West Linn weather in December

In December, West Linn sees average daytime highs of 45°F and overnight lows near 35°F, with 8.9 in of precipitation across 18.7 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 13% 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 West Linn's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see West Linn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
45°
12th warmest
Overnight low
35°
1st coldest
Precipitation
8.9 in
18.7 wet days
Daylight
8 h 30 min
7:50 AM – 4:23 PM
Cloud cover
77%
12th clearest
Wind
6 mph
1st windiest
Solar energy
1.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.8
out of 10

West Linn is city in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States.

Density
1,275/km²
people per km²
Founded
1913

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 West Linn reaches about 45°F in the afternoon and slips back to 35°F overnight — a 10°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 West Linn

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.

West Linn 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° / 35°7.817.75.88.91.0
Feb49° / 35°6.115.65.410.11.7
Mar53° / 37°6.618.55.611.62.4
Apr58° / 40°5.4172.813.23.5
May65° / 46°3.512.30.414.65.5
Jun70° / 50°2.29015.46.7
Jul79° / 54°0.62.9015.18.2
Aug80° / 55°0.72.9013.98.2
Sep73° / 50°2.06.4012.37.6
Oct62° / 44°5.012.40.110.74.9
Nov51° / 38°8.017.939.31.9
Dec45° / 35°8.918.76.78.60.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22575
32575
42575
52575
62377
72377
82377
92278
102179
112179
122080
132080
141981
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222080
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272377
282377
292377
302278
312278

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

West Linn gets around 8.9 in of rain and snow over 18.7 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 62% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
16119
26119
36119
46119
56119
66119
76119
86120
96120
106120
116120
126121
136221
146222
156222
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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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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
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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 7:36 AM to 7:56 AM, and sunset from 4:24 PM to 4:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.87:364:24
28.87:384:24
38.77:394:23
48.77:404:23
58.77:414:23
68.77:424:23
78.77:434:23
88.67:444:22
98.67:454:22
108.67:454:22
118.67:464:22
128.67:474:22
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168.57:504:23
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278.57:554:28
288.57:564:29
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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 1.07 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.07 kWh/m² to a high of 7.03 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 1.07 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.2Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.1Dim
91.1Dim
101.1Dim
111.0Dim
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131.0Dim
141.0Dim
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241.1Dim
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261.1Dim
271.1Dim
281.1Dim
291.1Dim
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311.1Dim
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for West Linn

In seasonPeak

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

West Linn'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 West Linn?

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
9th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in West Linn.

What to pack for West Linn in December

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

In December, West Linn sees daytime highs around 45°F and nights near 35°F. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 19 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

UV index in West Linn 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 West Linn peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 17UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in West Linn 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 West Linn is worst in September — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 7.8× the cleanest month (January, 5 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodSep 1537 µg/m³Jan 155 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb7Good
Mar9Good
Apr9Good
May8Good
Jun9Good
Jul8Good
Aug20Moderate
Sep40Poor
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is West Linn?

West Linn sits at 45.4°N, 122.6°W, 135 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Oregon City, 0.6 mi away.

Topography around West Linn

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around West Linn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 748 ft around an average of 253 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,161 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 11,093 ft.

The land around West Linn is covered by trees (63%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 2 miles, trees (63%) within 10 miles, and trees (76%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
748 ft
10 miles
1,161 ft
50 miles
11,093 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Oregon City 0.6 mi · Oak Grove 3.7 mi · Lake Oswego 5.0 mi · Milwaukie 5.6 mi · Happy Valley 6.8 mi · Tualatin 7.5 mi · Canby 8.1 mi · Lents 8.1 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 West Linn (45.3657°, -122.6123°, elevation 135 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).