Hatteras Weather in December
Average highs run from 62°F on December 1 to 57°F on December 31, and lows from 48°F to 42°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.73 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
- 59°F
- Average low
- 45°F
- Precipitation
- 4.73 in
- Snowfall
- 0.1 in
- Record high
- 78°FDec 1, 1991
- Record low
- 12°FDec 25, 1983
- Chance of a freeze
- 60%
- Daylight
- 9 h 58 min to 9 h 50 min
- Cloud cover
- 75%
- Humidity
- 79%
- Dew point
- 53°F
- Wind
- 17.7 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 | 62°F | 48°F | 78°F 1991 | 29°F 1961 | 34% | 0% |
| Dec 2 | 62°F | 48°F | 74°F 1991 | 25°F 1964 | 34% | 0% |
| Dec 3 | 62°F | 47°F | 78°F 1991 | 31°F 1960 | 34% | 0% |
| Dec 4 | 61°F | 47°F | 76°F 1982 | 27°F 1979 | 34% | 0% |
| Dec 5 | 61°F | 47°F | 77°F 1982 | 30°F 1960 | 35% | 0% |
| Dec 6 | 61°F | 47°F | 77°F 1982 | 27°F 1957 | 35% | 0% |
| Dec 7 | 61°F | 47°F | 72°F 1994 | 30°F 2002 | 35% | 0% |
| Dec 8 | 61°F | 46°F | 74°F 1978 | 28°F 1983 | 35% | 0% |
| Dec 9 | 61°F | 46°F | 74°F 1978 | 28°F 1976 | 35% | 0% |
| Dec 10 | 60°F | 46°F | 73°F 1966 | 28°F 1965 | 35% | 0% |
| Dec 11 | 60°F | 46°F | 72°F 2024 | 27°F 1974 | 35% | 0% |
| Dec 12 | 60°F | 46°F | 73°F 2015 | 19°F 1957 | 35% | 0% |
| Dec 13 | 60°F | 45°F | 76°F 1991 | 19°F 1960 | 36% | 0% |
| Dec 14 | 60°F | 45°F | 75°F 2015 | 25°F 1960 | 36% | 0% |
| Dec 15 | 59°F | 45°F | 74°F 1971 | 23°F 2025 | 36% | 1% |
| Dec 16 | 59°F | 45°F | 73°F 1971 | 26°F 1968 | 36% | 1% |
| Dec 17 | 59°F | 45°F | 75°F 2015 | 25°F 1963 | 36% | 1% |
| Dec 18 | 59°F | 45°F | 72°F 1961 | 23°F 1968 | 36% | 1% |
| Dec 19 | 59°F | 44°F | 72°F 1967 | 25°F 1963 | 36% | 1% |
| Dec 20 | 59°F | 44°F | 71°F 1957 | 20°F 1975 | 36% | 1% |
| Dec 21 | 58°F | 44°F | 73°F 1984 | 18°F 1981 | 36% | 1% |
| Dec 22 | 58°F | 44°F | 75°F 1967 | 22°F 1989 | 36% | 1% |
| Dec 23 | 58°F | 44°F | 75°F 1990 | 23°F 1989 | 36% | 1% |
| Dec 24 | 58°F | 43°F | 75°F 2015 | 13°F 1983 | 36% | 1% |
| Dec 25 | 58°F | 43°F | 75°F 2015 | 12°F 1983 | 36% | 1% |
| Dec 26 | 58°F | 43°F | 74°F 1964 | 15°F 1983 | 36% | 1% |
| Dec 27 | 57°F | 43°F | 74°F 2015 | 20°F 1983 | 36% | 1% |
| Dec 28 | 57°F | 43°F | 73°F 2015 | 25°F 1977 | 36% | 1% |
| Dec 29 | 57°F | 43°F | 76°F 2015 | 26°F 1977 | 36% | 1% |
| Dec 30 | 57°F | 42°F | 74°F 1990 | 26°F 1985 | 36% | 1% |
| Dec 31 | 57°F | 42°F | 72°F 1973 | 24°F 1962 | 36% | 1% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- December 1
- sunrise 6:53 AM, sunset 4:51 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:11 AM, sunset 5:01 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093729 (Cape Hatteras AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093729, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.