Ocean Isle Beach climate

Ocean Isle Beach Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Shallotte Ag, 5.2 km from Ocean Isle Beach

Average highs run from 61°F on December 1 to 57°F on December 31, and lows from 41°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.65 in over about 9 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 Ocean Isle Beach, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
59°F
Average low
39°F
Precipitation
3.65 in
Record high
80°FDec 9, 1951
Record low
15°FDec 8, 1954
Chance of a freeze
95%
Daylight
10 h 04 min to 9 h 56 min
Cloud cover
55%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
44°F
Wind
9.8 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 161°F41°F74°F 200125°F 199927%0%
Dec 261°F41°F75°F 200123°F 199927%0%
Dec 361°F41°F79°F 202124°F 195427%0%
Dec 460°F41°F72°F 200124°F 195428%0%
Dec 560°F41°F76°F 201225°F 200028%0%
Dec 660°F41°F74°F 201325°F 194928%0%
Dec 760°F41°F78°F 195120°F 195428%0%
Dec 860°F41°F76°F 195115°F 195428%0%
Dec 959°F40°F80°F 195119°F 200628%0%
Dec 1059°F40°F76°F 200425°F 200628%0%
Dec 1159°F40°F75°F 200721°F 195428%0%
Dec 1259°F40°F78°F 200727°F 195428%0%
Dec 1359°F40°F74°F 200124°F 195028%0%
Dec 1459°F40°F75°F 200122°F 201028%0%
Dec 1559°F40°F74°F 201519°F 202528%0%
Dec 1658°F39°F76°F 201119°F 200428%0%
Dec 1758°F39°F74°F 201917°F 195128%0%
Dec 1858°F39°F73°F 200618°F 195328%0%
Dec 1958°F39°F74°F 200616°F 195328%0%
Dec 2058°F39°F74°F 201319°F 200428%0%
Dec 2158°F39°F73°F 201317°F 195428%0%
Dec 2258°F39°F75°F 201320°F 195428%0%
Dec 2357°F39°F73°F 201522°F 195428%0%
Dec 2457°F38°F75°F 201517°F 202228%0%
Dec 2557°F38°F76°F 200820°F 202227%0%
Dec 2657°F38°F77°F 202118°F 202227%0%
Dec 2757°F38°F76°F 202523°F 202227%0%
Dec 2857°F38°F77°F 201520°F 195127%0%
Dec 2957°F38°F75°F 202120°F 195227%0%
Dec 3057°F38°F76°F 201526°F 201027%1%
Dec 3157°F37°F72°F 195121°F 200026%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ocean Isle Beach, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:01 AM, sunset 5:05 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 5:15 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00317813 (Shallotte Ag), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093718, 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.