Yelm climate

Yelm Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Olympia AP, 22.8 km from Yelm

Average highs run from 47°F on December 1 to 45°F on December 31, and lows from 34°F to 33°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 7.85 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 Yelm, in °F, with the record for each date.10203040506070151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
45°F
Average low
33°F
Precipitation
7.85 in
Snowfall
1.2 in
Record high
67°FDec 10, 2014
Record low
18°FDec 9, 2009
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 48 min to 8 h 35 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 147°F34°F55°F 201224°F 201465%2%
Dec 247°F34°F56°F 200325°F 202265%2%
Dec 346°F33°F57°F 200731°F 200965%2%
Dec 446°F33°F61°F 202325°F 201365%2%
Dec 546°F33°F59°F 202326°F 201365%2%
Dec 646°F33°F54°F 201526°F 201365%2%
Dec 746°F33°F54°F 202421°F 201365%2%
Dec 845°F33°F58°F 201520°F 200965%2%
Dec 945°F33°F60°F 201418°F 200965%2%
Dec 1045°F33°F67°F 201419°F 200966%2%
Dec 1145°F33°F58°F 201421°F 200966%2%
Dec 1245°F33°F60°F 200225°F 200966%2%
Dec 1345°F33°F53°F 200227°F 201166%2%
Dec 1445°F33°F61°F 200224°F 200866%2%
Dec 1545°F33°F57°F 202524°F 200866%2%
Dec 1645°F33°F55°F 202523°F 200866%2%
Dec 1744°F33°F58°F 202424°F 201666%2%
Dec 1844°F33°F58°F 202425°F 200866%2%
Dec 1944°F33°F54°F 202422°F 200866%2%
Dec 2044°F33°F58°F 201820°F 200866%2%
Dec 2144°F33°F55°F 201423°F 202266%2%
Dec 2244°F33°F54°F 200521°F 202266%2%
Dec 2344°F33°F54°F 202425°F 202266%2%
Dec 2444°F33°F57°F 200526°F 202066%2%
Dec 2544°F33°F54°F 200529°F 200167%2%
Dec 2644°F33°F58°F 202220°F 202167%2%
Dec 2744°F33°F54°F 202218°F 202167%2%
Dec 2844°F33°F54°F 202323°F 202167%2%
Dec 2944°F33°F59°F 202325°F 202167%2%
Dec 3044°F33°F52°F 202225°F 201067%2%
Dec 3145°F33°F51°F 201918°F 202167%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Yelm, 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 4:23 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:56 AM, sunset 4:31 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00024227 (Olympia AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094274, 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.