Carson Weather in December
Carson in December
The short of it: Carson in December averages a high of 2 °C (36 °F) and a low of -8 °C (17 °F), with 30 mm (1.2 in) of rain and about 9 h 13 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 36° · low 17° · rain 1.2 in. · daylight 9 h 13 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: October & May
Thirty years of records give Carson an average December high of 36°, a low of 17° and some 1.2 in. of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 14° from November to about 36°, with nights near 17°. Rain is modest, about 1.2 in., the 10th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 9 h 13 min in mid-December, 35 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and May.
Against its neighbours, Carson runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Oakland, 5 mi to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
December in Carson, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 14° colder, 0.1 in. less rain
- Versus January
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 19°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 13 min
- Average wind
- 9 mph