F 19688%
Dec 2268°F37°F84°F 196021°F 19688%
Dec 2368°F37°F87°F 195014°F 19908%
Dec 2469°F37°F87°F 195024°F 19538%
Dec 2569°F37°F83°F 198021°F 19908%
Dec 2669°F37°F81°F 195623°F 19908%
Dec 2769°F37°F82°F 196723°F 19978%
Dec 2869°F37°F85°F 196321°F 20158%
Dec 2969°F38°F91°F 198025°F 19549%
Dec 3069°F38°F86°F 198024°F 19909%
Dec 3169°F38°F78°F 198020°F 19909%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

December 1
sunrise 6:31 AM, sunset 4:36 PM
December 31
sunrise 6:49 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 USW00003104 (Desert Resorts Rgnl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003104, 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.