Multnomah County climate

Multnomah County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Portland Troutdale AP, 0.7 km from Multnomah County

Average highs run from 48°F on December 1 to 46°F on December 31, and lows from 39°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 6.15 in over about 19 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 Multnomah County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
46°F
Average low
37°F
Precipitation
6.15 in
Snowfall
1.4 in
Record high
69°FDec 4, 2023
Record low
13°FDec 9, 2013
Chance of a freeze
89%
Daylight
8 h 58 min to 8 h 46 min
Cloud cover
78%
Humidity
92%
Dew point
35°F
Wind
6.5 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°F39°F65°F 202129°F 201460%1%
Dec 248°F39°F56°F 200827°F 201460%1%
Dec 348°F39°F62°F 202326°F 201360%1%
Dec 447°F38°F69°F 202325°F 200960%1%
Dec 547°F38°F65°F 202322°F 200960%2%
Dec 647°F38°F60°F 202324°F 201360%2%
Dec 747°F38°F62°F 201520°F 201360%2%
Dec 847°F38°F64°F 201515°F 201360%2%
Dec 946°F38°F60°F 200413°F 201360%2%
Dec 1046°F38°F65°F 202523°F 200960%2%
Dec 1146°F37°F65°F 201421°F 200960%2%
Dec 1246°F37°F62°F 201027°F 201160%2%
Dec 1346°F37°F58°F 201020°F 200960%2%
Dec 1446°F37°F63°F 200223°F 200860%2%
Dec 1546°F37°F61°F 200621°F 200860%3%
Dec 1646°F37°F61°F 202520°F 200861%3%
Dec 1746°F37°F59°F 199921°F 200861%3%
Dec 1846°F37°F58°F 201827°F 200561%3%
Dec 1945°F37°F59°F 201923°F 199861%3%
Dec 2045°F37°F60°F 201416°F 199861%3%
Dec 2145°F37°F63°F 202017°F 200861%3%
Dec 2245°F37°F56°F 201419°F 199861%3%
Dec 2345°F37°F55°F 202419°F 202261%3%
Dec 2445°F37°F53°F 202423°F 199860%3%
Dec 2545°F37°F63°F 200526°F 200860%3%
Dec 2645°F37°F56°F 202428°F 201160%3%
Dec 2745°F37°F57°F 202228°F 202160%3%
Dec 2845°F37°F58°F 201125°F 200660%3%
Dec 2945°F37°F57°F 199827°F 202160%3%
Dec 3045°F37°F55°F 199826°F 201060%3%
Dec 3146°F37°F53°F 202026°F 202160%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Multnomah County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0204060801102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

December 1
sunrise 7:30 AM, sunset 4:28 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:50 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 USW00024242 (Portland Troutdale AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024242, 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.