Kennewick Weather in December
Average highs run from 45°F on December 1 to 40°F on December 31, and lows from 32°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.08 in over about 11 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
- 42°F
- Average low
- 30°F
- Precipitation
- 1.08 in
- Snowfall
- 1.4 in
- Record high
- 71°FDec 1, 2021
- Record low
- -9°FDec 16, 2016
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 8 h 53 min to 8 h 41 min
- Cloud cover
- 74%
- Humidity
- 78%
- Dew point
- 28°F
- Wind
- 8.9 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 | 45°F | 32°F | 71°F 2021 | 10°F 2014 | 32% | 1% |
| Dec 2 | 44°F | 32°F | 62°F 2021 | 10°F 2014 | 32% | 1% |
| Dec 3 | 44°F | 31°F | 67°F 2007 | 13°F 2022 | 32% | 1% |
| Dec 4 | 44°F | 31°F | 66°F 2007 | 7°F 2013 | 32% | 1% |
| Dec 5 | 43°F | 31°F | 57°F 2025 | 3°F 2013 | 32% | 1% |
| Dec 6 | 43°F | 31°F | 59°F 2025 | 7°F 2013 | 32% | 1% |
| Dec 7 | 43°F | 31°F | 61°F 2025 | 2°F 2009 | 33% | 1% |
| Dec 8 | 43°F | 31°F | 69°F 2015 | -2°F 2009 | 33% | 2% |
| Dec 9 | 42°F | 30°F | 65°F 2015 | 2°F 2009 | 33% | 2% |
| Dec 10 | 42°F | 30°F | 68°F 2025 | -2°F 2009 | 33% | 2% |
| Dec 11 | 42°F | 30°F | 64°F 2025 | 0°F 2009 | 34% | 2% |
| Dec 12 | 42°F | 30°F | 62°F 2025 | 9°F 2009 | 34% | 2% |
| Dec 13 | 42°F | 30°F | 59°F 1998 | 9°F 2016 | 34% | 2% |
| Dec 14 | 41°F | 30°F | 64°F 2002 | 11°F 2000 | 34% | 2% |
| Dec 15 | 41°F | 29°F | 69°F 2025 | 3°F 2008 | 34% | 2% |
| Dec 16 | 41°F | 29°F | 63°F 2025 | -9°F 2016 | 34% | 2% |
| Dec 17 | 41°F | 29°F | 63°F 2025 | -8°F 2016 | 35% | 2% |
| Dec 18 | 41°F | 29°F | 61°F 2024 | -4°F 2016 | 35% | 2% |
| Dec 19 | 41°F | 29°F | 56°F 2020 | 3°F 2008 | 35% | 3% |
| Dec 20 | 41°F | 29°F | 65°F 2019 | -2°F 1998 | 35% | 3% |
| Dec 21 | 40°F | 29°F | 63°F 2019 | -2°F 1998 | 35% | 3% |
| Dec 22 | 40°F | 29°F | 56°F 2014 | -2°F 2008 | 35% | 3% |
| Dec 23 | 40°F | 29°F | 59°F 2013 | 0°F 1998 | 35% | 3% |
| Dec 24 | 40°F | 29°F | 54°F 2014 | 10°F 2008 | 35% | 3% |
| Dec 25 | 40°F | 29°F | 49°F 2005 | 3°F 2008 | 35% | 3% |
| Dec 26 | 40°F | 29°F | 57°F 2024 | 10°F 2008 | 36% | 3% |
| Dec 27 | 40°F | 29°F | 57°F 2002 | 14°F 2021 | 36% | 3% |
| Dec 28 | 40°F | 29°F | 61°F 2011 | 14°F 2021 | 36% | 3% |
| Dec 29 | 40°F | 29°F | 59°F 1998 | 2°F 2003 | 36% | 3% |
| Dec 30 | 40°F | 29°F | 55°F 1998 | 4°F 2003 | 36% | 3% |
| Dec 31 | 40°F | 29°F | 57°F 1998 | -5°F 2021 | 36% | 3% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 4:12 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:39 AM, sunset 4:20 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00454154 (Kennewick), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024163, 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.