Orem Weather in December
Orem in December
The short of it: Orem in December averages a high of 5 °C (40 °F) and a low of -7 °C (20 °F), with 35 mm (1.4 in) of rain and about 9 h 19 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 40° · low 20° · rain 1.4 in. · daylight 9 h 19 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: October & September
December in Orem brings afternoons near 40° and nights around 20°, with about 1.4 in. of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 12° from November to about 40°, with nights near 20°. Rain is modest, about 1.4 in., the 7th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 9 h 19 min in mid-December, 34 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 September.
Against its neighbours, Orem runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Lindon, 3 mi to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
December in Orem, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 12° colder, 0.04 in. more rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 21°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 19 min
- Average wind
- 5 mph
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LindonUtah | 3 mi NNW | 40° | 20° | 1.2 in. |
| ProvoUtah | 5 mi SSE | 40° | 19° | 1.3 in. |
| Pleasant GroveUtah | 5 mi NNW | 40° | 20° | 1.2 in. |
| American ForkUtah | 8 mi NW | 40° | 20° | 1.1 in. |
| Cedar HillsUtah | 9 mi NNW | 40° | 20° | 1.2 in. |
| SpringvilleUtah | 10 mi SSE | 39° | 19° | 1.5 in. |
| HighlandUtah | 10 mi NNW | 40° | 20° | 1.4 in. |
| LehiUtah | 11 mi NW | 39° | 19° | 0.9 in. |