Malheur County climate

Malheur County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Rome 2 Nw, 37.2 km from Malheur County

Average highs run from 44°F on December 1 to 39°F on December 31, and lows from 19°F to 16°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.89 in over about 10 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 Malheur County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
40°F
Average low
17°F
Precipitation
0.89 in
Record high
66°FDec 1, 2021
Record low
-16°FDec 21, 1998
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 13 min to 9 h 03 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
22°F
Wind
8.9 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Dec 144°F19°F66°F 20214°F 201531%
Dec 243°F19°F64°F 20218°F 200631%
Dec 343°F19°F63°F 20072°F 200631%
Dec 443°F19°F65°F 20213°F 200631%
Dec 542°F18°F60°F 20233°F 199831%
Dec 642°F18°F59°F 20235°F 200931%
Dec 742°F18°F57°F 2015-5°F 201331%
Dec 841°F18°F59°F 2015-11°F 201331%
Dec 941°F18°F61°F 2025-9°F 200931%
Dec 1041°F18°F66°F 2025-8°F 200931%
Dec 1140°F17°F65°F 2025-4°F 200931%
Dec 1240°F17°F62°F 2010-2°F 201331%
Dec 1340°F17°F57°F 20104°F 202230%
Dec 1440°F17°F60°F 20022°F 200530%
Dec 1540°F17°F52°F 20250°F 200530%
Dec 1639°F17°F58°F 2025-6°F 200830%
Dec 1739°F17°F56°F 2025-11°F 200830%
Dec 1839°F16°F59°F 2024-9°F 201630%
Dec 1939°F16°F57°F 2025-4°F 201629%
Dec 2039°F16°F60°F 2020-11°F 199829%
Dec 2139°F16°F59°F 2020-16°F 199829%
Dec 2239°F16°F53°F 2025-13°F 199829%
Dec 2339°F16°F56°F 2025-12°F 199829%
Dec 2439°F16°F56°F 20253°F 201629%
Dec 2539°F16°F53°F 20060°F 201629%
Dec 2639°F16°F54°F 2022-6°F 201629%
Dec 2739°F16°F55°F 20225°F 199929%
Dec 2839°F16°F58°F 20111°F 199929%
Dec 2939°F16°F57°F 19982°F 199929%
Dec 3039°F16°F55°F 2011-5°F 201429%
Dec 3139°F16°F56°F 2013-9°F 201429%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Malheur County, in percent.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 8:03 AM, sunset 5:16 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:22 AM, sunset 5:25 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00357310 (Rome 2 Nw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094107, 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.