Milton climate

Milton Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Tacoma #1, 7.5 km from Milton

Average highs run from 49°F on December 1 to 47°F on December 31, and lows from 38°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 6.02 in over about 20 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 Milton, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
47°F
Average low
37°F
Precipitation
6.02 in
Snowfall
1.5 in
Record high
66°FDec 15, 2014
Record low
-1°FDec 23, 1983
Chance of a freeze
98%
Daylight
8 h 46 min to 8 h 33 min
Cloud cover
75%
Humidity
93%
Dew point
34°F
Wind
5.1 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 149°F38°F60°F 195110°F 198566%3%
Dec 249°F38°F60°F 19417°F 198566%3%
Dec 349°F38°F59°F 195822°F 198466%3%
Dec 448°F38°F63°F 201516°F 199466%3%
Dec 548°F37°F63°F 202318°F 197266%3%
Dec 648°F37°F59°F 194410°F 195666%3%
Dec 748°F37°F58°F 195011°F 195666%3%
Dec 848°F37°F62°F 19623°F 197266%3%
Dec 948°F37°F65°F 201411°F 197266%3%
Dec 1048°F37°F64°F 19937°F 197266%3%
Dec 1147°F37°F64°F 19509°F 197266%3%
Dec 1247°F37°F60°F 202515°F 200966%3%
Dec 1347°F37°F64°F 199512°F 197266%3%
Dec 1447°F37°F63°F 196918°F 194466%3%
Dec 1547°F37°F66°F 201414°F 200866%4%
Dec 1647°F37°F61°F 19767°F 196466%4%
Dec 1747°F37°F61°F 20184°F 196466%4%
Dec 1847°F37°F59°F 19589°F 196466%4%
Dec 1947°F37°F57°F 195914°F 198465%4%
Dec 2047°F37°F59°F 195012°F 199065%4%
Dec 2147°F37°F58°F 20182°F 199065%4%
Dec 2247°F37°F60°F 20201°F 198365%4%
Dec 2347°F37°F58°F 1947-1°F 198365%4%
Dec 2447°F37°F63°F 19500°F 198365%4%
Dec 2547°F37°F66°F 20051°F 198365%4%
Dec 2647°F37°F62°F 198017°F 194865%4%
Dec 2747°F37°F61°F 198014°F 202165%4%
Dec 2847°F37°F58°F 199412°F 202165%4%
Dec 2947°F37°F56°F 19493°F 199065%4%
Dec 3047°F37°F59°F 19523°F 196865%4%
Dec 3147°F37°F59°F 19633°F 197865%4%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Milton, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0204060801102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

December 1
sunrise 7:35 AM, sunset 4:21 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:56 AM, sunset 4:29 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00458278 (Tacoma #1), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00455224, 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.