Weather in Raleigh in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Raleigh in December
Going from a maximum of +72°F during the day to a minimum of +27°F during the night, the temperature in December averages around +59°F.
The average maximum temperature goes down 20% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +63°F to +54°F.
Is Raleigh warm or cold in December?
Raleigh 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 Raleigh, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Raleigh in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +63°F | +54°F | +50°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +19°F | +5°F | -4°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +82°F | +79°F | +77°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 79 mm | 80 mm | 76 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 71% | 71% | 69% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1019 HPa | 1020 HPa | 1019 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 9 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 11 | 12 | 11 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | 10 | ||||
| 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. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 79 mm to 80 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 71%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 9 sunny days in November to 7 in December.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 3 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Raleigh is gradually increasing during December, going from 2 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
December is one of the snowiest months in Raleigh.
Here’s how December is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last December in Raleigh?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Raleigh in December has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1996 (+68°F) and the highest in 1990 (+74°F). The driest year was 2007 with only 629 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2020 with 1994 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Raleigh, 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.