Folly Beach Weather in December
Average highs run from 63°F on December 1 to 59°F on December 31, and lows from 49°F to 45°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.91 in over about 9 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
- 61°F
- Average low
- 47°F
- Precipitation
- 2.91 in
- Record high
- 81°FDec 1, 1931
- Record low
- 12°FDec 30, 1917
- Chance of a freeze
- 46%
- Daylight
- 10 h 10 min to 10 h 02 min
- Cloud cover
- 67%
- Humidity
- 80%
- Dew point
- 51°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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 63°F | 49°F | 81°F 1931 | 28°F 1929 | 24% | 0% |
| Dec 2 | 63°F | 49°F | 77°F 1922 | 28°F 1924 | 24% | 0% |
| Dec 3 | 63°F | 49°F | 80°F 1998 | 28°F 1944 | 24% | 0% |
| Dec 4 | 63°F | 49°F | 80°F 1998 | 27°F 1966 | 25% | 0% |
| Dec 5 | 63°F | 49°F | 78°F 1922 | 30°F 1905 | 25% | 0% |
| Dec 6 | 62°F | 49°F | 80°F 1998 | 25°F 1937 | 25% | 0% |
| Dec 7 | 62°F | 48°F | 81°F 1998 | 18°F 1937 | 25% | 0% |
| Dec 8 | 62°F | 48°F | 80°F 1978 | 30°F 1937 | 26% | 0% |
| Dec 9 | 62°F | 48°F | 81°F 1943 | 27°F 1917 | 26% | 0% |
| Dec 10 | 62°F | 48°F | 79°F 1943 | 29°F 1962 | 26% | 0% |
| Dec 11 | 62°F | 48°F | 75°F 1932 | 26°F 1957 | 26% | 0% |
| Dec 12 | 61°F | 47°F | 77°F 1948 | 20°F 1957 | 27% | 0% |
| Dec 13 | 61°F | 47°F | 78°F 1927 | 14°F 1962 | 27% | 0% |
| Dec 14 | 61°F | 47°F | 77°F 1931 | 25°F 1962 | 27% | 0% |
| Dec 15 | 61°F | 47°F | 77°F 1971 | 23°F 1943 | 27% | 0% |
| Dec 16 | 61°F | 47°F | 79°F 1971 | 17°F 1943 | 27% | 0% |
| Dec 17 | 61°F | 47°F | 78°F 1924 | 20°F 1943 | 27% | 0% |
| Dec 18 | 61°F | 46°F | 78°F 1933 | 24°F 1901 | 27% | 0% |
| Dec 19 | 60°F | 46°F | 81°F 1967 | 25°F 1963 | 27% | 0% |
| Dec 20 | 60°F | 46°F | 81°F 1931 | 25°F 2000 | 27% | 0% |
| Dec 21 | 60°F | 46°F | 75°F 1923 | 22°F 1942 | 27% | 0% |
| Dec 22 | 60°F | 46°F | 80°F 1998 | 21°F 1989 | 27% | 0% |
| Dec 23 | 60°F | 46°F | 76°F 1990 | 18°F 1989 | 27% | 0% |
| Dec 24 | 60°F | 46°F | 76°F 1921 | 19°F 2022 | 27% | 0% |
| Dec 25 | 60°F | 45°F | 76°F 1984 | 18°F 1983 | 27% | 0% |
| Dec 26 | 59°F | 45°F | 77°F 2021 | 18°F 1983 | 27% | 0% |
| Dec 27 | 59°F | 45°F | 76°F 2015 | 22°F 1935 | 27% | 0% |
| Dec 28 | 59°F | 45°F | 77°F 1971 | 18°F 1925 | 27% | 0% |
| Dec 29 | 59°F | 45°F | 76°F 1984 | 14°F 1894 | 27% | 0% |
| Dec 30 | 59°F | 45°F | 78°F 2015 | 12°F 1917 | 27% | 0% |
| Dec 31 | 59°F | 45°F | 77°F 1996 | 13°F 1917 | 27% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:04 AM, sunset 5:14 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 5:24 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00013782 (Charleston City), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013782, 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.