Pacific climate

Pacific Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Washington, 21.4 km from Pacific

Average highs run from 49°F on December 1 to 41°F on December 31, and lows from 28°F to 21°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.64 in over about 8 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 Pacific, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
45°F
Average low
24°F
Precipitation
2.64 in
Snowfall
2.7 in
Record high
77°FDec 28, 2025
Record low
-22°FDec 23, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 40 min to 9 h 32 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
29°F
Wind
6.7 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 149°F28°F71°F 201214°F 200226%3%
Dec 249°F28°F75°F 201213°F 202526%3%
Dec 349°F28°F76°F 202112°F 202526%3%
Dec 448°F28°F74°F 200110°F 199126%3%
Dec 548°F27°F75°F 19989°F 202526%4%
Dec 648°F27°F73°F 199811°F 200226%4%
Dec 747°F27°F68°F 199111°F 200526%4%
Dec 847°F26°F75°F 19918°F 200526%4%
Dec 947°F26°F68°F 2021-2°F 200526%4%
Dec 1046°F26°F69°F 201510°F 200926%4%
Dec 1146°F26°F68°F 19909°F 201326%4%
Dec 1246°F25°F72°F 20154°F 198926%4%
Dec 1345°F25°F68°F 20153°F 201026%5%
Dec 1445°F25°F68°F 2021-1°F 201026%5%
Dec 1545°F24°F72°F 2021-6°F 198926%5%
Dec 1644°F24°F71°F 2021-11°F 198926%5%
Dec 1744°F24°F64°F 2002-10°F 198926%5%
Dec 1844°F24°F63°F 2002-4°F 198926%5%
Dec 1943°F23°F63°F 1988-4°F 198926%5%
Dec 2043°F23°F70°F 2013-8°F 198926%5%
Dec 2143°F23°F65°F 2015-13°F 198926%5%
Dec 2243°F23°F62°F 2007-18°F 198926%5%
Dec 2342°F22°F68°F 2025-22°F 198926%5%
Dec 2442°F22°F74°F 2021-5°F 198926%5%
Dec 2542°F22°F72°F 20191°F 199026%5%
Dec 2642°F22°F70°F 20192°F 200226%5%
Dec 2741°F22°F70°F 20081°F 201726%5%
Dec 2841°F21°F77°F 2025-1°F 200026%5%
Dec 2941°F21°F67°F 20226°F 198826%5%
Dec 3041°F21°F69°F 20025°F 199026%5%
Dec 3141°F21°F70°F 20042°F 201726%5%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Pacific, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:02 AM, sunset 4:42 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:20 AM, sunset 4:52 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00238746 (Washington), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003966, 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.