Orofino climate

Orofino Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Dworshak Fish Hatchery, 5.7 km from Orofino

Average highs run from 42°F on December 1 to 38°F on December 31, and lows from 30°F to 27°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.18 in over about 16 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 Orofino, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
39°F
Average low
28°F
Precipitation
3.18 in
Snowfall
8.1 in
Record high
66°FDec 11, 2014
Record low
-22°FDec 30, 1968
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 52 min to 8 h 39 min
Cloud cover
74%
Humidity
92%
Dew point
24°F
Wind
5.4 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 142°F30°F64°F 20213°F 198554%6%
Dec 242°F30°F61°F 19758°F 198554%6%
Dec 341°F29°F62°F 198019°F 197254%6%
Dec 441°F29°F63°F 20075°F 197254%7%
Dec 541°F29°F61°F 20235°F 197254%7%
Dec 640°F29°F57°F 20255°F 201354%7%
Dec 740°F29°F57°F 19732°F 197254%8%
Dec 840°F28°F62°F 2015-7°F 197253%8%
Dec 940°F28°F64°F 2015-10°F 197253%8%
Dec 1039°F28°F65°F 2025-9°F 197253%9%
Dec 1139°F28°F66°F 2014-3°F 196153%9%
Dec 1239°F28°F59°F 19955°F 197253%9%
Dec 1339°F28°F59°F 2006-1°F 197253%10%
Dec 1439°F28°F65°F 20028°F 196753%10%
Dec 1539°F28°F62°F 20026°F 196753%10%
Dec 1638°F27°F61°F 1982-7°F 196452%10%
Dec 1738°F27°F55°F 2025-11°F 196452%11%
Dec 1838°F27°F60°F 20240°F 201652%11%
Dec 1938°F27°F54°F 20203°F 198452%11%
Dec 2038°F27°F55°F 19940°F 198352%11%
Dec 2138°F27°F60°F 1972-8°F 198352%11%
Dec 2238°F27°F58°F 1980-13°F 198352%11%
Dec 2338°F27°F54°F 1950-16°F 198352%12%
Dec 2438°F27°F57°F 2025-13°F 198352%12%
Dec 2538°F27°F59°F 19806°F 198352%12%
Dec 2638°F27°F62°F 19808°F 194852%12%
Dec 2738°F27°F59°F 19805°F 194852%12%
Dec 2838°F27°F63°F 19654°F 199052%12%
Dec 2938°F27°F57°F 2011-10°F 196853%12%
Dec 3038°F27°F54°F 1998-22°F 196853%12%
Dec 3138°F27°F54°F 1958-10°F 196853%12%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Orofino, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

December 1
sunrise 7:08 AM, sunset 4:00 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:29 AM, sunset 4:08 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00102845 (Dworshak Fish Hatchery), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024149, 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.