Charlotte Weather in December
Average highs run from 73°F on December 1 to 69°F on December 31, and lows from 47°F to 42°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.59 in over about 5 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
- 70°F
- Average low
- 44°F
- Precipitation
- 1.59 in
- Record high
- 89°FDec 11, 2021
- Record low
- 15°FDec 19, 1996
- Chance of a freeze
- 83%
- Daylight
- 10 h 26 min to 10 h 20 min
- Cloud cover
- 58%
- Humidity
- 71%
- Dew point
- 43°F
- Wind
- 8.5 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 73°F | 47°F | 86°F 2019 | 23°F 2006 | 15% |
| Dec 2 | 73°F | 47°F | 83°F 1998 | 28°F 2008 | 15% |
| Dec 3 | 73°F | 47°F | 85°F 1995 | 33°F 2019 | 15% |
| Dec 4 | 73°F | 46°F | 87°F 2013 | 27°F 1991 | 15% |
| Dec 5 | 72°F | 46°F | 87°F 2013 | 23°F 2009 | 15% |
| Dec 6 | 72°F | 46°F | 83°F 1998 | 26°F 2005 | 15% |
| Dec 7 | 72°F | 46°F | 81°F 2001 | 24°F 2011 | 15% |
| Dec 8 | 72°F | 46°F | 83°F 2007 | 27°F 1990 | 16% |
| Dec 9 | 71°F | 45°F | 83°F 2007 | 27°F 2010 | 16% |
| Dec 10 | 71°F | 45°F | 84°F 2021 | 28°F 1990 | 16% |
| Dec 11 | 71°F | 45°F | 89°F 2021 | 26°F 2008 | 16% |
| Dec 12 | 71°F | 45°F | 86°F 1996 | 22°F 1997 | 16% |
| Dec 13 | 71°F | 45°F | 84°F 1990 | 22°F 1997 | 16% |
| Dec 14 | 71°F | 44°F | 82°F 1995 | 26°F 2010 | 16% |
| Dec 15 | 70°F | 44°F | 87°F 2019 | 23°F 2004 | 16% |
| Dec 16 | 70°F | 44°F | 85°F 2019 | 26°F 2004 | 16% |
| Dec 17 | 70°F | 44°F | 83°F 1995 | 27°F 2020 | 16% |
| Dec 18 | 70°F | 44°F | 87°F 1990 | 16°F 1996 | 16% |
| Dec 19 | 70°F | 44°F | 87°F 2012 | 15°F 1996 | 16% |
| Dec 20 | 70°F | 43°F | 85°F 2012 | 26°F 2019 | 16% |
| Dec 21 | 69°F | 43°F | 85°F 2012 | 25°F 2012 | 16% |
| Dec 22 | 69°F | 43°F | 89°F 1990 | 25°F 1990 | 16% |
| Dec 23 | 69°F | 43°F | 83°F 2003 | 20°F 2022 | 17% |
| Dec 24 | 69°F | 43°F | 83°F 2002 | 17°F 2022 | 17% |
| Dec 25 | 69°F | 43°F | 82°F 2025 | 19°F 2022 | 17% |
| Dec 26 | 69°F | 43°F | 82°F 2016 | 22°F 2004 | 17% |
| Dec 27 | 69°F | 43°F | 85°F 2008 | 23°F 2010 | 17% |
| Dec 28 | 69°F | 42°F | 84°F 2005 | 23°F 2010 | 17% |
| Dec 29 | 69°F | 42°F | 86°F 1996 | 29°F 2004 | 17% |
| Dec 30 | 69°F | 42°F | 81°F 2021 | 26°F 2003 | 17% |
| Dec 31 | 69°F | 42°F | 89°F 2024 | 27°F 2003 | 17% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:11 AM, sunset 5:37 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:28 AM, sunset 5:48 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00411663 (Charlotte 5 Nnw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00417111, 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.