Weather in Charlotte in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Charlotte in December
The expected average maximum temperature in December is +59°F with a maximum of +72°F and a minimum of +27°F.
The average maximum temperature goes down 16% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +61°F to +54°F.
Is Charlotte warm or cold in December?
Charlotte is typically mild in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +63°F to +54°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +43°F to +37°F.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
December is one of the coolest months in Charlotte, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Charlotte in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +63°F | +54°F | +52°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +16°F | +3°F | -4°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +82°F | +79°F | +77°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 80 mm | 76 mm | 72 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 70% | 72% | 69% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1019 HPa | 1020 HPa | 1019 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 10 | 8 | 7 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 10 | 12 | 11 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | 9 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 2 | 3 | ||||
December typically has worse weather conditions compared to November. It’s getting colder in December. From +63°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +54°F. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 80 mm to 76 mm. Humidity rises from 70% to 72%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 10 sunny days in November to 8 in December.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 4 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Charlotte is gradually increasing during December, going from 1 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
December is one of the snowiest months in Charlotte.
Here’s how December is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last December in Charlotte?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Charlotte in December has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1979 (+68°F) and the highest in 2017 (+74°F). The driest year was 2004 with only 700 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2020 with 1850 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Charlotte, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.