Atlantic Beach climate

Atlantic Beach Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Morehead City 2 Wnw, 3.9 km from Atlantic Beach

Average highs run from 62°F on December 1 to 56°F on December 31, and lows from 43°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.44 in over about 10 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 Beach, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
59°F
Average low
40°F
Precipitation
4.44 in
Record high
75°FDec 26, 2015
Record low
19°FDec 15, 2025
Chance of a freeze
94%
Daylight
10 h 00 min to 9 h 52 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
53°F
Wind
17.0 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 162°F43°F72°F 200127°F 202429%0%
Dec 261°F43°F72°F 200926°F 200229%0%
Dec 361°F43°F73°F 200728°F 200830%0%
Dec 461°F42°F70°F 202030°F 200230%0%
Dec 561°F42°F73°F 200129°F 200630%0%
Dec 661°F42°F73°F 200128°F 201030%0%
Dec 760°F42°F74°F 202225°F 200230%0%
Dec 860°F42°F71°F 200123°F 201030%0%
Dec 960°F41°F73°F 200919°F 200631%0%
Dec 1060°F41°F73°F 202325°F 200631%0%
Dec 1160°F41°F74°F 200727°F 201631%0%
Dec 1259°F41°F70°F 200729°F 201331%0%
Dec 1359°F41°F74°F 201527°F 201031%0%
Dec 1459°F41°F74°F 201524°F 201031%0%
Dec 1559°F40°F72°F 201519°F 202531%0%
Dec 1659°F40°F72°F 202123°F 202531%0%
Dec 1759°F40°F73°F 201530°F 202531%0%
Dec 1858°F40°F73°F 202128°F 201131%0%
Dec 1958°F40°F67°F 200225°F 201931%0%
Dec 2058°F39°F71°F 201321°F 200431%0%
Dec 2158°F39°F72°F 201320°F 200431%0%
Dec 2258°F39°F74°F 201325°F 200831%0%
Dec 2358°F39°F73°F 201523°F 200031%0%
Dec 2457°F39°F74°F 201520°F 202231%0%
Dec 2557°F38°F74°F 201523°F 202231%0%
Dec 2657°F38°F75°F 201521°F 200031%0%
Dec 2757°F38°F75°F 201526°F 200231%0%
Dec 2857°F38°F73°F 201924°F 200431%0%
Dec 2957°F38°F75°F 201524°F 201731%0%
Dec 3057°F38°F75°F 201524°F 201731%0%
Dec 3156°F37°F74°F 202124°F 200031%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Atlantic Beach, 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 6:56 AM, sunset 4:56 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:14 AM, sunset 5:06 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00315830 (Morehead City 2 Wnw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093765, 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.