Harney County climate

Harney County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Malheur Refuge Hq, 24.5 km from Harney County

Average highs run from 40°F on December 1 to 37°F on December 31, and lows from 21°F to 20°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.24 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 Harney County, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
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  • Record high
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December at a glance

Average high
37°F
Average low
20°F
Precipitation
1.24 in
Record high
62°FDec 2, 2021
Record low
-30°FDec 8, 2013
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 14 min to 9 h 04 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
21°F
Wind
10.3 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Dec 140°F21°F59°F 2021-3°F 2006
Dec 240°F21°F62°F 2021-11°F 2022
Dec 339°F21°F61°F 1975-2°F 1992
Dec 439°F21°F58°F 2021-7°F 1992
Dec 539°F20°F59°F 2023-13°F 1992
Dec 638°F20°F53°F 2014-4°F 1992
Dec 738°F20°F53°F 1977-20°F 2013
Dec 838°F20°F53°F 1976-30°F 2013
Dec 938°F20°F55°F 1975-21°F 2013
Dec 1037°F20°F57°F 1993-10°F 2009
Dec 1137°F20°F58°F 2025-14°F 1985
Dec 1237°F20°F55°F 1995-14°F 1985
Dec 1337°F20°F56°F 2025-6°F 1985
Dec 1437°F20°F55°F 2002-8°F 1985
Dec 1536°F20°F51°F 1977-9°F 2022
Dec 1636°F20°F54°F 1979-21°F 2008
Dec 1736°F20°F49°F 2025-22°F 2008
Dec 1836°F20°F51°F 2024-15°F 2022
Dec 1936°F20°F51°F 1989-20°F 1984
Dec 2036°F19°F51°F 2020-15°F 1984
Dec 2136°F19°F53°F 2020-24°F 1990
Dec 2236°F20°F50°F 2013-28°F 1990
Dec 2336°F20°F48°F 2025-19°F 1983
Dec 2436°F20°F50°F 2025-17°F 1990
Dec 2536°F20°F51°F 2025-14°F 2016
Dec 2636°F20°F48°F 1976-15°F 1988
Dec 2736°F20°F47°F 2002-13°F 1988
Dec 2836°F20°F50°F 2011-17°F 1983
Dec 2936°F20°F49°F 1996-13°F 1990
Dec 3037°F20°F48°F 1998-13°F 1990
Dec 3137°F20°F53°F 1996-25°F 2010

Chance of rain

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

December 1
sunrise 7:08 AM, sunset 4:22 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:27 AM, sunset 4:31 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00355162 (Malheur Refuge Hq), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094185, 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.