Atlanta Weather in December
Average highs run from 37°F on December 1 to 28°F on December 31, and lows from 24°F to 14°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.92 in.
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
- 32°F
- Average low
- 19°F
- Precipitation
- 1.92 in
- Snowfall
- 17.5 in
- Record high
- 62°FDec 5, 2001
- Record low
- -22°FDec 20, 2004
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 01 min to 8 h 50 min
- Cloud cover
- 82%
- Humidity
- 89%
- Dew point
- 22°F
- Wind
- 9.6 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 37°F | 24°F | 50°F 1998 | 5°F 2002 | 33% | |
| Dec 2 | 37°F | 24°F | 54°F 1998 | -6°F 2002 | 34% | |
| Dec 3 | 36°F | 24°F | 59°F 2012 | -13°F 2002 | 34% | |
| Dec 4 | 36°F | 23°F | 59°F 2012 | 7°F 2003 | 35% | |
| Dec 5 | 36°F | 23°F | 62°F 2001 | 10°F 2005 | 36% | |
| Dec 6 | 35°F | 23°F | 58°F 2001 | -3°F 2000 | 36% | |
| Dec 7 | 35°F | 23°F | 42°F 2024 | -6°F 2000 | 37% | |
| Dec 8 | 35°F | 22°F | 43°F 2023 | -5°F 2025 | 37% | |
| Dec 9 | 34°F | 22°F | 53°F 2023 | 5°F 2002 | 38% | |
| Dec 10 | 34°F | 22°F | 53°F 2015 | 4°F 2013 | 38% | |
| Dec 11 | 34°F | 21°F | 47°F 2021 | 6°F 2025 | 39% | |
| Dec 12 | 33°F | 21°F | 46°F 1998 | 2°F 2005 | 39% | |
| Dec 13 | 33°F | 21°F | 56°F 2015 | -3°F 2024 | 39% | |
| Dec 14 | 33°F | 20°F | 56°F 2015 | -7°F 2024 | 40% | |
| Dec 15 | 32°F | 20°F | 52°F 2021 | -8°F 2007 | 40% | |
| Dec 16 | 32°F | 19°F | 60°F 2021 | -16°F 2013 | 41% | |
| Dec 17 | 32°F | 19°F | 45°F 2023 | -2°F 2009 | 41% | |
| Dec 18 | 31°F | 19°F | 43°F 2002 | 0°F 2019 | 41% | |
| Dec 19 | 31°F | 18°F | 48°F 2002 | -19°F 2004 | 42% | |
| Dec 20 | 31°F | 18°F | 42°F 2006 | -22°F 2004 | 42% | |
| Dec 21 | 31°F | 18°F | 40°F 2019 | -15°F 2024 | 42% | |
| Dec 22 | 30°F | 17°F | 45°F 2006 | -21°F 2024 | 43% | |
| Dec 23 | 30°F | 17°F | 56°F 2015 | -8°F 2009 | 43% | |
| Dec 24 | 30°F | 16°F | 55°F 2015 | -22°F 2013 | 43% | |
| Dec 25 | 30°F | 16°F | 51°F 2023 | -13°F 2004 | 44% | |
| Dec 26 | 29°F | 16°F | 50°F 2016 | -5°F 2004 | 44% | |
| Dec 27 | 29°F | 15°F | 49°F 2008 | -15°F 2004 | 44% | |
| Dec 28 | 29°F | 15°F | 48°F 2008 | -17°F 2000 | 45% | |
| Dec 29 | 29°F | 14°F | 48°F 2022 | 2°F 2017 | 45% | |
| Dec 30 | 28°F | 14°F | 49°F 2022 | -12°F 2017 | 45% | |
| Dec 31 | 28°F | 14°F | 49°F 2004 | -21°F 2017 | 46% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:55 AM, sunset 4:56 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 8:15 AM, sunset 5:05 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00200342 (Atlanta), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00004854, 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.