Walla Walla weather in December

In December, Walla Walla sees average daytime highs of 38°F and overnight lows near 28°F, with 3.6 in of precipitation across 14.3 wet days and about 8.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 38°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 42 min at the start of December to 8 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Walla Walla's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Walla Walla's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
12th warmest
Overnight low
28°
1st coldest
Precipitation
3.6 in
14.3 wet days
Daylight
8 h 30 min
7:36 AM – 4:03 PM
Cloud cover
70%
11th clearest
Wind
6 mph
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Walla Walla is city in Walla Walla County, Washington, United States.

Density
970/km²
people per km²
Founded
1856

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 38°F through the month.

A typical December day in Walla Walla reaches about 38°F in the afternoon and slips back to 28°F overnight — a 11°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°F and 47°F. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 8°F cooler than November and on par with January.

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How December really feels in Walla Walla

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.

Walla Walla 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
Jan39° / 29°3.314.28.68.90.0
Feb44° / 30°2.6126.3100.6
Mar50° / 34°2.913.4511.62.2
Apr58° / 38°2.211.51.713.34.0
May66° / 45°2.19.70.214.76.2
Jun74° / 50°1.36.3015.57.5
Jul84° / 57°0.32015.27.3
Aug83° / 56°0.42.10147.5
Sep73° / 49°0.84.1012.38.1
Oct60° / 40°2.18.80.310.75.0
Nov46° / 33°3.313.65.19.21.1
Dec38° / 28°3.614.39.28.50.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23565
33466
43466
53466
63367
73268
83268
93169
103169
113070
122971
132971
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303268
313268

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Walla Walla gets around 3.6 in of rain and snow over 14.3 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 46% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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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 6 mph in December.

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
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126calm
136calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 42 min at the start of December to 8 h 30 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 7:22 AM to 7:42 AM, and sunset from 4:04 PM to 4:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.77:224:04
28.77:234:04
38.77:244:04
48.67:254:03
58.67:264:03
68.67:274:03
78.67:284:03
88.67:294:03
98.57:304:03
108.57:314:03
118.57:324:03
128.57:334:03
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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 1.28 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.28 kWh/m² to a high of 7.84 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.28 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.4Dim
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41.3Dim
51.3Dim
61.3Dim
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
91.3Dim
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Walla Walla

In seasonPeak

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

Walla Walla's rainy season runs October–May, 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 Walla Walla?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Walla Walla.

What to pack for Walla Walla in December

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

In December, Walla Walla sees daytime highs around 38°F and nights near 28°F. Pack a warm layer, a heavy coat and rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Walla Walla 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 Walla Walla peaks around July 15 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 15UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7Very high
Jun7High
Jul9Very high
Aug6High
Sep5Moderate
Oct4Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Walla Walla 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 Walla Walla is worst in August — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.4× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1827 µg/m³Dec 237 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May9Good
Jun9Good
Jul16Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Walla Walla?

Walla Walla sits at 46.1°N, 118.3°W, 942 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Pendleton, 35 mi away.

Topography around Walla Walla

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Walla Walla has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 272 ft around an average of 945 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,333 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,115 ft.

The land around Walla Walla is covered by artificial surfaces (34%), trees (26%) and grassland (23%) within 2 miles, cropland (67%) and grassland (23%) within 10 miles, and grassland (44%), cropland (29%) and trees (24%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
272 ft
10 miles
3,333 ft
50 miles
6,115 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Pendleton 35 mi · Pasco 39 mi · Kennewick 39 mi · Tri-Cities 43 mi · Richland 48 mi · Hermiston 48 mi · Lewiston 68 mi · Lewiston Orchards 69 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 Walla Walla (46.0646°, -118.343°, elevation 942 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).