Chelan climate

Chelan Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Chelan, 1.4 km from Chelan

Average highs run from 39°F on December 1 to 33°F on December 31, and lows from 26°F to 21°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.83 in over about 10 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 Chelan, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
35°F
Average low
23°F
Precipitation
1.83 in
Snowfall
8.7 in
Record high
70°FDec 1, 2021
Record low
-21°FDec 30, 1968
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 42 min to 8 h 28 min
Cloud cover
69%
Humidity
94%
Dew point
20°F
Wind
4.0 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 139°F26°F70°F 2021-4°F 198530%12%
Dec 239°F25°F58°F 19758°F 198530%12%
Dec 338°F25°F57°F 19756°F 198430%12%
Dec 438°F25°F55°F 19755°F 198430%13%
Dec 538°F25°F49°F 20258°F 198430%13%
Dec 637°F24°F54°F 19795°F 198030%14%
Dec 737°F24°F51°F 19733°F 197230%14%
Dec 837°F24°F52°F 1991-1°F 197231%15%
Dec 936°F24°F52°F 20153°F 197231%15%
Dec 1036°F23°F68°F 20252°F 200931%16%
Dec 1136°F23°F62°F 20254°F 197231%16%
Dec 1235°F23°F51°F 20256°F 197231%16%
Dec 1335°F23°F53°F 19794°F 197231%17%
Dec 1435°F23°F58°F 19796°F 197231%17%
Dec 1535°F22°F59°F 2025-3°F 196431%17%
Dec 1634°F22°F58°F 1999-11°F 196432%18%
Dec 1734°F22°F52°F 1998-12°F 196432%18%
Dec 1834°F22°F52°F 1976-3°F 196432%18%
Dec 1934°F22°F49°F 2004-4°F 198432%18%
Dec 2034°F22°F51°F 2020-7°F 200832%19%
Dec 2134°F22°F55°F 1974-7°F 202232%19%
Dec 2233°F21°F51°F 2014-9°F 198332%19%
Dec 2333°F21°F46°F 2013-15°F 198332%19%
Dec 2433°F21°F48°F 2014-1°F 198332%19%
Dec 2533°F21°F50°F 19634°F 198332%19%
Dec 2633°F21°F56°F 19805°F 199032%20%
Dec 2733°F21°F57°F 19801°F 199632%20%
Dec 2833°F21°F52°F 2011-16°F 196832%20%
Dec 2933°F21°F53°F 1997-20°F 196832%20%
Dec 3033°F21°F48°F 2011-21°F 196832%20%
Dec 3133°F21°F49°F 1998-13°F 196832%20%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Chelan, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

December 1
sunrise 7:28 AM, sunset 4:10 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:49 AM, sunset 4:17 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00451350 (Chelan), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094239, 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.