Athens weather in December: Athens, Alabama: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Athens in December has a normal high of 54°F and a normal low of 37°F, a daily mean of 45°F, falling from 58°F on the 1st to 52°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal December, 6.29 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 12°C and low of 3°C, 160 mm of precipitation in December.
- NOAA stationAthens
- Station IDUSC00010390
- Location34.78°N 86.95°W
- Elevation689 ft (210 m)
- Population32,587
- Jan 51° 34°
- Feb 56° 37°
- Mar 65° 44°
- Apr 73° 51°
- May 80° 60°
- Jun 87° 68°
- Jul 90° 72°
- Aug 90° 71°
- Sep 85° 65°
- Oct 75° 53°
- Nov 63° 42°
- Dec 54° 37°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Athens in December?
The normal high is 54°F and the normal low 37°F, for a daily mean of 45.4°F. December is 7.0°F cooler than November and 3.0°F warmer than January. December is the 11th warmest month of the year in Athens and the wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 6°F, from 58°F on December 1 to 52°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 3.9°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 42°F and 49°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 39%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 58°F | 39°F | 37% | 25% |
| December 8 | 56°F | 38°F | 38% | 26% |
| December 15 | 54°F | 37°F | 39% | 26% |
| December 22 | 53°F | 36°F | 39% | 27% |
| December 31 | 52°F | 35°F | 39% | 26% |
Every day of December: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon December 1, coldest night December 31)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 58°F | 39°F | 37% | 25% | 10 h |
| December 2 | 57°F | 38°F | 37% | 25% | 10 h |
| December 3 | 57°F | 38°F | 37% | 25% | 10 h |
| December 4 | 57°F | 38°F | 37% | 25% | 10 h |
| December 5 | 57°F | 38°F | 37% | 25% | 10 h |
| December 6 | 56°F | 38°F | 37% | 26% | 10 h |
| December 7 | 56°F | 38°F | 38% | 26% | 10 h |
| December 8 | 56°F | 38°F | 38% | 26% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 9 | 56°F | 37°F | 38% | 26% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 10 | 55°F | 37°F | 38% | 26% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 11 | 55°F | 37°F | 38% | 26% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 12 | 55°F | 37°F | 38% | 26% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 13 | 55°F | 37°F | 38% | 26% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 14 | 54°F | 37°F | 39% | 26% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 15 | 54°F | 37°F | 39% | 26% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 16 | 54°F | 37°F | 39% | 26% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 17 | 54°F | 36°F | 39% | 26% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 18 | 54°F | 36°F | 39% | 26% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 19 | 53°F | 36°F | 39% | 26% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 20 | 53°F | 36°F | 39% | 27% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 21 | 53°F | 36°F | 39% | 27% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 22 | 53°F | 36°F | 39% | 27% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 23 | 53°F | 36°F | 39% | 27% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 24 | 53°F | 36°F | 39% | 27% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 25 | 52°F | 35°F | 39% | 26% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 26 | 52°F | 35°F | 39% | 26% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 27 | 52°F | 35°F | 39% | 26% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 28 | 52°F | 35°F | 39% | 26% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 29 | 52°F | 35°F | 39% | 26% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 30 | 52°F | 35°F | 39% | 26% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 31 | 52°F | 35°F | 39% | 26% | 9 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 54°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 37°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 6.29 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 120.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 15
- Daylight
- 10 h to 9 h 50 minDecember 1 to December 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 2
- Sunshine
- 67%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00010390; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Athens in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 38% on average, highest around December 22 (39%). In all, 6.29 in falls on 12 days of a normal December, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal December in Athens, 15 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00010390.
What are the records for December in Athens?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1991) is 78°F, on December 24, 2015; the coldest is 3°F, on December 23, 2022. The wettest December brought 15.71 in (2015); the snowiest, 4.0 inches (1944).
The December mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 45.4°F: 2021 53.6°F (+8.2), 2022 44.4°F (−1.0), 2023 46.5°F (+1.1), 2024 44.9°F (−0.5), 2025 43.8°F (−1.6). 2 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| December | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 53.6°F | +8.2°F | 5.75 in |
| 2022 | 44.4°F | −1.0°F | 6.28 in |
| 2023 | 46.5°F | +1.1°F | 4.56 in |
| 2024 | 44.9°F | −0.5°F | 5.03 in |
| 2025 | 43.8°F | −1.6°F | 2.33 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00010390; recent months: ACIS, station USC00010390. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Athens compare across Alabama?
Across the 80 places PlainClimate covers in Alabama, December normal highs run from 51°F in Bridgeport to 65°F in Eufaula; Athens's is 54°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.