Paradise climate

Paradise Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Las Vegas Mccarran AP, 3.2 km from Paradise

Average highs run from 60°F on December 1 to 56°F on December 31, and lows from 42°F to 39°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.45 in over about 3 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 Paradise, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
57°F
Average low
40°F
Precipitation
0.45 in
Snowfall
0.2 in
Record high
77°FDec 3, 1980
Record low
11°FDec 23, 1990
Chance of a freeze
75%
Daylight
9 h 53 min to 9 h 45 min
Cloud cover
46%
Humidity
46%
Dew point
23°F
Wind
8.1 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 160°F42°F75°F 202126°F 19577%0%
Dec 260°F41°F73°F 195824°F 19488%0%
Dec 359°F41°F77°F 198023°F 19488%0%
Dec 459°F41°F75°F 197724°F 19488%0%
Dec 559°F41°F75°F 197718°F 19488%0%
Dec 658°F41°F72°F 197725°F 19488%0%
Dec 758°F40°F70°F 202021°F 19488%0%
Dec 858°F40°F74°F 197523°F 19539%0%
Dec 957°F40°F71°F 195016°F 19569%0%
Dec 1057°F40°F74°F 195020°F 19729%0%
Dec 1157°F40°F74°F 202521°F 19729%0%
Dec 1257°F40°F74°F 195815°F 19499%0%
Dec 1357°F39°F71°F 201719°F 19499%0%
Dec 1456°F39°F71°F 195022°F 19649%0%
Dec 1556°F39°F75°F 197723°F 197210%0%
Dec 1656°F39°F74°F 198023°F 196410%0%
Dec 1756°F39°F70°F 198024°F 194910%0%
Dec 1856°F39°F68°F 202425°F 196810%0%
Dec 1956°F39°F68°F 202425°F 194810%0%
Dec 2056°F39°F73°F 198124°F 194810%0%
Dec 2156°F39°F68°F 195020°F 196810%0%
Dec 2256°F39°F75°F 201412°F 199010%0%
Dec 2356°F39°F74°F 195511°F 199010%0%
Dec 2456°F39°F70°F 200514°F 199010%0%
Dec 2556°F39°F69°F 196417°F 194810%0%
Dec 2656°F39°F73°F 198020°F 196210%0%
Dec 2756°F39°F70°F 198019°F 196210%0%
Dec 2856°F39°F73°F 198020°F 195410%0%
Dec 2956°F39°F73°F 198023°F 196210%0%
Dec 3056°F39°F70°F 198015°F 199010%0%
Dec 3156°F39°F74°F 199518°F 199010%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Paradise, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02.557.51012.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

December 1
sunrise 6:33 AM, sunset 4:26 PM
December 31
sunrise 6:51 AM, sunset 4:36 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00023169 (Las Vegas Mccarran AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023169, 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.