Saint Helens climate

Saint Helens Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Scappoose Ind AP, 11 km from Saint Helens

Average highs run from 48°F on December 1 to 45°F on December 31, and lows from 35°F to 34°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 7.25 in over about 20 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 Saint Helens, 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
34°F
Precipitation
7.25 in
Snowfall
0.4 in
Record high
64°FDec 4, 2007
Record low
5°FDec 8, 2013
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 56 min to 8 h 43 min
Cloud cover
76%
Humidity
94%
Dew point
36°F
Wind
4.9 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°F35°F59°F 202120°F 201962%1%
Dec 248°F35°F57°F 202019°F 201462%1%
Dec 348°F35°F59°F 200725°F 201962%1%
Dec 448°F34°F64°F 200720°F 201362%2%
Dec 547°F34°F60°F 202316°F 201362%2%
Dec 647°F34°F59°F 202316°F 201362%2%
Dec 747°F34°F59°F 20157°F 201363%2%
Dec 847°F34°F57°F 20255°F 201363%2%
Dec 947°F34°F57°F 20048°F 200963%2%
Dec 1046°F34°F60°F 20048°F 200963%2%
Dec 1146°F34°F61°F 201410°F 200963%2%
Dec 1246°F34°F58°F 199821°F 201364%2%
Dec 1346°F34°F57°F 201819°F 200964%2%
Dec 1446°F34°F58°F 200221°F 200564%2%
Dec 1546°F34°F61°F 202513°F 200864%2%
Dec 1646°F34°F60°F 202512°F 200865%2%
Dec 1746°F33°F58°F 202519°F 201665%2%
Dec 1846°F33°F59°F 201818°F 200565%2%
Dec 1946°F33°F56°F 202421°F 199865%2%
Dec 2045°F33°F59°F 201813°F 199866%2%
Dec 2145°F33°F60°F 202012°F 199866%2%
Dec 2245°F33°F54°F 20059°F 199866%2%
Dec 2345°F33°F53°F 20139°F 199866%2%
Dec 2445°F33°F52°F 200524°F 199866%2%
Dec 2545°F33°F56°F 200523°F 200966%2%
Dec 2645°F33°F57°F 202223°F 200967%2%
Dec 2745°F33°F56°F 200424°F 200967%2%
Dec 2845°F33°F55°F 201124°F 202067%2%
Dec 2945°F33°F57°F 202322°F 200967%2%
Dec 3045°F33°F54°F 199819°F 201467%2%
Dec 3145°F34°F51°F 199818°F 201467%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Saint Helens, 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 7:32 AM, sunset 4:28 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:53 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 USW00004201 (Scappoose Ind AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00004201, 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.