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Government Camp in December

Cold and wet, as the days hold steady.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

December in Government Camp is cold: highs near 31°F, lows near 22°F. Rain or snow falls on about five days a week, more often as the month goes on, and daylight holds at about 8 hours 47 minutes.December in Government Camp is cold: highs near -1°C, lows near -6°C. Rain or snow falls on about five days a week, more often as the month goes on, and daylight holds at about 8 hours 47 minutes.

High
31°F-1°Caverage
Low
22°F-6°Caverage
Wet days
5a week · 66% of days
Daylight
8h 47mon average

Is December a good time to visit Government Camp?

December sits outside Government Camp's best months, which run from July to August. Expect cold days and rain or snow on about five days a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

How December sits in the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs near 31°F in December, against 31°F to 72°F through the year.Highs near -1°C in December, against -1°C to 22°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

66% of days in December, against 14% to 66% through the year.

Cloud cover

78% cover in December, against 31% to 78% through the year.

Daylight

8h 47m in December, against 8h 47m to 15h 35m through the year.

Week by week, lightly smoothed, with December shaded. The olive line marks the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Either side

  1. November39°4°low 28°low -2°4 wet days a weekRain on about four days a week.
  2. December31°-1°low 22°low -6°5 wet days a weekRain on about five days a week.
  3. January32°0°low 22°low -6°4 wet days a weekRain on about four days a week.

Where Government Camp sits, in December

America/Los Angeles
this place
typical high in December 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-December
7:39 AMsets 4:25 PM
Above the sea
1,829 mhigh country
Latitude
45.3°Nnorthern hemisphere
Nearest of ours
Camp Sherman94 km south

The land around Government Camp, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Elsewhere in United States in December

high · low · wet days
See December on the planning mapThe whole year in Government Camp

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Government Camp. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (1,829 m) against the climate model's (1,223 m).Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (1,829 m) against the climate model's (1,223 m). Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.