Potlatch climate

Potlatch Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Potlatch 3 Nne, 5.4 km from Potlatch

Average highs run from 38°F on December 1 to 36°F on December 31, and lows from 27°F to 25°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.90 in over about 10 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 Potlatch, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
36°F
Average low
25°F
Precipitation
2.90 in
Snowfall
10.6 in
Record high
62°FDec 1, 2021
Record low
-12°FDec 17, 2016
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 48 min to 8 h 36 min
Cloud cover
75%
Humidity
93%
Dew point
24°F
Wind
5.8 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 138°F27°F62°F 202113°F 201433%10%
Dec 238°F27°F54°F 202116°F 201433%10%
Dec 338°F27°F50°F 2007-1°F 201333%11%
Dec 438°F26°F56°F 2007-4°F 201333%11%
Dec 537°F26°F52°F 2023-3°F 201333%11%
Dec 637°F26°F51°F 2023-2°F 200533%12%
Dec 737°F26°F51°F 2019-10°F 201333%12%
Dec 837°F26°F55°F 2025-11°F 201333%12%
Dec 937°F25°F54°F 2015-2°F 200933%13%
Dec 1036°F25°F59°F 20258°F 200933%13%
Dec 1136°F25°F55°F 20140°F 200033%13%
Dec 1236°F25°F54°F 20256°F 200033%14%
Dec 1336°F25°F54°F 202515°F 200833%14%
Dec 1436°F25°F54°F 20025°F 200833%14%
Dec 1536°F25°F55°F 2025-1°F 200833%15%
Dec 1636°F25°F51°F 2025-7°F 201633%15%
Dec 1736°F25°F50°F 2025-12°F 201633%16%
Dec 1836°F24°F51°F 20243°F 200533%16%
Dec 1936°F24°F49°F 20253°F 200833%16%
Dec 2036°F24°F51°F 2023-5°F 200833%17%
Dec 2136°F24°F52°F 2019-2°F 199833%17%
Dec 2236°F24°F50°F 2019-6°F 200833%17%
Dec 2336°F24°F48°F 20052°F 201733%17%
Dec 2436°F24°F53°F 20256°F 201733%17%
Dec 2536°F24°F50°F 20057°F 201633%18%
Dec 2636°F24°F51°F 200412°F 201733%18%
Dec 2736°F24°F47°F 200210°F 202133%18%
Dec 2836°F24°F52°F 201112°F 202133%18%
Dec 2936°F24°F51°F 2011-2°F 202133%18%
Dec 3036°F25°F46°F 20112°F 201533%18%
Dec 3136°F25°F49°F 20192°F 201034%18%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Potlatch, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

December 1
sunrise 7:13 AM, sunset 4:01 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:33 AM, sunset 4:09 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00107301 (Potlatch 3 Nne), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094129, 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.