Bellingham Weather in December
Average highs run from 49°F on December 1 to 46°F on December 31, and lows from 36°F to 34°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.52 in over about 20 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
- 47°F
- Average low
- 35°F
- Precipitation
- 4.52 in
- Snowfall
- 0.3 in
- Record high
- 67°FDec 10, 2014
- Record low
- -1°FDec 16, 1964
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 8 h 34 min to 8 h 20 min
- Cloud cover
- 77%
- Humidity
- 91%
- Dew point
- 33°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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 49°F | 36°F | 61°F 1958 | 17°F 2022 | 67% | 1% |
| Dec 2 | 49°F | 36°F | 60°F 2015 | 20°F 2022 | 67% | 1% |
| Dec 3 | 48°F | 36°F | 62°F 2015 | 20°F 1994 | 67% | 1% |
| Dec 4 | 48°F | 36°F | 59°F 2023 | 15°F 1956 | 66% | 1% |
| Dec 5 | 48°F | 36°F | 59°F 2023 | 15°F 1956 | 66% | 1% |
| Dec 6 | 48°F | 36°F | 60°F 2024 | 12°F 1980 | 66% | 1% |
| Dec 7 | 48°F | 35°F | 59°F 2020 | 8°F 1980 | 66% | 1% |
| Dec 8 | 48°F | 35°F | 62°F 2014 | 9°F 1972 | 66% | 1% |
| Dec 9 | 47°F | 35°F | 63°F 2014 | 11°F 1972 | 66% | 1% |
| Dec 10 | 47°F | 35°F | 67°F 2014 | 7°F 1972 | 66% | 1% |
| Dec 11 | 47°F | 35°F | 59°F 2014 | 20°F 1949 | 66% | 1% |
| Dec 12 | 47°F | 35°F | 61°F 1952 | 17°F 1972 | 66% | 1% |
| Dec 13 | 47°F | 35°F | 62°F 1969 | 15°F 1972 | 66% | 1% |
| Dec 14 | 47°F | 35°F | 63°F 1962 | 18°F 2008 | 66% | 1% |
| Dec 15 | 47°F | 35°F | 62°F 1962 | 2°F 1964 | 66% | 1% |
| Dec 16 | 47°F | 35°F | 59°F 2018 | -1°F 1964 | 66% | 1% |
| Dec 17 | 47°F | 35°F | 57°F 1976 | 6°F 1964 | 65% | 1% |
| Dec 18 | 46°F | 34°F | 56°F 1972 | 15°F 1984 | 65% | 1% |
| Dec 19 | 46°F | 34°F | 58°F 1959 | 12°F 1990 | 65% | 1% |
| Dec 20 | 46°F | 34°F | 59°F 1958 | 11°F 1990 | 65% | 1% |
| Dec 21 | 46°F | 34°F | 60°F 1950 | 8°F 1990 | 65% | 1% |
| Dec 22 | 46°F | 34°F | 59°F 1986 | 10°F 1998 | 65% | 1% |
| Dec 23 | 46°F | 34°F | 59°F 1950 | 8°F 1990 | 65% | 1% |
| Dec 24 | 46°F | 34°F | 63°F 1963 | 7°F 1964 | 65% | 1% |
| Dec 25 | 46°F | 34°F | 60°F 1980 | 7°F 1964 | 65% | 2% |
| Dec 26 | 46°F | 34°F | 63°F 1980 | 9°F 2021 | 65% | 2% |
| Dec 27 | 46°F | 34°F | 58°F 2022 | 7°F 1968 | 65% | 2% |
| Dec 28 | 46°F | 34°F | 59°F 1986 | 1°F 1968 | 65% | 2% |
| Dec 29 | 46°F | 34°F | 60°F 2023 | 0°F 1968 | 65% | 2% |
| Dec 30 | 46°F | 34°F | 60°F 1963 | 4°F 1968 | 65% | 2% |
| Dec 31 | 46°F | 34°F | 60°F 1963 | 6°F 2021 | 64% | 2% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:42 AM, sunset 4:16 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 8:03 AM, sunset 4:23 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00450587 (Bellingham 3 Ssw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024217, 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.