Ponderay climate

Ponderay Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sandpoint Exp Stn, 2.5 km from Ponderay

Average highs run from 37°F on December 1 to 32°F on December 31, and lows from 26°F to 22°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.61 in over about 15 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 Ponderay, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-200204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
34°F
Average low
23°F
Precipitation
4.61 in
Snowfall
19.3 in
Record high
58°FDec 18, 1917
Record low
-37°FDec 30, 1968
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 38 min to 8 h 24 min
Cloud cover
73%
Humidity
99%
Dew point
17°F
Wind
3.8 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 137°F26°F54°F 19252°F 193149%21%
Dec 236°F25°F56°F 20214°F 193149%22%
Dec 336°F25°F54°F 19183°F 191949%22%
Dec 436°F25°F54°F 1923-7°F 192849%23%
Dec 536°F25°F51°F 1918-3°F 192849%24%
Dec 635°F24°F50°F 1939-1°F 199249%24%
Dec 735°F24°F47°F 1918-2°F 200549%25%
Dec 835°F24°F55°F 1938-10°F 197249%25%
Dec 935°F24°F53°F 2015-8°F 191949%26%
Dec 1034°F23°F52°F 1956-7°F 197249%27%
Dec 1134°F23°F53°F 2025-6°F 193249%27%
Dec 1234°F23°F55°F 1921-25°F 192250%28%
Dec 1334°F23°F53°F 1921-14°F 192250%28%
Dec 1433°F23°F52°F 1924-14°F 192250%29%
Dec 1533°F23°F50°F 2002-17°F 192250%29%
Dec 1633°F22°F57°F 2025-19°F 192250%30%
Dec 1733°F22°F50°F 2025-24°F 192250%30%
Dec 1833°F22°F58°F 1917-15°F 192450%30%
Dec 1933°F22°F56°F 1917-9°F 192150%31%
Dec 2033°F22°F52°F 1936-8°F 192450%31%
Dec 2132°F22°F56°F 1933-7°F 199050%31%
Dec 2232°F22°F57°F 1933-11°F 199050%32%
Dec 2332°F22°F50°F 1933-16°F 199050%32%
Dec 2432°F22°F50°F 1919-11°F 192450%32%
Dec 2532°F22°F51°F 1980-11°F 192450%32%
Dec 2632°F22°F53°F 1980-19°F 191650%32%
Dec 2732°F22°F55°F 1980-21°F 191651%33%
Dec 2832°F22°F52°F 1980-11°F 196851%33%
Dec 2932°F22°F51°F 1917-29°F 196851%33%
Dec 3032°F22°F49°F 1917-37°F 196851%33%
Dec 3132°F22°F46°F 1963-25°F 196851%33%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ponderay, 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 7:16 AM, sunset 3:54 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:37 AM, sunset 4:01 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00108137 (Sandpoint Exp Stn), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00108137, 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.