Oak Harbor weather in December

In December, Oak Harbor sees average daytime highs of 45°F and overnight lows near 42°F, with 6.4 in of precipitation across 18.1 wet days and about 8.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-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 24 min at the start of December to 8 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Oak Harbor's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Oak Harbor's year-round climate.

Daytime high
45°
11th warmest
Overnight low
42°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
6.4 in
18.1 wet days
Daylight
8 h 06 min
8:02 AM – 4:11 PM
Cloud cover
76%
12th clearest
Wind
11 mph
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.9
out of 10

Oak Harbor is city on Whidbey Island in Island County, Washington State, United States.

Density
925/km²
people per km²
Founded
1915

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 Oak Harbor reaches about 45°F in the afternoon and slips back to 42°F overnight — a 4°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 41°F and 50°F. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°F cooler than November and on par with January.

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Oak Harbor weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan45° / 42°6.218.61.48.60.9
Feb46° / 42°4.214.71.39.91.1
Mar48° / 44°4.817.90.311.61.5
Apr51° / 46°3.314013.42.3
May55° / 50°2.610.5014.93.5
Jun58° / 53°2.19.4015.84.4
Jul62° / 56°1.25.8015.56.0
Aug62° / 57°1.45.3014.16.3
Sep59° / 55°2.38.7012.45.0
Oct54° / 50°4.713.8010.63.1
Nov49° / 45°7.218.50.391.6
Dec45° / 42°6.418.11.48.20.9

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 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Oak Harbor gets around 6.4 in of rain and snow over 18.1 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 60% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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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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Wind in December

Winds average 11 mph in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 mph on the calmest days to 11 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 8 h 24 min at the start of December to 8 h 12 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 7:48 AM to 8:08 AM, and sunset from 4:13 PM to 4:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 0.88 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.88 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 0.88 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Oak Harbor

In seasonPeak

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

Oak Harbor'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 Oak Harbor?

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

0.9
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Oak Harbor.

What to pack for Oak Harbor in December

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

In December, Oak Harbor sees daytime highs around 45°F and nights near 42°F. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 18 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

Sea temperature near Oak Harbor in December

The nearest coast averages about 47°F in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 12 mi away) is warmest in August at about 54°F and coldest in February near 46°F.

The water stays below 68°F all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

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Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
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UV index in Oak Harbor 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 Oak Harbor peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
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Jul8Very high
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Location & terrain

Where is Oak Harbor?

Oak Harbor sits at 48.3°N, 122.6°W, 95 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Anacortes, 15 mi away.

Topography around Oak Harbor

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Oak Harbor has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 ft around an average of 89 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 771 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 9,780 ft.

The land around Oak Harbor is covered by water (29%), trees (28%) and grassland (24%) within 2 miles, water (61%) and trees (23%) within 10 miles, and trees (53%) and water (34%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
354 ft
10 miles
771 ft
50 miles
9,780 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Anacortes 15 mi · Mount Vernon 17 mi · Arlington 25 mi · Marysville 27 mi · Mukilteo 29 mi · Everett 30 mi · Oak Bay 32 mi · West Lake Stevens 32 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 Oak Harbor (48.2932°, -122.6432°, elevation 95 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).