Hesperia weather in December

In December, Hesperia sees average daytime highs of 55°F and overnight lows near 38°F, with 1.3 in of precipitation across 3.9 wet days and about 9.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 58°F in the first days to 54°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 54 min at the start of December to 9 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Hesperia's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hesperia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
55°
12th warmest
Overnight low
38°
1st coldest
Precipitation
1.3 in
3.9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
6:54 AM – 4:37 PM
Cloud cover
41%
9th clearest
Wind
5 mph
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Hesperia is city in San Bernardino County, California, United States.

Density
492/km²
people per km²
Founded
1988

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 58°F in the first days to 54°F by the end.

A typical December day in Hesperia reaches about 55°F in the afternoon and slips back to 38°F overnight — a 17°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 46°F and 65°F. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 9°F cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
15840
25840
35840
45739
55739
65739
75739
85639
95639
105638
115638
125638
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225437
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How December really feels in Hesperia

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Hesperia weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan56° / 39°1.550.6104.5
Feb59° / 40°1.95.70.810.75.0
Mar64° / 44°1.14.60.511.76.7
Apr70° / 47°0.62.80.112.88.1
May78° / 54°0.21.6013.88.6
Jun87° / 60°0.10.4014.36.2
Jul93° / 67°0.32.4014.13.9
Aug93° / 67°0.21.7013.33.9
Sep87° / 62°0.21012.26.3
Oct76° / 53°0.31.5011.18.8
Nov64° / 44°0.52.40.210.27.2
Dec55° / 38°1.33.90.39.74.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
26931
36931
46832
56832
66733
76733
86733
96634
106634
116634
126634
136634
146634
156634
166634
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196634
206634
216535
226535
236535
246535
256436
266337
276337
286238
296238
306238
316238

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Hesperia gets around 1.3 in of rain and snow over 3.9 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 13% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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2111
3110
4120
5120
6120
7120
8120
9120
10120
11131
12131
13131
14131
15131
16131
17131
18131
19131
20132
21132
22132
23132
24132
25132
26142
27142
28142
29152
30152
31152

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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21100
22100
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26100
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28100
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30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 5 mph in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 5 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
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305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 54 min at the start of December to 9 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:43 AM to 7:01 AM, and sunset from 4:35 PM to 4:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.96:434:35
29.86:444:35
39.86:454:35
49.86:464:35
59.86:464:35
69.86:474:35
79.86:484:35
89.86:494:35
99.86:494:35
109.86:504:35
119.76:514:35
129.76:524:36
139.76:524:36
149.76:534:36
159.76:534:36
169.76:544:37
179.76:554:37
189.76:554:37
199.76:564:38
209.76:564:38
219.76:574:39
229.76:574:39
239.76:584:40
249.76:584:40
259.76:594:41
269.76:594:41
279.76:594:42
289.77:004:42
299.77:004:43
309.77:004:44
319.77:014:44

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 3.08 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.08 kWh/m² to a high of 8.51 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 3.08 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.2Moderate
23.2Moderate
33.2Moderate
43.1Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.1Moderate
73.1Moderate
83.1Moderate
93.0Moderate
103.0Moderate
113.0Moderate
123.0Moderate
133.0Moderate
143.0Moderate
153.0Moderate
163.0Moderate
173.0Moderate
183.0Moderate
193.0Moderate
203.0Moderate
213.0Moderate
223.0Moderate
233.0Moderate
243.0Moderate
253.1Moderate
263.1Moderate
273.1Moderate
283.1Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.1Moderate
313.1Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Hesperia?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Hesperia for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hesperia in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Hesperia sees daytime highs around 55°F and nights near 38°F. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Hesperia in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hesperia peaks around June 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 11Dec 16UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Hesperia in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Hesperia is worst in September — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.3× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1427 µg/m³Dec 146 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb7Good
Mar9Good
Apr9Good
May9Good
Jun16Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug15Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct7Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Hesperia?

Hesperia sits at 34.4°N, 117.3°W, 3,186 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Victorville, 7.5 mi away.

Topography around Hesperia

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Hesperia.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Hesperia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 ft around an average of 3,182 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,982 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 11,243 ft.

The land around Hesperia is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and bare terrain (26%) within 2 miles, grassland (37%), artificial surfaces (23%) and shrubs (21%) within 10 miles, and bare terrain (34%), shrubs (23%) and grassland (20%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
354 ft
10 miles
2,982 ft
50 miles
11,243 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Victorville 7.5 mi · Apple Valley 8.1 mi · Adelanto 12 mi · Highland 21 mi · San Bernardino 22 mi · Rialto 22 mi · Fontana 24 mi · Colton 24 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Hesperia (34.4264°, -117.3009°, elevation 3,186 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).