The Dalles climate

The Dalles Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for The Dalles, 2.4 km from The Dalles

Average highs run from 46°F on December 1 to 41°F on December 31, and lows from 31°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.91 in over about 11 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 The Dalles, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
43°F
Average low
29°F
Precipitation
2.91 in
Snowfall
2.0 in
Record high
70°FDec 1, 2021
Record low
-9°FDec 8, 1972
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 57 min to 8 h 46 min
Cloud cover
74%
Humidity
92%
Dew point
29°F
Wind
5.8 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 146°F31°F70°F 202110°F 198542%3%
Dec 246°F31°F64°F 197510°F 198542%4%
Dec 345°F31°F66°F 198213°F 198542%4%
Dec 445°F31°F63°F 20077°F 197241%4%
Dec 545°F31°F58°F 19537°F 197241%4%
Dec 644°F30°F59°F 197715°F 201341%4%
Dec 744°F30°F60°F 2015-4°F 197241%4%
Dec 844°F30°F66°F 2015-9°F 197240%4%
Dec 944°F30°F61°F 1979-7°F 197240%4%
Dec 1044°F30°F68°F 2025-9°F 197240%4%
Dec 1143°F30°F64°F 2025-8°F 197240%4%
Dec 1243°F30°F64°F 2025-3°F 197239%4%
Dec 1343°F30°F59°F 1988-4°F 197239%4%
Dec 1443°F29°F59°F 19796°F 197239%4%
Dec 1543°F29°F64°F 195913°F 197238%4%
Dec 1642°F29°F61°F 19990°F 196438%4%
Dec 1742°F29°F57°F 2025-1°F 196438%4%
Dec 1842°F29°F58°F 20243°F 196437%4%
Dec 1942°F29°F56°F 19537°F 198437%4%
Dec 2042°F29°F62°F 19740°F 199037%4%
Dec 2142°F29°F60°F 1974-5°F 199037%4%
Dec 2242°F29°F61°F 1980-4°F 199037%4%
Dec 2342°F29°F57°F 2013-3°F 199037%4%
Dec 2442°F29°F55°F 19780°F 198337%5%
Dec 2542°F29°F62°F 195712°F 198337%5%
Dec 2641°F29°F60°F 19676°F 198337%5%
Dec 2741°F29°F59°F 19495°F 198337%5%
Dec 2841°F29°F57°F 19674°F 198337%5%
Dec 2941°F29°F63°F 1998-2°F 199037%5%
Dec 3041°F29°F61°F 1958-1°F 196838%5%
Dec 3141°F29°F60°F 1958-3°F 197838%5%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at The Dalles, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

December 1
sunrise 7:25 AM, sunset 4:22 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:45 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 USC00358407 (The Dalles), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024219, 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.