Lents weather in December

In December, Lents sees average daytime highs of 45°F and overnight lows near 36°F, with 9.6 in of precipitation across 18.4 wet days and about 8.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 45°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 48 min at the start of December to 8 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Lents's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lents's year-round climate.

Daytime high
45°
12th warmest
Overnight low
36°
1st coldest
Precipitation
9.6 in
18.4 wet days
Daylight
8 h 30 min
7:50 AM – 4:22 PM
Cloud cover
78%
12th clearest
Wind
6 mph
1st windiest
Solar energy
1.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.8
out of 10

Lents is neighborhood of Southeast Portland, OR.

Density
2,564/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 45°F through the month.

A typical December day in Lents reaches about 45°F in the afternoon and slips back to 36°F overnight — a 9°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 38°F and 52°F. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 6°F cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How December really feels in Lents

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 31 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
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Lents weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan46° / 36°8.718.33.78.91.0
Feb50° / 37°6.515.63.210.11.8
Mar55° / 39°7.018.22.211.62.7
Apr60° / 42°5.616.60.213.23.9
May67° / 47°3.511.6014.75.8
Jun72° / 52°2.39015.46.8
Jul80° / 56°0.62.9015.17.9
Aug81° / 56°0.82.9013.97.9
Sep74° / 52°2.36.4012.37.6
Oct62° / 45°5.812.9010.75.0
Nov51° / 40°9.0181.19.32.1
Dec45° / 36°9.618.43.68.60.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32575
42476
52476
62476
72278
82179
92179
101981
111981
121981
131882
141783
151783
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292278
302278
312179

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Lents gets around 9.6 in of rain and snow over 18.4 wet days in December, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 60% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1609
2609
3609
4609
5609
6609
7609
8609
96010
106010
116010
126010
136111
146111
156111
166112
176112
186112
196013
206013
216013
225914
235914
245914
255914
265914
275914
285914
296013
306013
316013

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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Wind in December

Winds average 6 mph in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 mph on the calmest days to 6 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 48 min at the start of December to 8 h 36 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 7:37 AM to 7:57 AM, and sunset from 4:23 PM to 4:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.87:374:23
28.87:384:23
38.77:394:23
48.77:404:22
58.77:414:22
68.77:424:22
78.67:434:22
88.67:444:22
98.67:454:22
108.67:464:22
118.67:474:22
128.67:474:22
138.67:484:22
148.67:494:22
158.57:504:22
168.57:504:22
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208.57:534:24
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248.57:554:26
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268.57:554:27
278.57:564:27
288.57:564:28
298.57:564:29
308.67:564:30
318.67:574:30

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 1.02 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.96 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.02 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.0Dim
81.0Dim
91.0Dim
101.0Dim
111.0Dim
121.0Dim
131.0Dim
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241.0Dim
251.0Dim
261.0Dim
271.0Dim
281.0Dim
291.1Dim
301.1Dim
311.1Dim
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Lents

In seasonPeak

In December, Lents sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Lents's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Lents?

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

0.8
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lents.

What to pack for Lents in December

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

In December, Lents sees daytime highs around 45°F and nights near 36°F. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 18 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

UV index in Lents in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lents peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 8Dec 15UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Lents 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 Lents is worst in August — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 6.3× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 2334 µg/m³Dec 226 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb7Good
Mar10Good
Apr10Good
May9Good
Jun8Good
Jul8Good
Aug35Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov8Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Lents?

Lents sits at 45.5°N, 122.6°W, 213 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Happy Valley, 3.1 mi away.

Topography around Lents

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Lents has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 922 ft around an average of 295 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,306 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 11,093 ft.

The land around Lents is covered by trees (53%) and artificial surfaces (41%) within 2 miles, trees (58%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 10 miles, and trees (78%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
922 ft
10 miles
1,306 ft
50 miles
11,093 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Happy Valley 3.1 mi · Milwaukie 4.3 mi · Oak Grove 5.6 mi · Portland 6.2 mi · Lake Oswego 6.2 mi · Gresham 6.8 mi · West Linn 8.1 mi · Oregon City 8.7 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 Lents (45.4798°, -122.5673°, elevation 213 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).