Truckee weather in December

In December, Truckee sees average daytime highs of 37°F and overnight lows near 24°F, with 7.0 in of precipitation across 11.6 wet days and about 9.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 37°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 24 min at the start of December to 9 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Truckee's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Truckee's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 37°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 1st coldest
Precipitation: 7.0 in; 11.6 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 12 min; 7:20 AM – 4:34 PM
Cloud cover: 61%; 10th clearest
Wind: 6 mph; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 2.26 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Truckee is town in Nevada County, California, United States.

Density: 187/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1993

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

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 37°F through the month.

A typical December day in Truckee reaches about 37°F in the afternoon and slips back to 24°F overnight — a 14°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°F and 45°F. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 8°F cooler than November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°F)	40	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37
Avg low (°F)	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	40	25
2	39	24
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6	38	24
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28	37	23
29	37	23
30	37	24
31	37	24

How December really feels in Truckee

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 32°F

wind chill below the day's low

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

Truckee 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.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	38° / 24°	7.0	11.6	11.2	9.5	0.0
Feb	40° / 24°	6.6	11.7	11.5	10.5	0.0
Mar	43° / 26°	6.2	12	11.6	11.7	0.5
Apr	47° / 29°	3.5	9.9	8.4	13	1.6
May	57° / 35°	2.6	9.3	4.4	14.1	4.2
Jun	69° / 44°	1.0	4.8	0.9	14.7	7.7
Jul	78° / 52°	0.5	3.2	0	14.5	8.6
Aug	77° / 52°	0.5	3.2	0	13.5	8.7
Sep	71° / 46°	0.7	3.7	0.4	12.3	8.2
Oct	60° / 37°	2.0	5.2	2.2	11	5.7
Nov	46° / 28°	3.9	8.5	7.5	9.8	1.3
Dec	37° / 24°	7.0	11.6	11.1	9.3	0.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	50	48	48	47	47	46	45	45	45	44	44	44	44	44	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	45	45	45	44	44	43	42
Cloudier (%)	50	52	52	53	53	54	55	55	55	56	56	56	56	56	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	55	55	55	56	56	57	58

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	48	52
3	48	52
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	46	54
7	45	55
8	45	55
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25	45	55
26	45	55
27	45	55
28	44	56
29	44	56
30	43	57
31	42	58

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Truckee gets around 7.0 in of rain and snow over 11.6 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 37% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 11 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	36	37	37	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	37	37	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35
Snow chance (%)	32	33	34	34	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	36	32
2	37	33
3	37	34
4	38	34
5	39	35
6	39	35
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8	39	36
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28	35	35
29	35	35
30	35	36
31	35	36

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
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27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (mph)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
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	Wind speed (mph)	Feels
1	6	calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 24 min at the start of December to 9 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:08 AM to 7:26 AM, and sunset from 4:33 PM to 4:42 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.3	9.3
Sunrise (AM)	7:08	7:08	7:09	7:10	7:11	7:12	7:13	7:14	7:15	7:15	7:16	7:17	7:18	7:18	7:19	7:20	7:20	7:21	7:21	7:22	7:22	7:23	7:23	7:24	7:24	7:25	7:25	7:25	7:25	7:26	7:26
Sunset (PM)	4:33	4:33	4:33	4:33	4:33	4:33	4:33	4:33	4:33	4:33	4:33	4:33	4:33	4:34	4:34	4:34	4:34	4:35	4:35	4:36	4:36	4:36	4:37	4:37	4:38	4:39	4:39	4:40	4:40	4:41	4:42

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.4	7:08	4:33
2	9.4	7:08	4:33
3	9.4	7:09	4:33
4	9.4	7:10	4:33
5	9.4	7:11	4:33
6	9.3	7:12	4:33
7	9.3	7:13	4:33
8	9.3	7:14	4:33
9	9.3	7:15	4:33
10	9.3	7:15	4:33
11	9.3	7:16	4:33
12	9.3	7:17	4:33
13	9.3	7:18	4:33
14	9.3	7:18	4:34
15	9.2	7:19	4:34
16	9.2	7:20	4:34
17	9.2	7:20	4:34
18	9.2	7:21	4:35
19	9.2	7:21	4:35
20	9.2	7:22	4:36
21	9.2	7:22	4:36
22	9.2	7:23	4:36
23	9.2	7:23	4:37
24	9.2	7:24	4:37
25	9.2	7:24	4:38
26	9.2	7:25	4:39
27	9.2	7:25	4:39
28	9.2	7:25	4:40
29	9.2	7:25	4:40
30	9.3	7:26	4:41
31	9.3	7:26	4:42

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.26 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.26 kWh/m² to a high of 8.21 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 2.26 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.4	Moderate
2	2.4	Moderate
3	2.3	Moderate
4	2.3	Moderate
5	2.3	Moderate
6	2.3	Moderate
7	2.3	Moderate
8	2.2	Moderate
9	2.2	Moderate
10	2.2	Moderate
11	2.2	Moderate
12	2.2	Moderate
13	2.2	Moderate
14	2.2	Moderate
15	2.2	Moderate
16	2.2	Moderate
17	2.2	Moderate
18	2.2	Moderate
19	2.2	Moderate
20	2.2	Moderate
21	2.2	Moderate
22	2.2	Moderate
23	2.2	Moderate
24	2.3	Moderate
25	2.3	Moderate
26	2.3	Moderate
27	2.3	Moderate
28	2.3	Moderate
29	2.3	Moderate
30	2.3	Moderate
31	2.3	Moderate

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Truckee

In seasonPeak

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

Truckee's rainy season runs November–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 Truckee?

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

0.0

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Truckee.

What to pack for Truckee in December

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

In December, Truckee sees daytime highs around 37°F and nights near 24°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Truckee in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Truckee peaks around June 21 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	4	5	8	10	11	11	10	7	5	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	8	Very high
May	10	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	5	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Air quality in Truckee 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 Truckee is worst in August — around 85 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 16.6× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	6	8	9	9	9	14	45	85	34	11	6	5
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	6	Good
Feb	8	Good
Mar	9	Good
Apr	9	Good
May	9	Good
Jun	14	Moderate
Jul	45	Poor
Aug	85	Unhealthy
Sep	34	Moderate
Oct	11	Good
Nov	6	Good
Dec	5	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Truckee?

Truckee sits at 39.3°N, 120.2°W, 5,817 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Reno, 24 mi away.

Topography around Truckee

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Truckee has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 994 ft around an average of 6,066 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,799 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10,062 ft.

The land around Truckee is covered by trees (75%) within 2 miles, trees (85%) within 10 miles, and trees (60%) and grassland (30%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

994 ft

trees 75%

10 miles

3,799 ft

trees 85%

50 miles

10,062 ft

trees 60%

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← November Truckee year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Reno 24 mi · Carson City 25 mi · Sparks 27 mi · Sun Valley 29 mi · Lake Tahoe 29 mi · Spanish Springs 34 mi · Fernley 53 mi · Cameron Park 63 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

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 Truckee (39.328°, -120.1833°, elevation 5,817 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).

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
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30	37	24
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	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	48	52
3	48	52
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	46	54
7	45	55
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	44	56
11	44	56
12	44	56
13	44	56
14	44	56
15	46	54
16	46	54
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18	46	54
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22	46	54
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24	46	54
25	45	55
26	45	55
27	45	55
28	44	56
29	44	56
30	43	57
31	42	58

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	36	32
2	37	33
3	37	34
4	38	34
5	39	35
6	39	35
7	39	35
8	39	36
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10	39	36
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28	35	35
29	35	35
30	35	36
31	35	36

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
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20	100
21	100
22	100
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24	100
25	100
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27	100
28	100
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30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	40	25
2	39	24
3	39	24
4	39	24
5	39	24
6	38	24
7	38	24
8	38	24
9	38	24
10	38	24
11	38	24
12	37	24
13	37	23
14	37	23
15	37	23
16	37	23
17	37	23
18	37	23
19	37	23
20	37	23
21	37	23
22	37	23
23	37	23
24	37	23
25	37	23
26	37	23
27	37	23
28	37	23
29	37	23
30	37	24
31	37	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	48	52
3	48	52
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	46	54
7	45	55
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	44	56
11	44	56
12	44	56
13	44	56
14	44	56
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	46	54
18	46	54
19	46	54
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21	46	54
22	46	54
23	46	54
24	46	54
25	45	55
26	45	55
27	45	55
28	44	56
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30	43	57
31	42	58

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	36	32
2	37	33
3	37	34
4	38	34
5	39	35
6	39	35
7	39	35
8	39	36
9	39	36
10	39	36
11	39	36
12	39	36
13	38	36
14	38	36
15	38	36
16	37	36
17	37	36
18	36	35
19	36	35
20	35	35
21	35	35
22	35	35
23	35	35
24	35	35
25	35	35
26	35	35
27	35	35
28	35	35
29	35	35
30	35	36
31	35	36

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	40	25
2	39	24
3	39	24
4	39	24
5	39	24
6	38	24
7	38	24
8	38	24
9	38	24
10	38	24
11	38	24
12	37	24
13	37	23
14	37	23
15	37	23
16	37	23
17	37	23
18	37	23
19	37	23
20	37	23
21	37	23
22	37	23
23	37	23
24	37	23
25	37	23
26	37	23
27	37	23
28	37	23
29	37	23
30	37	24
31	37	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	48	52
3	48	52
4	47	53
5	47	53
6	46	54
7	45	55
8	45	55
9	45	55
10	44	56
11	44	56
12	44	56
13	44	56
14	44	56
15	46	54
16	46	54
17	46	54
18	46	54
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	46	54
22	46	54
23	46	54
24	46	54
25	45	55
26	45	55
27	45	55
28	44	56
29	44	56
30	43	57
31	42	58

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	36	32
2	37	33
3	37	34
4	38	34
5	39	35
6	39	35
7	39	35
8	39	36
9	39	36
10	39	36
11	39	36
12	39	36
13	38	36
14	38	36
15	38	36
16	37	36
17	37	36
18	36	35
19	36	35
20	35	35
21	35	35
22	35	35
23	35	35
24	35	35
25	35	35
26	35	35
27	35	35
28	35	35
29	35	35
30	35	36
31	35	36

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100