Weather on December 20 at Kings Canyon

Kings Canyon National Park

CAPacific West4,600 ft elevation
Avg High55°F
Avg Low38°F
Warmest202361°F
Coldest199834°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 20th in Kings Canyon National Park (via Fresno, CA) typically brings cool winter weather, with average highs around 55°F and lows near 38°F. Over 55 years of records, the warmest December 20th was in 2023 (61°F average), while the coldest was 1998 (34°F) — a 27°F range across recorded history. Precipitation has occurred on 24% of recorded December 20th dates, with snow falling 2% of the time. 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 20th in Kings Canyon? Bring layers as temperatures can vary throughout the day.

Year by Year History

YearHighLowPrecipSnow
202564°F46°F0"0"
202458°F38°F0"0"
202368°F54°F0.99"0"
202247°F37°F0"0"
202142°F39°F0"0"
202047°F37°F0"0"
201963°F38°F0"0"
201859°F41°F0"0"
201754°F36°F0.1"0"
201655°F31°F0"0"
201551°F40°F0"0"
201462°F51°F0"0"
201357°F35°F0"0"
201260°F32°F0"0"
201157°F33°F0"0"
201051°F47°F0.97"0"
200960°F40°F0"0"
200852°F32°F0"0"
200756°F42°F0.38"0"
200654°F30°F0"0"
200570°F49°F0"0"
200448°F38°F0"0"
200359°F50°F0.05"0"
200255°F43°F0.05"0"
200157°F45°F0.53"0"
200059°F35°F0"0"
199961°F33°F0"0"
199841°F26°F0.18"0.5"
199753°F34°F0"0"
199645°F36°F0"0"
199551°F39°F0"0"
199447°F41°F0"0"
199347°F35°F0"0"
199255°F32°F0"0"
199157°F31°F0"0"
199043°F28°F0"0"
198952°F29°F0"0"
198855°F45°F1.57"0"
198752°F32°F0"0"
198651°F42°F3.81"0"
198545°F38°F0"0"
198451°F37°F0.41"0"
198355°F38°F0"0"
198256°F44°F0.1"0"
198162°F51°F0.51"0"
198056°F35°F0"0"
197959°F36°F0"0"
197853°F34°F0"0"
197754°F36°F0"0"
197660°F31°F0"0"
197559°F28°F0"0"
197451°F40°F0"0"
197366°F33°F0"0"
197255°F48°F0"0"
197155°F28°F0"0"

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