Atlanta Weather in December
Average highs run from 59°F on December 1 to 54°F on December 31, and lows from 41°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.57 in over about 11 wet days.
December day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
December at a glance
- Average high
- 56°F
- Average low
- 38°F
- Precipitation
- 4.57 in
- Snowfall
- 0.4 in
- Record high
- 78°FDec 26, 2015
- Record low
- 8°FDec 24, 2022
- Chance of a freeze
- 94%
- Daylight
- 10 h 05 min to 9 h 57 min
- Cloud cover
- 59%
- Humidity
- 83%
- Dew point
- 39°F
- Wind
- 6.7 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 59°F | 41°F | 74°F 1998 | 24°F 1999 | 30% | 1% |
| Dec 2 | 59°F | 41°F | 74°F 1998 | 25°F 2002 | 30% | 1% |
| Dec 3 | 59°F | 40°F | 77°F 2021 | 23°F 2008 | 31% | 1% |
| Dec 4 | 59°F | 40°F | 77°F 1998 | 23°F 2024 | 31% | 1% |
| Dec 5 | 58°F | 40°F | 76°F 1998 | 25°F 2000 | 31% | 1% |
| Dec 6 | 58°F | 40°F | 76°F 1998 | 22°F 2024 | 32% | 1% |
| Dec 7 | 58°F | 40°F | 75°F 2001 | 22°F 2002 | 32% | 1% |
| Dec 8 | 58°F | 40°F | 77°F 2022 | 18°F 2006 | 32% | 1% |
| Dec 9 | 57°F | 39°F | 77°F 2007 | 17°F 2006 | 33% | 1% |
| Dec 10 | 57°F | 39°F | 77°F 2007 | 22°F 2005 | 33% | 1% |
| Dec 11 | 57°F | 39°F | 77°F 2007 | 25°F 2016 | 33% | 1% |
| Dec 12 | 57°F | 39°F | 77°F 2007 | 25°F 2010 | 33% | 1% |
| Dec 13 | 57°F | 39°F | 72°F 2007 | 19°F 2010 | 34% | 1% |
| Dec 14 | 56°F | 39°F | 71°F 2001 | 15°F 2010 | 34% | 1% |
| Dec 15 | 56°F | 39°F | 73°F 2015 | 16°F 2025 | 34% | 1% |
| Dec 16 | 56°F | 38°F | 74°F 2011 | 20°F 2025 | 35% | 1% |
| Dec 17 | 56°F | 38°F | 73°F 2008 | 21°F 2000 | 35% | 1% |
| Dec 18 | 56°F | 38°F | 74°F 2006 | 19°F 2000 | 35% | 1% |
| Dec 19 | 55°F | 38°F | 69°F 2006 | 19°F 2000 | 35% | 1% |
| Dec 20 | 55°F | 38°F | 70°F 2008 | 14°F 2000 | 36% | 1% |
| Dec 21 | 55°F | 38°F | 73°F 1998 | 20°F 2000 | 36% | 1% |
| Dec 22 | 55°F | 38°F | 71°F 2013 | 18°F 2008 | 36% | 1% |
| Dec 23 | 55°F | 37°F | 69°F 2017 | 11°F 2022 | 36% | 2% |
| Dec 24 | 55°F | 37°F | 76°F 2025 | 8°F 2022 | 36% | 2% |
| Dec 25 | 55°F | 37°F | 75°F 2015 | 18°F 2022 | 36% | 2% |
| Dec 26 | 54°F | 37°F | 78°F 2015 | 15°F 2022 | 36% | 2% |
| Dec 27 | 54°F | 37°F | 77°F 2025 | 25°F 2001 | 37% | 2% |
| Dec 28 | 54°F | 37°F | 73°F 2015 | 22°F 2022 | 37% | 2% |
| Dec 29 | 54°F | 37°F | 74°F 2021 | 22°F 2000 | 37% | 2% |
| Dec 30 | 54°F | 37°F | 70°F 2019 | 19°F 2000 | 37% | 2% |
| Dec 31 | 54°F | 36°F | 72°F 2024 | 19°F 2000 | 37% | 2% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:24 AM, sunset 5:29 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:42 AM, sunset 5:39 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00013874 (Atlanta Hartsfield Intl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003888, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.