Weather on December 18 at Kings Canyon

Kings Canyon National Park

CAPacific West4,600 ft elevation
Avg High56°F
Avg Low39°F
Warmest202358°F
Coldest199238°F

Based on 55 years of data from Fresno, CA

Elevation Note: Kings Canyon sits at 4,600 ft. Expect temperatures 16°F cooler than the data shown below, which comes from Fresno, CA at a lower elevation.

Planning Your Visit

December 18th in Kings Canyon National Park (via Fresno, CA) typically brings cool winter weather, with average highs around 56°F and lows near 39°F. Over 55 years of records, the warmest December 18th was in 2023 (58°F average), while the coldest was 1992 (38°F) — a 20°F range across recorded history. Rain or other precipitation has occurred on about 16% of December 18th dates historically, with the wettest December 18th recording 4.17" of rain. Temperatures on this date have remained relatively stable over the past several decades.

Temperatures on this date have remained relatively stable over the past several decades.

Planning for December 18th in Kings Canyon? Bring layers as temperatures can vary throughout the day.

Year by Year History

YearHighLowPrecipSnow
202554°F42°F0"--
202452°F50°F0"0"
202367°F50°F0"0"
202241°F38°F0"0"
202150°F38°F0"0"
202053°F40°F0"0"
201960°F41°F0"0"
201860°F47°F0"0"
201764°F34°F0"0"
201650°F31°F0"0"
201559°F32°F0"0"
201462°F44°F0"0"
201366°F47°F0"0"
201253°F39°F0.05"0"
201161°F33°F0"0"
201058°F52°F0.91"0"
200949°F47°F0"0"
200850°F31°F0"0"
200755°F49°F4.17"0"
200650°F31°F0"0"
200559°F49°F1.42"0"
200451°F38°F0"0"
200363°F35°F0"0"
200254°F37°F0"0"
200154°F36°F0"0"
200062°F37°F0"0"
199959°F34°F0"0"
199862°F36°F0"0"
199748°F43°F0"0"
199655°F38°F0"0"
199553°F40°F0.23"0"
199446°F41°F0"0"
199345°F38°F0"0"
199245°F32°F0"0"
199167°F48°F0.05"0"
199055°F30°F0"0"
198949°F29°F0"0"
198852°F40°F0"0"
198754°F30°F0"0"
198668°F44°F0"0"
198545°F36°F0"0"
198447°F37°F0.33"0"
198357°F42°F0"0"
198249°F37°F0"0"
198160°F45°F0.03"0"
198063°F40°F0"0"
197971°F29°F0"0"
197852°F45°F0.41"0"
197756°F39°F0"0"
197661°F30°F0"0"
197556°F27°F0"0"
197450°F43°F0"0"
197356°F36°F0"0"
197261°F46°F0"0"
197154°F29°F0"0"

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