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Typical December weather

Portland

Oregon · December

The year's soggiest stretch, and its most brightly lit.

47° days
36° nights

about 13 rainy days · 8½ hours of daylight

What to pack

What December feels like

December edges out every other month for rain here, which explains the local relationship with a good hood. Peacock Lane strings up its holiday lights and the zoo runs its light show all month; what little snow falls usually lands as one slushy afternoon that empties every office downtown.

This is the wet season: rain on about 13 days, so pack accordingly. about 8 nights dip below freezing.

The numbers

Typical high47°
Typical low36°
Days with real rain13
Total rain5.8 in
Snowfall1.2 in
Humiditydry air
Sunrise / sunset (mid-month)7:44 am / 4:27 pm

How December compares

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