Priest River climate

Priest River Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Newport, 10.1 km from Priest River

Average highs run from 35°F on December 1 to 31°F on December 31, and lows from 25°F to 23°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.19 in.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Priest River, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-200204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
32°F
Average low
23°F
Precipitation
3.19 in
Snowfall
25.7 in
Record high
58°FDec 18, 1917
Record low
-37°FDec 30, 1968
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 39 min to 8 h 25 min
Cloud cover
73%
Humidity
96%
Dew point
21°F
Wind
4.3 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 135°F25°F54°F 19252°F 193128%
Dec 235°F25°F56°F 20214°F 193129%
Dec 334°F25°F54°F 19183°F 191929%
Dec 434°F25°F54°F 1923-7°F 192830%
Dec 534°F24°F51°F 1918-3°F 192831%
Dec 633°F24°F50°F 1939-1°F 199231%
Dec 733°F24°F47°F 1918-2°F 200532%
Dec 833°F24°F55°F 1938-10°F 197233%
Dec 933°F24°F53°F 2015-8°F 191934%
Dec 1033°F23°F52°F 1956-7°F 197234%
Dec 1132°F23°F53°F 2025-6°F 193235%
Dec 1232°F23°F55°F 1921-25°F 192235%
Dec 1332°F23°F53°F 1921-14°F 192236%
Dec 1432°F23°F52°F 1924-14°F 192237%
Dec 1532°F23°F50°F 2002-17°F 192237%
Dec 1631°F23°F57°F 2025-19°F 192237%
Dec 1731°F23°F50°F 2025-24°F 192238%
Dec 1831°F23°F58°F 1917-15°F 192438%
Dec 1931°F23°F56°F 1917-9°F 192138%
Dec 2031°F23°F52°F 1936-8°F 192438%
Dec 2131°F23°F56°F 1933-7°F 199039%
Dec 2231°F23°F57°F 1933-11°F 199039%
Dec 2331°F23°F50°F 1933-16°F 199039%
Dec 2431°F23°F50°F 1919-11°F 192439%
Dec 2531°F23°F51°F 1980-11°F 192439%
Dec 2631°F23°F53°F 1980-19°F 191639%
Dec 2731°F23°F55°F 1980-21°F 191639%
Dec 2831°F23°F52°F 1980-11°F 196839%
Dec 2931°F23°F51°F 1917-29°F 196839%
Dec 3031°F23°F49°F 1917-37°F 196839%
Dec 3131°F23°F46°F 1963-25°F 196839%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Priest River, 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 7:17 AM, sunset 3:56 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:38 AM, sunset 4:03 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00455844 (Newport), 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.