Chapel Hill weather in December: Chapel Hill, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Chapel Hill in December has a normal high of 54°F and a normal low of 35°F, a daily mean of 44°F, falling from 58°F on the 1st to 52°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal December, 3.35 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 12°C and low of 1°C, 85 mm of precipitation in December.
- NOAA stationChapel Hill Williams Airport
- Station IDUSW00093785
- Location35.93°N 79.06°W
- Elevation512 ft (156 m)
- From the center1 miles
- Population64,028
- Jan 51° 32°
- Feb 55° 34°
- Mar 63° 40°
- Apr 72° 48°
- May 79° 57°
- Jun 86° 65°
- Jul 90° 69°
- Aug 88° 68°
- Sep 82° 62°
- Oct 72° 50°
- Nov 62° 40°
- Dec 54° 35°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Chapel Hill in December?
The normal high is 54°F and the normal low 35°F, for a daily mean of 44.4°F. December is 6.5°F cooler than November and 2.9°F warmer than January. December is the 10th warmest month of the year in Chapel Hill and the 9th 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 4.2°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 40°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 32%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 58°F | 37°F | 32% | 18% |
| December 8 | 56°F | 36°F | 32% | 19% |
| December 15 | 54°F | 35°F | 32% | 19% |
| December 22 | 53°F | 34°F | 32% | 19% |
| December 31 | 52°F | 33°F | 32% | 19% |
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 | 37°F | 32% | 18% | 10 h |
| December 2 | 57°F | 37°F | 32% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 3 | 57°F | 36°F | 32% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 4 | 57°F | 36°F | 32% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 5 | 57°F | 36°F | 32% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 6 | 56°F | 36°F | 32% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 7 | 56°F | 36°F | 32% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 8 | 56°F | 36°F | 32% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 9 | 56°F | 36°F | 32% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 10 | 55°F | 35°F | 32% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 11 | 55°F | 35°F | 32% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 12 | 55°F | 35°F | 32% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 13 | 55°F | 35°F | 32% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 14 | 54°F | 35°F | 32% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 15 | 54°F | 35°F | 32% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 16 | 54°F | 35°F | 32% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 17 | 54°F | 34°F | 32% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 18 | 54°F | 34°F | 32% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 19 | 53°F | 34°F | 32% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 20 | 53°F | 34°F | 32% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 21 | 53°F | 34°F | 32% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 22 | 53°F | 34°F | 32% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 23 | 53°F | 34°F | 32% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 24 | 53°F | 33°F | 32% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 25 | 52°F | 33°F | 32% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 26 | 52°F | 33°F | 32% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 27 | 52°F | 33°F | 32% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 28 | 52°F | 33°F | 32% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 29 | 52°F | 33°F | 32% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 30 | 52°F | 33°F | 32% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 31 | 52°F | 33°F | 32% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 54°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 35°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 3.35 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 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
- 73%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00093785; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Chapel Hill in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 32% on average, highest around December 8 (32%). In all, 3.35 in falls on 10 days of a normal December, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal December in Chapel Hill, 16 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00093785.
How does December in Chapel Hill compare across North Carolina?
Across the 131 places PlainClimate covers in North Carolina, December normal highs run from 39°F in Beech Mountain to 63°F in Southport; Chapel Hill's is 54°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Chapel Hill in November62°F by day, 40°F at night
- Chapel Hill in January51°F by day, 32°F at night
- Chapel Hill through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- North Carolina in DecemberThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Southport: North Carolina's warmest Decembernormal high 63°F