Cartersville weather in December: Cartersville, Georgia: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Cartersville in December has a normal high of 55°F and a normal low of 34°F, a daily mean of 44°F, falling from 58°F on the 1st to 52°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal December, 4.49 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 13°C and low of 1°C, 114 mm of precipitation in December.
- NOAA stationCartersville Airport
- Station IDUSW00053873
- Location34.12°N 84.85°W
- Elevation763 ft (233 m)
- Population25,082
- Jan 52° 31°
- Feb 57° 34°
- Mar 65° 40°
- Apr 73° 47°
- May 81° 56°
- Jun 87° 64°
- Jul 90° 68°
- Aug 89° 67°
- Sep 84° 61°
- Oct 74° 49°
- Nov 63° 39°
- Dec 55° 34°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Cartersville in December?
The normal high is 55°F and the normal low 34°F, for a daily mean of 44.3°F. December is 6.5°F cooler than November and 2.5°F warmer than January. December is the 11th warmest month of the year in Cartersville and the 3rd 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 3.8°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 41°F and 48°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 36%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 58°F | 36°F | 33% | 23% |
| December 8 | 56°F | 35°F | 34% | 24% |
| December 15 | 54°F | 34°F | 35% | 24% |
| December 22 | 53°F | 33°F | 36% | 24% |
| December 31 | 52°F | 32°F | 36% | 24% |
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 | 36°F | 33% | 23% | 10 h |
| December 2 | 58°F | 36°F | 33% | 23% | 10 h |
| December 3 | 57°F | 35°F | 33% | 23% | 10 h |
| December 4 | 57°F | 35°F | 33% | 23% | 10 h |
| December 5 | 57°F | 35°F | 33% | 23% | 10 h |
| December 6 | 57°F | 35°F | 33% | 23% | 10 h |
| December 7 | 56°F | 35°F | 34% | 23% | 10 h |
| December 8 | 56°F | 35°F | 34% | 24% | 10 h |
| December 9 | 56°F | 35°F | 34% | 24% | 10 h |
| December 10 | 56°F | 35°F | 34% | 24% | 10 h |
| December 11 | 55°F | 35°F | 35% | 24% | 10 h |
| December 12 | 55°F | 34°F | 35% | 24% | 10 h |
| December 13 | 55°F | 34°F | 35% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 14 | 55°F | 34°F | 35% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 15 | 54°F | 34°F | 35% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 16 | 54°F | 34°F | 36% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 17 | 54°F | 34°F | 36% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 18 | 54°F | 34°F | 36% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 19 | 54°F | 34°F | 36% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 20 | 54°F | 34°F | 36% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 21 | 53°F | 34°F | 36% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 22 | 53°F | 33°F | 36% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 23 | 53°F | 33°F | 36% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 24 | 53°F | 33°F | 36% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 25 | 53°F | 33°F | 36% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 26 | 53°F | 33°F | 36% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 27 | 52°F | 33°F | 36% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 28 | 52°F | 33°F | 36% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 29 | 52°F | 33°F | 36% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 30 | 52°F | 32°F | 36% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 31 | 52°F | 32°F | 36% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 55°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 34°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 4.49 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 16
- Daylight
- 10 h to 9 h 50 minDecember 1 to December 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 3
- Sunshine
- 67%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00053873; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Cartersville in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 35% on average, highest around December 22 (36%). In all, 4.49 in falls on 11 days of a normal December, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal December in Cartersville, 16 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00053873.
What are the records for December in Cartersville?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 2000) is 79°F, on December 10, 2007; the coldest is 7°F, on December 24, 2022. The wettest December brought 10.02 in (2013).
The December mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 44.3°F: 2021 54.2°F (+9.9), 2022 45.9°F (+1.6), 2023 46.7°F (+2.4), 2024 45.6°F (+1.3), 2025 46.9°F (+2.6). 5 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| December | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 54.2°F | +9.9°F | 4.97 in |
| 2022 | 45.9°F | +1.6°F | 5.61 in |
| 2023 | 46.7°F | +2.4°F | 0.17 in |
| 2024 | 45.6°F | +1.3°F | 4.89 in |
| 2025 | 46.9°F | +2.6°F | 0.56 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00053873; recent months: ACIS, station USW00053873. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Cartersville compare across Georgia?
Across the 101 places PlainClimate covers in Georgia, December normal highs run from 49°F in Mountain City to 68°F in Folkston; Cartersville's is 55°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Cartersville in November63°F by day, 39°F at night
- Cartersville in January52°F by day, 31°F at night
- Cartersville through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Georgia in DecemberThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Folkston: Georgia's warmest Decembernormal high 68°F