Orrick climate

Orrick Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Richmond 3S, 13.6 km from Orrick

Average highs run from 46°F on December 1 to 38°F on December 31, and lows from 25°F to 16°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.70 in over about 6 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 Orrick, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
42°F
Average low
21°F
Precipitation
1.70 in
Snowfall
4.1 in
Record high
75°FDec 16, 2021
Record low
-17°FDec 9, 2005
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 37 min to 9 h 27 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
27°F
Wind
10.3 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 146°F25°F66°F 199811°F 202018%5%
Dec 246°F25°F66°F 201212°F 200618%5%
Dec 346°F25°F71°F 202111°F 200018%5%
Dec 445°F25°F68°F 201711°F 200619%5%
Dec 545°F24°F71°F 20179°F 200519%6%
Dec 645°F24°F72°F 20019°F 200519%6%
Dec 744°F24°F59°F 20011°F 201319%6%
Dec 844°F23°F68°F 20232°F 201319%6%
Dec 943°F23°F60°F 2023-17°F 200519%6%
Dec 1043°F23°F68°F 2020-14°F 200519%6%
Dec 1143°F22°F69°F 20207°F 199419%7%
Dec 1243°F22°F58°F 2006-2°F 200019%7%
Dec 1342°F22°F57°F 2021-5°F 200019%7%
Dec 1442°F21°F63°F 20061°F 200019%7%
Dec 1542°F21°F68°F 20210°F 200019%7%
Dec 1641°F21°F75°F 20215°F 200719%7%
Dec 1741°F20°F67°F 20060°F 200019%7%
Dec 1841°F20°F61°F 2002-10°F 201619%7%
Dec 1941°F20°F63°F 2013-10°F 201619%7%
Dec 2040°F19°F57°F 2013-5°F 201619%7%
Dec 2140°F19°F57°F 20230°F 200819%7%
Dec 2240°F19°F59°F 2020-8°F 200019%7%
Dec 2340°F18°F64°F 2020-7°F 200019%7%
Dec 2439°F18°F65°F 2019-10°F 201319%7%
Dec 2539°F18°F73°F 2021-10°F 201319%7%
Dec 2639°F17°F67°F 20192°F 202219%7%
Dec 2739°F17°F66°F 2008-5°F 201719%7%
Dec 2839°F17°F61°F 2005-3°F 200019%7%
Dec 2938°F17°F66°F 19991°F 200919%7%
Dec 3038°F16°F67°F 20220°F 200919%7%
Dec 3138°F16°F60°F 2022-2°F 200019%8%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Orrick, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:17 AM, sunset 4:54 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:36 AM, sunset 5:03 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00237116 (Richmond 3S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00234382, 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.