Merlin climate

Merlin Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Grants Pass, 13.1 km from Merlin

Average highs run from 48°F on December 1 to 45°F on December 31, and lows from 37°F to 35°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 6.55 in over about 17 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 Merlin, 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
35°F
Precipitation
6.55 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
66°FDec 16, 1980
Record low
-4°FDec 21, 1990
Chance of a freeze
96%
Daylight
9 h 18 min to 9 h 07 min
Cloud cover
72%
Humidity
93%
Dew point
36°F
Wind
4.7 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 148°F37°F63°F 202123°F 200756%0%
Dec 248°F37°F62°F 197624°F 197156%0%
Dec 347°F37°F60°F 197620°F 194856%0%
Dec 447°F36°F58°F 202415°F 197256%0%
Dec 547°F36°F61°F 200015°F 197256%0%
Dec 647°F36°F61°F 200015°F 197256%0%
Dec 747°F36°F61°F 19623°F 197256%0%
Dec 846°F36°F62°F 19792°F 197256%0%
Dec 946°F36°F61°F 19577°F 197256%0%
Dec 1046°F36°F59°F 19577°F 197256%0%
Dec 1146°F35°F60°F 195114°F 197256%1%
Dec 1246°F35°F64°F 202517°F 196756%1%
Dec 1346°F35°F63°F 202514°F 196756%1%
Dec 1445°F35°F59°F 195814°F 196756%1%
Dec 1545°F35°F63°F 198020°F 194855%1%
Dec 1645°F35°F66°F 198018°F 200855%1%
Dec 1745°F35°F63°F 198019°F 200855%1%
Dec 1845°F35°F61°F 200420°F 196755%1%
Dec 1945°F35°F63°F 198514°F 199055%1%
Dec 2045°F35°F61°F 19542°F 199055%1%
Dec 2145°F34°F60°F 1985-4°F 199055%1%
Dec 2245°F34°F62°F 19857°F 199055%1%
Dec 2345°F34°F64°F 198511°F 198355%1%
Dec 2445°F34°F63°F 198519°F 194855%1%
Dec 2545°F34°F63°F 198521°F 197455%1%
Dec 2645°F34°F61°F 195619°F 198855%1%
Dec 2745°F34°F56°F 196719°F 195455%1%
Dec 2845°F34°F54°F 195917°F 196855%1%
Dec 2945°F34°F59°F 195614°F 199055%1%
Dec 3045°F34°F63°F 198015°F 197855%1%
Dec 3145°F35°F64°F 198018°F 195955%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Merlin, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

December 1
sunrise 7:24 AM, sunset 4:42 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:43 AM, sunset 4:50 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00353445 (Grants Pass), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024235, 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.