Ritzville Weather in December
Average highs run from 39°F on December 1 to 34°F on December 31, and lows from 26°F to 23°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.80 in over about 12 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
- 35°F
- Average low
- 23°F
- Precipitation
- 1.80 in
- Snowfall
- 4.2 in
- Record high
- 57°FDec 2, 2021
- Record low
- -23°FDec 23, 1983
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 8 h 47 min to 8 h 34 min
- Cloud cover
- 73%
- Humidity
- 85%
- Dew point
- 26°F
- Wind
- 8.5 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 | 39°F | 26°F | 51°F 2021 | -11°F 1985 | 38% | 12% |
| Dec 2 | 38°F | 25°F | 57°F 2021 | -3°F 2022 | 38% | 12% |
| Dec 3 | 38°F | 25°F | 53°F 1918 | -2°F 1919 | 38% | 12% |
| Dec 4 | 38°F | 25°F | 54°F 1923 | -1°F 2005 | 38% | 12% |
| Dec 5 | 37°F | 25°F | 57°F 1939 | -6°F 1919 | 38% | 13% |
| Dec 6 | 37°F | 25°F | 52°F 1944 | -5°F 1984 | 38% | 13% |
| Dec 7 | 37°F | 24°F | 51°F 1987 | -2°F 1956 | 38% | 13% |
| Dec 8 | 36°F | 24°F | 52°F 1938 | -10°F 1972 | 38% | 14% |
| Dec 9 | 36°F | 24°F | 54°F 2015 | -9°F 1919 | 38% | 14% |
| Dec 10 | 36°F | 24°F | 53°F 1939 | -7°F 1972 | 39% | 14% |
| Dec 11 | 36°F | 24°F | 55°F 2014 | -11°F 1922 | 39% | 14% |
| Dec 12 | 35°F | 24°F | 55°F 1921 | -21°F 1919 | 39% | 15% |
| Dec 13 | 35°F | 23°F | 54°F 1921 | -19°F 1919 | 39% | 15% |
| Dec 14 | 35°F | 23°F | 52°F 2025 | -15°F 1922 | 39% | 15% |
| Dec 15 | 35°F | 23°F | 51°F 1939 | -16°F 1922 | 39% | 15% |
| Dec 16 | 35°F | 23°F | 56°F 2025 | -17°F 1922 | 39% | 16% |
| Dec 17 | 35°F | 23°F | 51°F 1999 | -15°F 1964 | 39% | 16% |
| Dec 18 | 34°F | 23°F | 55°F 1917 | -10°F 1922 | 39% | 16% |
| Dec 19 | 34°F | 23°F | 51°F 1917 | -13°F 1984 | 39% | 16% |
| Dec 20 | 34°F | 23°F | 49°F 1933 | -19°F 2008 | 39% | 16% |
| Dec 21 | 34°F | 23°F | 55°F 1933 | -17°F 2008 | 39% | 16% |
| Dec 22 | 34°F | 23°F | 53°F 1933 | -14°F 1983 | 39% | 16% |
| Dec 23 | 34°F | 23°F | 48°F 1950 | -23°F 1983 | 39% | 17% |
| Dec 24 | 34°F | 23°F | 52°F 1950 | -15°F 1983 | 39% | 17% |
| Dec 25 | 34°F | 23°F | 48°F 2005 | -14°F 1988 | 39% | 17% |
| Dec 26 | 34°F | 23°F | 51°F 1980 | -13°F 1916 | 39% | 17% |
| Dec 27 | 34°F | 23°F | 55°F 1980 | -13°F 1996 | 39% | 17% |
| Dec 28 | 34°F | 23°F | 47°F 1953 | -13°F 1983 | 40% | 17% |
| Dec 29 | 34°F | 23°F | 49°F 1917 | -22°F 1990 | 40% | 17% |
| Dec 30 | 34°F | 23°F | 46°F 1998 | -23°F 1978 | 40% | 17% |
| Dec 31 | 34°F | 23°F | 46°F 1917 | -18°F 1968 | 40% | 17% |
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 4:06 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:40 AM, sunset 4:14 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00457059 (Ritzville 1 Sse), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00452007, 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.