Whitney climate

Whitney Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Whitney Dam, 11.3 km from Whitney

Average highs run from 63°F on December 1 to 56°F on December 31, and lows from 40°F to 34°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.69 in over about 7 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 Whitney, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
59°F
Average low
37°F
Precipitation
2.69 in
Record high
90°FDec 4, 2005
Record low
-6°FDec 23, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 13 min to 10 h 06 min
Cloud cover
54%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
37°F
Wind
10.1 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Dec 163°F40°F84°F 195021°F 200624%
Dec 262°F40°F83°F 201220°F 198524%
Dec 362°F40°F83°F 197716°F 192924%
Dec 462°F39°F90°F 200517°F 192924%
Dec 562°F39°F81°F 201716°F 200624%
Dec 661°F39°F81°F 195611°F 195024%
Dec 761°F39°F83°F 193913°F 195024%
Dec 861°F38°F82°F 197717°F 191724%
Dec 960°F38°F81°F 191813°F 200524%
Dec 1060°F38°F82°F 193314°F 200524%
Dec 1160°F38°F84°F 202116°F 191724%
Dec 1260°F37°F79°F 192016°F 191725%
Dec 1359°F37°F84°F 193316°F 191725%
Dec 1459°F37°F81°F 193315°F 191925%
Dec 1559°F37°F81°F 192413°F 191625%
Dec 1659°F37°F83°F 19779°F 198925%
Dec 1758°F36°F83°F 202113°F 193225%
Dec 1858°F36°F81°F 198013°F 193225%
Dec 1958°F36°F82°F 201213°F 192425%
Dec 2058°F36°F81°F 192111°F 192425%
Dec 2158°F36°F83°F 202514°F 192425%
Dec 2257°F35°F87°F 20104°F 192925%
Dec 2357°F35°F79°F 2025-6°F 198925%
Dec 2457°F35°F90°F 19558°F 192925%
Dec 2557°F35°F81°F 20256°F 198325%
Dec 2657°F35°F83°F 202114°F 198325%
Dec 2757°F35°F82°F 201615°F 192425%
Dec 2857°F35°F82°F 192113°F 192424%
Dec 2956°F34°F84°F 202111°F 198324%
Dec 3056°F34°F80°F 20225°F 198324%
Dec 3156°F34°F86°F 202412°F 197624%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Whitney, in percent.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:12 AM, sunset 5:25 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:29 AM, sunset 5:35 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00419715 (Whitney Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00414182, 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.