Welcome Weather in December
Average highs run from 57°F on December 1 to 52°F on December 31, and lows from 36°F to 31°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.12 in over about 10 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
- 54°F
- Average low
- 33°F
- Precipitation
- 5.12 in
- Snowfall
- 0.2 in
- Record high
- 80°FDec 3, 2021
- Record low
- 8°FDec 24, 2022
- Chance of a freeze
- 99%
- Daylight
- 9 h 59 min to 9 h 52 min
- Cloud cover
- 60%
- Humidity
- 81%
- Dew point
- 34°F
- Wind
- 5.4 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 | 57°F | 36°F | 72°F 2014 | 24°F 1999 | 31% | 1% |
| Dec 2 | 57°F | 35°F | 74°F 2021 | 27°F 2002 | 31% | 1% |
| Dec 3 | 56°F | 35°F | 80°F 2021 | 25°F 2008 | 31% | 1% |
| Dec 4 | 56°F | 35°F | 76°F 2021 | 19°F 2000 | 31% | 1% |
| Dec 5 | 56°F | 35°F | 72°F 2001 | 24°F 2000 | 31% | 1% |
| Dec 6 | 56°F | 35°F | 75°F 2013 | 23°F 2010 | 31% | 1% |
| Dec 7 | 55°F | 34°F | 73°F 2001 | 19°F 2010 | 31% | 1% |
| Dec 8 | 55°F | 34°F | 73°F 2001 | 19°F 2006 | 31% | 1% |
| Dec 9 | 55°F | 34°F | 71°F 2007 | 20°F 2006 | 31% | 1% |
| Dec 10 | 55°F | 34°F | 78°F 2007 | 25°F 2005 | 31% | 1% |
| Dec 11 | 55°F | 34°F | 77°F 2007 | 27°F 2009 | 32% | 1% |
| Dec 12 | 54°F | 34°F | 77°F 2007 | 24°F 2010 | 32% | 1% |
| Dec 13 | 54°F | 33°F | 73°F 2007 | 19°F 2010 | 32% | 1% |
| Dec 14 | 54°F | 33°F | 69°F 2007 | 12°F 2010 | 32% | 1% |
| Dec 15 | 54°F | 33°F | 73°F 2015 | 16°F 2010 | 32% | 1% |
| Dec 16 | 54°F | 33°F | 72°F 2006 | 23°F 2004 | 32% | 1% |
| Dec 17 | 53°F | 33°F | 70°F 2006 | 24°F 2007 | 32% | 1% |
| Dec 18 | 53°F | 33°F | 75°F 2006 | 21°F 2000 | 32% | 1% |
| Dec 19 | 53°F | 33°F | 75°F 2017 | 21°F 2000 | 32% | 1% |
| Dec 20 | 53°F | 32°F | 62°F 2008 | 14°F 2004 | 32% | 1% |
| Dec 21 | 53°F | 32°F | 66°F 2013 | 22°F 2000 | 32% | 1% |
| Dec 22 | 53°F | 32°F | 69°F 2013 | 19°F 2008 | 32% | 1% |
| Dec 23 | 52°F | 32°F | 69°F 2006 | 13°F 2022 | 32% | 1% |
| Dec 24 | 52°F | 32°F | 75°F 2025 | 8°F 2022 | 32% | 1% |
| Dec 25 | 52°F | 32°F | 76°F 2025 | 17°F 2022 | 32% | 1% |
| Dec 26 | 52°F | 32°F | 77°F 2015 | 18°F 2022 | 32% | 1% |
| Dec 27 | 52°F | 31°F | 75°F 2025 | 24°F 2001 | 32% | 1% |
| Dec 28 | 52°F | 31°F | 72°F 2015 | 21°F 2010 | 32% | 1% |
| Dec 29 | 52°F | 31°F | 71°F 2015 | 22°F 2000 | 33% | 1% |
| Dec 30 | 52°F | 31°F | 69°F 2019 | 19°F 2000 | 33% | 1% |
| Dec 31 | 52°F | 31°F | 69°F 2021 | 15°F 2000 | 33% | 1% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 5:18 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:37 AM, sunset 5:29 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00383735 (Greenville), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013886, 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.