Kittitas County climate

Kittitas County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ellensburg Bowers Fld, 15.1 km from Kittitas County

Average highs run from 40°F on December 1 to 35°F on December 31, and lows from 26°F to 23°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.54 in over about 12 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 Kittitas County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
36°F
Average low
24°F
Precipitation
1.54 in
Record high
66°FDec 1, 2021
Record low
-16°FDec 27, 1948
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 47 min to 8 h 34 min
Cloud cover
72%
Humidity
92%
Dew point
24°F
Wind
4.9 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Dec 140°F26°F66°F 202110°F 201437%
Dec 240°F25°F57°F 20086°F 202237%
Dec 339°F25°F53°F 20077°F 200637%
Dec 439°F25°F54°F 20076°F 202237%
Dec 539°F25°F49°F 19538°F 201337%
Dec 638°F25°F52°F 2008-6°F 195638%
Dec 738°F25°F52°F 1943-5°F 195638%
Dec 838°F25°F50°F 20250°F 200938%
Dec 937°F24°F52°F 20153°F 200938%
Dec 1037°F24°F63°F 20250°F 200939%
Dec 1137°F24°F58°F 20254°F 200939%
Dec 1237°F24°F56°F 20255°F 200039%
Dec 1337°F24°F52°F 2013-7°F 195539%
Dec 1436°F24°F52°F 1953-13°F 195539%
Dec 1536°F24°F57°F 20252°F 194839%
Dec 1636°F24°F55°F 2013-1°F 200840%
Dec 1736°F23°F49°F 1998-1°F 201640%
Dec 1836°F23°F51°F 20110°F 201640%
Dec 1935°F23°F56°F 2004-6°F 200840%
Dec 2035°F23°F52°F 20202°F 199840%
Dec 2135°F23°F53°F 2014-8°F 202240%
Dec 2235°F23°F53°F 2013-9°F 202240%
Dec 2335°F23°F55°F 2013-2°F 195140%
Dec 2435°F23°F46°F 2013-6°F 195140%
Dec 2535°F23°F51°F 1950-10°F 194840%
Dec 2635°F23°F47°F 1953-14°F 194840%
Dec 2735°F23°F49°F 1949-16°F 194840%
Dec 2835°F23°F50°F 2011-1°F 194840%
Dec 2935°F23°F52°F 2018-3°F 195540%
Dec 3035°F23°F46°F 2011-8°F 195540%
Dec 3135°F23°F53°F 1958-6°F 195140%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Kittitas County, in percent.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

December 1
sunrise 7:28 AM, sunset 4:15 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:49 AM, sunset 4:23 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00024220 (Ellensburg Bowers Fld), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024220, 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.