Silver Springs climate

Silver Springs Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lahontan Dam, 15 km from Silver Springs

Average highs run from 50°F on December 1 to 45°F on December 31, and lows from 26°F to 23°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.67 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 Silver Springs, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
46°F
Average low
24°F
Precipitation
0.67 in
Snowfall
9.5 in
Record high
74°FDec 10, 2006
Record low
-15°FDec 22, 1990
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 36 min to 9 h 26 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
61%
Dew point
22°F
Wind
5.6 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 150°F26°F69°F 19959°F 199110%9%
Dec 250°F26°F71°F 19778°F 200610%10%
Dec 349°F26°F66°F 19779°F 201110%10%
Dec 449°F26°F67°F 19777°F 200610%10%
Dec 549°F25°F67°F 19893°F 197210%11%
Dec 648°F25°F69°F 19817°F 201111%11%
Dec 748°F25°F68°F 19775°F 197111%11%
Dec 848°F25°F65°F 1989-9°F 197211%11%
Dec 947°F25°F69°F 1981-14°F 197211%11%
Dec 1047°F24°F74°F 2006-9°F 197211%12%
Dec 1147°F24°F68°F 1977-14°F 197211%12%
Dec 1247°F24°F63°F 2010-7°F 197211%12%
Dec 1346°F24°F63°F 1956-5°F 197211%12%
Dec 1446°F24°F68°F 1977-5°F 197211%12%
Dec 1546°F24°F65°F 1962-2°F 197211%12%
Dec 1646°F24°F70°F 19826°F 197211%12%
Dec 1746°F23°F68°F 20252°F 200811%12%
Dec 1845°F23°F64°F 20254°F 200611%12%
Dec 1945°F23°F69°F 20252°F 200611%13%
Dec 2045°F23°F67°F 1981-4°F 196811%13%
Dec 2145°F23°F69°F 2025-10°F 199011%13%
Dec 2245°F23°F69°F 1964-15°F 199012%13%
Dec 2345°F23°F67°F 2025-14°F 199012%13%
Dec 2445°F23°F63°F 1964-15°F 199012%13%
Dec 2545°F23°F62°F 1980-3°F 199012%13%
Dec 2645°F23°F61°F 1980-2°F 199012%13%
Dec 2745°F23°F63°F 1980-2°F 199012%13%
Dec 2845°F23°F65°F 2011-1°F 199012%13%
Dec 2945°F23°F61°F 1996-8°F 198812%13%
Dec 3045°F23°F72°F 2011-6°F 199012%13%
Dec 3145°F23°F63°F 1996-5°F 197113%13%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Silver Springs, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

December 1
sunrise 6:58 AM, sunset 4:34 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:17 AM, sunset 4:43 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00264349 (Lahontan Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093102, 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.