Weather on December 5 at Pinnacles

Pinnacles National Park

CAPacific West2,000 ft elevation
Avg High65°F
Avg Low42°F
Warmest198864°F
Coldest201340°F

Based on 55 years of data from Salinas, CA

Elevation Note: Pinnacles sits at 2,000 ft. Expect temperatures 7°F cooler than the data shown below, which comes from Salinas, CA at a lower elevation.

Planning Your Visit

December 5th in Pinnacles National Park (via Salinas, CA) typically brings mild winter weather, with average highs around 65°F and lows near 42°F. Over 55 years of records, the warmest December 5th was in 1988 (64°F average), while the coldest was 2013 (40°F) — a 24°F range across recorded history. Rain or other precipitation has occurred on about 20% of December 5th dates historically, with the wettest December 5th recording 3.12" of rain. The last decade has been 2.2°F warmer on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

The last decade has been 2.2°F warmer on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

Planning for December 5th in Pinnacles? Great weather for outdoor activities.

Year by Year History

YearHighLowPrecipSnow
202564°F41°F0"--
202475°F47°F0"--
202378°F45°F0"--
202260°F43°F0.25"--
202163°F42°F0"--
202069°F39°F0"--
201964°F50°F0"--
201860°F51°F0.53"--
201769°F32°F0"--
201658°F43°F0"--
201563°F39°F0"--
201465°F53°F0"--
201355°F25°F0"--
201260°F53°F0.81"--
201165°F33°F----
201066°F48°F0.23"0"
200956°F42°F0"0"
200873°F37°F0"0"
200771°F48°F0"0"
200676°F38°F0"0"
200565°F32°F0"0"
200462°F40°F0"0"
200364°F52°F0.51"0"
200268°F48°F0"0"
200156°F40°F0"0"
200074°F47°F0"0"
199965°F36°F0"0"
199855°F32°F0"0"
199760°F46°F3.12"0"
199661°F48°F0.99"0"
199572°F52°F0.03"0"
199454°F48°F0"0"
199365°F37°F0"0"
199260°F38°F--0"
199166°F35°F0"0"
199070°F36°F0"0"
198972°F40°F0"0"
198880°F49°F0"0"
198764°F50°F0"0"
198656°F47°F0.43"0"
198565°F51°F0.25"0"
198461°F49°F0.3"0"
198361°F35°F--0"
198268°F43°F0"0"
198164°F42°F0"0"
198056°F33°F0"0"
197972°F39°F0"0"
197858°F45°F0"0"
197773°F45°F0"0"
197670°F38°F0"0"
197565°F45°F0"0"
197464°F42°F0"0"
197363°F39°F0"0"
197252°F30°F0"0"
197163°F35°F0"0"

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