San Diego - Recent December Temperatures and Rainfall

The numbers here describe what the December weather in San Diego, California was like for every year since 2010. A series of tables gives December data by year for temperature and precipitation.

They begin with average maximum and minimum temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius. That's followed by how many hot or cold days occurred each December. Then there's information on how much rain actually landed this month during recent years, as well as how often San Diego had wet weather.

The climate data come from weather measurements made at San Diego's International Airport.

Temperature Weather iconTemperature

December temperature averages by year in San Diego
High °F Low °F Year High °C Low °C
68 50 2023 20 10
65 48 2022 18 9
62 49 2021 17 9
69 47 2020 21 8
67 51 2019 19 10
67 53 2018 20 11
71 50 2017 22 10
66 52 2016 19 11
67 50 2015 19 10
67 54 2014 20 12
69 50 2013 20 10
63 52 2012 17 11
64 47 2011 18 8
66 52 2010 19 11
Number of days in December when the temperature in San Diego dropped to 32 or below, or rose to at least 70 degrees Fahrenheit
32 °F
0 °C
Year 70 °F
21 °C
0 2023 10
0 2022 2
0 2021 0
0 2020 14
0 2019 6
0 2018 10
0 2017 17
0 2016 7
0 2015 7
0 2014 9
0 2013 15
0 2012 1
0 2011 3
0 2010 6

Rainy Weather iconRain

This table gives the total precipitation that fell on San Diego during December in each year from 2010. The number of days with precipitation counts the days when rainfall amounted to 0.01 inches (0.3 millimeters) or more.

Total rainfall for December in San Diego
Days Year Inches Milli­metres
5 2023 0.8 20
6 2022 1.6 40
10 2021 2.6 66
3 2020 0.6 15
0 2019 6 102
4 2018 3.0 77
1 2017 0.1 2
8 2016 4.2 107
9 2015 0.9 23
8 2014 4.5 114
4 2013 0.5 12
10 2012 2.2 56
4 2011 0.9 22
10 2010 5.0 127
Reference

Jay Lawrimore. 2016. Global Summary of the Month, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. 

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