Keyes Weather in December
Keyes in December
The short of it: Keyes in December averages a high of 13 °C (55 °F) and a low of 3 °C (37 °F), with 53 mm (2.1 in) of rain and about 9 h 35 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 55° · low 37° · rain 2.1 in. · daylight 9 h 35 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & March
Thirty years of records give Keyes an average December high of 55°, a low of 37° and some 2.1 in. of rain. Highs fall 11° against November, to near 55°; nights run about 37°. Rain is modest, about 2.1 in., the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 35 min in mid-December, 31 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and March.
Against its neighbours, Keyes runs cooler than most and about as wet in December. Ceres, 4 mi to the NW, sees much the same highs.
December in Keyes, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 11° colder, 0.6 in. more rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 18°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 35 min
- Average wind
- 5 mph
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CeresCalifornia | 4 mi NW | 56° | 38° | 2.1 in. |
| HughsonCalifornia | 4 mi NE | 55° | 37° | 2.2 in. |
| EmpireCalifornia | 6 mi N | 56° | 38° | 2.2 in. |
| TurlockCalifornia | 6 mi SE | 56° | 37° | 2.0 in. |
| Bret HarteCalifornia | 6 mi WNW | 56° | 38° | 2.0 in. |
| BystromCalifornia | 6 mi NW | 56° | 38° | 2.1 in. |
| DenairCalifornia | 7 mi ESE | 56° | 37° | 2.1 in. |
| ModestoCalifornia | 7 mi NW | 56° | 39° | 2.1 in. |