Average December Temperature in Los Angeles by Year

This page contains a list of the average monthly high and low temperatures in Los Angeles, California for the month of December each year between 1906 and 2023. It is based on NOAA data.

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What Was the Hottest December Ever in Los Angeles?

1939 was the warmest December in the history of Los Angeles, California. The average daily high temperature was 74.2 °F, and the average low was 53.9 °F.

What Was the Coldest December Ever in Los Angeles?

1971 was the coolest December in the history of Los Angeles, California. The average daily high temperature was 60.7 °F, and the average low was 44.8 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	10	68.9	52.7
2022	64	64.2	49.3
2021	87	61.7	48.9
2020	39	69.1	48.2
2019	32	66.3	51.3
2018	37	66.3	51.0
2017	7	72.4	50.3
2016	48	65.8	50.5
2015	55	66.1	48.6
2014	45	64.9	51.5
2013	28	69.4	48.6
2012	69	62.3	50.8
2011	95	64.2	45.8
2010	47	65.0	51.3
2009	74	63.6	48.8
2008	98	61.6	48.1
2007	77	63.5	48.2
2006	57	67.1	47.5
2005	26	66.9	51.2
2004	56	66.3	48.3
2003	65	64.9	48.6
2002	72	63.7	48.9
2001	80	63.5	47.7
2000	40	67.6	49.3
1999	24	69.8	48.6
1998	83	65.3	45.8
1997	60	66.3	47.5
1996	46	65.8	50.5
1995	29	66.6	51.1
1994	52	66.0	49.0
1993	41	68.8	48.0
1992	78	64.3	47.3
1991	36	67.1	50.2
1990	63	66.9	46.7
1989	14	71.5	49.5
1988	70	65.0	48.0
1987	106	61.7	46.0
1986	42	68.1	48.7
1985	25	69.2	49.0
1984	90	62.2	48.2
1983	58	64.1	50.1
1982	71	64.9	47.7
1981	23	67.7	51.0
1980	16	70.4	49.9
1979	13	71.2	50.0
1978	102	63.4	45.1
1977	9	67.2	54.6
1976	18	71.9	48.2
1975	50	68.0	47.3
1974	79	65.7	45.9
1973	43	67.8	48.8
1972	62	65.7	47.9
1971	110	60.7	44.8
1970	76	63.2	48.9
1969	35	66.4	51.1
1968	101	63.0	45.6
1967	103	62.0	46.2
1966	53	66.4	48.6
1965	94	63.9	46.3
1964	93	62.2	48.1
1963	49	69.9	45.9
1962	68	64.2	49.0
1961	104	62.2	45.9
1960	99	65.4	44.3
1959	21	69.4	49.8
1958	4	73.2	51.6
1957	12	71.0	50.4
1956	31	70.4	47.2
1955	81	61.7	49.5
1954	51	68.0	47.2
1953	66	68.0	45.3
1952	86	64.2	46.4
1951	105	62.7	45.3
1950	27	69.1	49.0
1949	108	63.0	43.4
1948	109	62.6	42.9
1947	85	66.6	44.0
1946	100	62.8	45.9
1945	97	64.1	45.6
1944	19	68.7	51.3
1943	61	64.8	48.9
1942	33	68.2	49.4
1941	59	64.8	49.2
1940	8	69.6	52.9
1939	1	74.2	53.9
1938	5	71.3	53.3
1937	6	70.6	53.2
1936	38	67.1	50.2
1935	22	68.3	50.5
1934	11	68.6	52.9
1933	54	65.9	48.9
1932	91	63.5	46.9
1931	96	62.6	47.3
1930	17	70.7	49.6
1929	2	73.2	54.1
1928	30	68.0	49.8
1927	73	63.6	48.9
1926	75	63.7	48.5
1925	3	72.4	54.1
1924	82	64.1	47.0
1923	34	67.4	50.2
1922	44	65.5	51.1
1921	15	67.9	52.4
1913	84	63.7	47.2
1912	67	66.9	46.4
1911	89	64.2	46.3
1910	20	69.5	50.1
1909	107	61.4	46.0
1908	88	64.5	46.0
1906	92	64.2	46.2

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1945–2024	Los Angeles International Airport	location
1906–1944	University of Southern California	location