Forest Acres climate

Forest Acres Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Columbia Univ Of Sc, 4.4 km from Forest Acres

Average highs run from 64°F on December 1 to 59°F on December 31, and lows from 41°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.88 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 Forest Acres, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
61°F
Average low
39°F
Precipitation
3.88 in
Record high
82°FDec 18, 2016
Record low
13°FDec 24, 2022
Chance of a freeze
97%
Daylight
10 h 04 min to 9 h 56 min
Cloud cover
55%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
39°F
Wind
6.3 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 164°F41°F77°F 199828°F 199930%0%
Dec 264°F41°F76°F 199827°F 200230%0%
Dec 364°F41°F81°F 202128°F 200831%0%
Dec 464°F40°F76°F 199824°F 202431%0%
Dec 563°F40°F81°F 199822°F 200031%0%
Dec 663°F40°F81°F 199826°F 200031%0%
Dec 763°F40°F79°F 199822°F 201032%0%
Dec 863°F40°F81°F 199819°F 201032%0%
Dec 962°F40°F79°F 200720°F 200632%0%
Dec 1062°F40°F80°F 200724°F 200633%0%
Dec 1162°F39°F80°F 200728°F 201633%
Dec 1262°F39°F80°F 200727°F 201433%
Dec 1362°F39°F80°F 200727°F 201034%
Dec 1461°F39°F76°F 201519°F 201034%
Dec 1561°F39°F74°F 200819°F 201034%
Dec 1661°F39°F77°F 201122°F 200434%
Dec 1761°F39°F76°F 200128°F 202534%
Dec 1861°F38°F82°F 201623°F 200035%
Dec 1961°F38°F77°F 201727°F 202235%
Dec 2060°F38°F72°F 199820°F 200035%
Dec 2160°F38°F80°F 201320°F 200035%
Dec 2260°F38°F80°F 201324°F 200535%
Dec 2360°F38°F76°F 201719°F 202235%
Dec 2460°F38°F77°F 202513°F 202235%
Dec 2560°F38°F80°F 202519°F 202235%
Dec 2660°F37°F78°F 202117°F 202235%
Dec 2760°F37°F78°F 202524°F 200136%
Dec 2860°F37°F79°F 201524°F 200436%
Dec 2959°F37°F76°F 201525°F 201036%
Dec 3059°F37°F75°F 201526°F 200036%
Dec 3159°F37°F75°F 202119°F 200036%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Forest Acres, 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 7:11 AM, sunset 5:15 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:29 AM, sunset 5:25 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00381944 (Columbia Univ Of Sc), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00053867, 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.