Murrells Inlet climate

Murrells Inlet Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Brookgreen Gardens, 6.2 km from Murrells Inlet

Average highs run from 62°F on December 1 to 58°F on December 31, and lows from 41°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.61 in over about 8 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 Murrells Inlet, 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
39°F
Precipitation
4.61 in
Record high
79°FDec 5, 1998
Record low
10°FDec 24, 1989
Chance of a freeze
97%
Daylight
10 h 06 min to 9 h 58 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
50°F
Wind
13.2 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Dec 162°F41°F77°F 199028°F 199924%
Dec 262°F41°F78°F 199826°F 199925%
Dec 361°F40°F72°F 199828°F 200225%
Dec 461°F40°F75°F 202122°F 198925%
Dec 561°F40°F79°F 199824°F 198925%
Dec 661°F40°F76°F 199826°F 201025%
Dec 761°F40°F78°F 199821°F 201025%
Dec 860°F39°F75°F 199825°F 200626%
Dec 960°F39°F76°F 199818°F 201026%
Dec 1060°F39°F72°F 199827°F 201026%
Dec 1160°F39°F75°F 200720°F 200626%
Dec 1260°F39°F75°F 200720°F 200626%
Dec 1360°F39°F77°F 200721°F 200626%
Dec 1459°F39°F79°F 200724°F 198827%
Dec 1559°F39°F75°F 199118°F 201027%
Dec 1659°F38°F74°F 201518°F 201027%
Dec 1759°F38°F75°F 201122°F 200427%
Dec 1859°F38°F74°F 201124°F 200727%
Dec 1959°F38°F72°F 202124°F 200727%
Dec 2059°F38°F73°F 201720°F 200427%
Dec 2159°F38°F73°F 199219°F 200427%
Dec 2258°F38°F73°F 201323°F 198927%
Dec 2358°F38°F79°F 199814°F 198928%
Dec 2458°F38°F79°F 199810°F 198928%
Dec 2558°F38°F72°F 201616°F 202228%
Dec 2658°F38°F75°F 200821°F 200028%
Dec 2758°F38°F74°F 202122°F 200028%
Dec 2858°F37°F73°F 201523°F 200428%
Dec 2958°F37°F70°F 200824°F 200428%
Dec 3058°F37°F74°F 202127°F 200528%
Dec 3158°F37°F76°F 199623°F 200028%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Murrells Inlet, in percent.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:02 AM, sunset 5:08 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:20 AM, sunset 5:18 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00381093 (Brookgreen Gardens), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00386153, 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.