Carlsbad Weather in December
Average highs run from 64°F on December 1 to 60°F on December 31, and lows from 33°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.86 in over about 3 wet days.
December day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
December at a glance
- Average high
- 61°F
- Average low
- 31°F
- Precipitation
- 0.86 in
- Snowfall
- 0.2 in
- Record high
- 90°FDec 16, 2019
- Record low
- 9°FDec 10, 2005
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 10 h 15 min to 10 h 08 min
- Cloud cover
- 50%
- Humidity
- 62%
- Dew point
- 32°F
- Wind
- 10.5 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 64°F | 33°F | 80°F 2014 | 18°F 2006 | 9% | 1% |
| Dec 2 | 64°F | 33°F | 82°F 2012 | 20°F 2004 | 9% | 1% |
| Dec 3 | 64°F | 33°F | 86°F 2021 | 27°F 2004 | 9% | 1% |
| Dec 4 | 64°F | 33°F | 88°F 2021 | 13°F 2006 | 9% | 1% |
| Dec 5 | 63°F | 32°F | 86°F 2005 | 15°F 2006 | 9% | 1% |
| Dec 6 | 63°F | 32°F | 83°F 2019 | 18°F 2010 | 9% | 1% |
| Dec 7 | 63°F | 32°F | 79°F 2012 | 19°F 2003 | 9% | 1% |
| Dec 8 | 63°F | 32°F | 76°F 2022 | 13°F 2005 | 9% | 1% |
| Dec 9 | 62°F | 31°F | 81°F 2021 | 12°F 2005 | 9% | 1% |
| Dec 10 | 62°F | 31°F | 82°F 2021 | 9°F 2005 | 9% | 1% |
| Dec 11 | 62°F | 31°F | 85°F 2021 | 18°F 2012 | 9% | 1% |
| Dec 12 | 62°F | 31°F | 86°F 2015 | 22°F 2012 | 9% | 1% |
| Dec 13 | 62°F | 31°F | 74°F 2004 | 21°F 2010 | 9% | 1% |
| Dec 14 | 62°F | 31°F | 75°F 2009 | 17°F 2020 | 9% | 1% |
| Dec 15 | 61°F | 30°F | 82°F 2019 | 17°F 2005 | 9% | 1% |
| Dec 16 | 61°F | 30°F | 90°F 2019 | 21°F 2020 | 9% | 1% |
| Dec 17 | 61°F | 30°F | 79°F 2006 | 17°F 2020 | 9% | 1% |
| Dec 18 | 61°F | 30°F | 81°F 2016 | 15°F 2016 | 9% | 1% |
| Dec 19 | 61°F | 30°F | 83°F 2012 | 15°F 2016 | 9% | 1% |
| Dec 20 | 61°F | 30°F | 78°F 2012 | 18°F 2010 | 9% | 1% |
| Dec 21 | 60°F | 30°F | 87°F 2025 | 20°F 2012 | 9% | 1% |
| Dec 22 | 60°F | 30°F | 84°F 2010 | 21°F 2012 | 9% | 1% |
| Dec 23 | 60°F | 30°F | 78°F 2021 | 10°F 2022 | 9% | 1% |
| Dec 24 | 60°F | 30°F | 85°F 2021 | 12°F 2022 | 9% | 1% |
| Dec 25 | 60°F | 29°F | 86°F 2021 | 16°F 2022 | 9% | 1% |
| Dec 26 | 60°F | 29°F | 85°F 2021 | 18°F 2009 | 9% | 1% |
| Dec 27 | 60°F | 29°F | 88°F 2021 | 20°F 2009 | 9% | 1% |
| Dec 28 | 60°F | 29°F | 86°F 2025 | 19°F 2009 | 9% | 1% |
| Dec 29 | 60°F | 29°F | 82°F 2016 | 20°F 2008 | 9% | 1% |
| Dec 30 | 60°F | 29°F | 78°F 2024 | 20°F 2012 | 9% | 1% |
| Dec 31 | 60°F | 29°F | 80°F 2024 | 19°F 2014 | 9% | 1% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:24 AM, sunset 5:39 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:42 AM, sunset 5:50 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00419499 (Water Valley), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00417944, 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.