Matthews climate

Matthews Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Hartford City 4 Ese, 18.5 km from Matthews

Average highs run from 43°F on December 1 to 34°F on December 31, and lows from 29°F to 21°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.67 in over about 12 wet days.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Matthews, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
38°F
Average low
25°F
Precipitation
2.67 in
Snowfall
7.2 in
Record high
71°FDec 3, 1982
Record low
-21°FDec 22, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 30 min to 9 h 20 min
Cloud cover
72%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
26°F
Wind
11.6 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 143°F29°F66°F 196210°F 197638%15%
Dec 243°F28°F67°F 19709°F 196638%15%
Dec 342°F28°F71°F 19823°F 197638%16%
Dec 442°F28°F67°F 19823°F 199138%16%
Dec 542°F27°F67°F 19983°F 199138%17%
Dec 641°F27°F68°F 20015°F 200738%18%
Dec 741°F27°F70°F 1998-1°F 197739%18%
Dec 841°F27°F62°F 1966-4°F 199539%19%
Dec 940°F26°F65°F 2023-1°F 199539%19%
Dec 1040°F26°F65°F 1971-2°F 199539%19%
Dec 1139°F26°F67°F 2021-7°F 197739%20%
Dec 1239°F25°F71°F 2015-9°F 196239%20%
Dec 1339°F25°F64°F 20155°F 198939%21%
Dec 1438°F25°F67°F 2015-5°F 198540%21%
Dec 1538°F25°F66°F 1975-3°F 196340%22%
Dec 1638°F24°F61°F 2021-8°F 198940%22%
Dec 1738°F24°F63°F 1984-7°F 198940%22%
Dec 1837°F24°F62°F 1984-7°F 198540%23%
Dec 1937°F24°F56°F 1967-9°F 198340%23%
Dec 2037°F23°F58°F 2013-7°F 198940%23%
Dec 2136°F23°F60°F 1967-13°F 198940%24%
Dec 2236°F23°F64°F 1967-21°F 198940%24%
Dec 2336°F23°F66°F 2015-20°F 198940%24%
Dec 2436°F23°F62°F 2021-17°F 198341%25%
Dec 2535°F22°F64°F 2021-17°F 198341%25%
Dec 2635°F22°F66°F 2019-15°F 198341%25%
Dec 2735°F22°F66°F 2008-8°F 200441%25%
Dec 2835°F22°F69°F 2025-2°F 201741%26%
Dec 2935°F21°F66°F 1984-5°F 198341%26%
Dec 3034°F21°F63°F 1984-13°F 198341%26%
Dec 3134°F21°F63°F 1965-15°F 197641%27%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Matthews, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:46 AM, sunset 5:16 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:05 AM, sunset 5:25 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00123777 (Hartford City 4 Ese), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094895, 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.