Charlotte climate

Charlotte Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Charlotte 5 Nnw, 8.4 km from Charlotte

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 daily high and low temperature at Charlotte, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Dec 173°F47°F86°F 201923°F 200615%
Dec 273°F47°F83°F 199828°F 200815%
Dec 373°F47°F85°F 199533°F 201915%
Dec 473°F46°F87°F 201327°F 199115%
Dec 572°F46°F87°F 201323°F 200915%
Dec 672°F46°F83°F 199826°F 200515%
Dec 772°F46°F81°F 200124°F 201115%
Dec 872°F46°F83°F 200727°F 199016%
Dec 971°F45°F83°F 200727°F 201016%
Dec 1071°F45°F84°F 202128°F 199016%
Dec 1171°F45°F89°F 202126°F 200816%
Dec 1271°F45°F86°F 199622°F 199716%
Dec 1371°F45°F84°F 199022°F 199716%
Dec 1471°F44°F82°F 199526°F 201016%
Dec 1570°F44°F87°F 201923°F 200416%
Dec 1670°F44°F85°F 201926°F 200416%
Dec 1770°F44°F83°F 199527°F 202016%
Dec 1870°F44°F87°F 199016°F 199616%
Dec 1970°F44°F87°F 201215°F 199616%
Dec 2070°F43°F85°F 201226°F 201916%
Dec 2169°F43°F85°F 201225°F 201216%
Dec 2269°F43°F89°F 199025°F 199016%
Dec 2369°F43°F83°F 200320°F 202217%
Dec 2469°F43°F83°F 200217°F 202217%
Dec 2569°F43°F82°F 202519°F 202217%
Dec 2669°F43°F82°F 201622°F 200417%
Dec 2769°F43°F85°F 200823°F 201017%
Dec 2869°F42°F84°F 200523°F 201017%
Dec 2969°F42°F86°F 199629°F 200417%
Dec 3069°F42°F81°F 202126°F 200317%
Dec 3169°F42°F89°F 202427°F 200317%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Charlotte, in percent.051015201102030
  • 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

Every day of December: sun and moon

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.