Atlantic City climate

Atlantic City Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Atlantic City, 1.7 km from Atlantic City

Average highs run from 50°F on December 1 to 43°F on December 31, and lows from 39°F to 32°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.17 in over about 11 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 Atlantic City, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
47°F
Average low
35°F
Precipitation
4.17 in
Snowfall
3.2 in
Record high
77°FDec 7, 1998
Record low
-2°FDec 25, 1980
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 36 min to 9 h 26 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
35°F
Wind
13.6 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 150°F39°F72°F 20016°F 196733%2%
Dec 250°F38°F64°F 20187°F 196733%2%
Dec 350°F38°F69°F 19986°F 197634%3%
Dec 449°F38°F73°F 19986°F 197634%3%
Dec 549°F38°F73°F 198211°F 196634%3%
Dec 649°F37°F73°F 200114°F 197634%3%
Dec 749°F37°F77°F 199810°F 196834%3%
Dec 848°F37°F71°F 196611°F 196434%3%
Dec 948°F37°F72°F 19666°F 196834%3%
Dec 1048°F36°F66°F 19660°F 196834%3%
Dec 1148°F36°F66°F 19715°F 196834%4%
Dec 1247°F36°F71°F 20155°F 198834%4%
Dec 1347°F36°F73°F 20154°F 198234%4%
Dec 1447°F36°F65°F 20152°F 195834%4%
Dec 1547°F35°F66°F 19718°F 196234%4%
Dec 1647°F35°F66°F 19718°F 196834%4%
Dec 1746°F35°F65°F 19849°F 198034%4%
Dec 1846°F35°F71°F 20067°F 198034%4%
Dec 1946°F34°F59°F 20176°F 196434%5%
Dec 2046°F34°F61°F 19992°F 198034%5%
Dec 2145°F34°F69°F 20132°F 198034%5%
Dec 2245°F34°F71°F 20132°F 198034%5%
Dec 2345°F34°F65°F 19901°F 198934%5%
Dec 2445°F33°F71°F 2015-1°F 198334%5%
Dec 2545°F33°F71°F 2015-2°F 198034%5%
Dec 2644°F33°F65°F 1973-2°F 198034%6%
Dec 2744°F33°F67°F 19736°F 198334%6%
Dec 2844°F32°F69°F 20089°F 197734%6%
Dec 2944°F32°F75°F 19846°F 201733%6%
Dec 3044°F32°F67°F 19907°F 196233%6%
Dec 3143°F32°F65°F 19654°F 196233%6%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Atlantic City, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 6:59 AM, sunset 4:35 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:18 AM, sunset 4:44 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00013724 (Atlantic City), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093730, 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.