Truckee Weather in December
Average highs run from 44°F on December 1 to 40°F on December 31, and lows from 17°F to 15°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.15 in over about 12 wet days.
December day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
December at a glance
- Average high
- 41°F
- Average low
- 15°F
- Precipitation
- 5.15 in
- Snowfall
- 44.2 in
- Record high
- 65°FDec 3, 2021
- Record low
- -22°FDec 10, 2013
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 36 min to 9 h 27 min
- Cloud cover
- 58%
- Humidity
- 76%
- Dew point
- 22°F
- Wind
- 6.5 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 44°F | 17°F | 62°F 2021 | -2°F 2015 | 33% | 20% |
| Dec 2 | 44°F | 17°F | 60°F 2021 | -7°F 2022 | 33% | 20% |
| Dec 3 | 43°F | 17°F | 65°F 2021 | -7°F 2022 | 33% | 21% |
| Dec 4 | 43°F | 16°F | 60°F 2021 | -6°F 2013 | 34% | 21% |
| Dec 5 | 43°F | 16°F | 62°F 2021 | -8°F 2013 | 34% | 22% |
| Dec 6 | 42°F | 16°F | 60°F 2021 | -6°F 2013 | 34% | 22% |
| Dec 7 | 42°F | 16°F | 56°F 2025 | -5°F 2013 | 35% | 22% |
| Dec 8 | 42°F | 16°F | 60°F 2024 | -16°F 2009 | 35% | 23% |
| Dec 9 | 41°F | 15°F | 58°F 2025 | -20°F 2013 | 35% | 23% |
| Dec 10 | 41°F | 15°F | 65°F 2025 | -22°F 2013 | 35% | 23% |
| Dec 11 | 41°F | 15°F | 65°F 2025 | -11°F 2013 | 35% | 24% |
| Dec 12 | 41°F | 15°F | 62°F 2025 | -4°F 2013 | 36% | 24% |
| Dec 13 | 40°F | 15°F | 60°F 2025 | -3°F 2013 | 36% | 24% |
| Dec 14 | 40°F | 15°F | 58°F 2025 | -1°F 2012 | 36% | 25% |
| Dec 15 | 40°F | 15°F | 61°F 2025 | -3°F 2015 | 36% | 25% |
| Dec 16 | 40°F | 15°F | 59°F 2025 | -2°F 2012 | 36% | 25% |
| Dec 17 | 40°F | 14°F | 55°F 2023 | 4°F 2016 | 36% | 25% |
| Dec 18 | 40°F | 14°F | 53°F 2025 | 3°F 2011 | 36% | 26% |
| Dec 19 | 39°F | 14°F | 56°F 2013 | -6°F 2012 | 36% | 26% |
| Dec 20 | 39°F | 14°F | 54°F 2017 | -6°F 2012 | 36% | 26% |
| Dec 21 | 39°F | 14°F | 57°F 2018 | -1°F 2013 | 37% | 26% |
| Dec 22 | 39°F | 14°F | 53°F 2020 | -1°F 2011 | 37% | 26% |
| Dec 23 | 39°F | 14°F | 52°F 2014 | -2°F 2009 | 37% | 26% |
| Dec 24 | 39°F | 14°F | 63°F 2025 | -2°F 2009 | 37% | 26% |
| Dec 25 | 39°F | 14°F | 50°F 2013 | -4°F 2016 | 37% | 26% |
| Dec 26 | 39°F | 14°F | 57°F 2011 | -9°F 2016 | 37% | 26% |
| Dec 27 | 39°F | 14°F | 57°F 2011 | -8°F 2016 | 37% | 26% |
| Dec 28 | 39°F | 15°F | 57°F 2017 | -3°F 2012 | 37% | 26% |
| Dec 29 | 39°F | 15°F | 61°F 2017 | -4°F 2010 | 37% | 26% |
| Dec 30 | 40°F | 15°F | 63°F 2017 | -4°F 2010 | 37% | 27% |
| Dec 31 | 40°F | 15°F | 60°F 2017 | -10°F 2010 | 37% | 27% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:02 AM, sunset 4:38 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:20 AM, sunset 4:47 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00049043 (Truckee RS), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00049040, 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.