Conway weather in December: Conway, South Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Conway in December has a normal high of 61°F and a normal low of 39°F, a daily mean of 50°F, falling from 64°F on the 1st to 59°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 8 days in a normal December, 4.03 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 16°C and low of 4°C, 102 mm of precipitation in December.
- NOAA stationConway
- Station IDUSC00381997
- Location33.83°N 79.06°W
- Elevation20 ft (6 m)
- Population29,656
- Jan 58° 35°
- Feb 61° 38°
- Mar 68° 44°
- Apr 76° 52°
- May 83° 61°
- Jun 88° 69°
- Jul 91° 72°
- Aug 89° 71°
- Sep 85° 66°
- Oct 77° 55°
- Nov 68° 44°
- Dec 61° 39°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Conway in December?
The normal high is 61°F and the normal low 39°F, for a daily mean of 49.6°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 Conway and the 6th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 5°F, from 64°F on December 1 to 59°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 4.5°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 45°F and 54°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 29%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 64°F | 41°F | 25% | 16% |
| December 8 | 62°F | 40°F | 26% | 17% |
| December 15 | 61°F | 39°F | 27% | 18% |
| December 22 | 59°F | 38°F | 27% | 19% |
| December 31 | 59°F | 36°F | 29% | 20% |
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 | 64°F | 41°F | 25% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 2 | 63°F | 41°F | 25% | 16% | 10 h |
| December 3 | 63°F | 41°F | 25% | 17% | 10 h |
| December 4 | 63°F | 41°F | 25% | 17% | 10 h |
| December 5 | 63°F | 40°F | 25% | 17% | 10 h |
| December 6 | 62°F | 40°F | 26% | 17% | 10 h |
| December 7 | 62°F | 40°F | 26% | 17% | 10 h |
| December 8 | 62°F | 40°F | 26% | 17% | 10 h |
| December 9 | 62°F | 40°F | 26% | 18% | 10 h |
| December 10 | 62°F | 40°F | 26% | 18% | 10 h |
| December 11 | 61°F | 39°F | 26% | 18% | 10 h |
| December 12 | 61°F | 39°F | 26% | 18% | 10 h |
| December 13 | 61°F | 39°F | 27% | 18% | 10 h |
| December 14 | 61°F | 39°F | 27% | 18% | 10 h |
| December 15 | 61°F | 39°F | 27% | 18% | 10 h |
| December 16 | 60°F | 39°F | 27% | 18% | 10 h |
| December 17 | 60°F | 39°F | 27% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 18 | 60°F | 38°F | 27% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 19 | 60°F | 38°F | 27% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 20 | 60°F | 38°F | 27% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 21 | 60°F | 38°F | 27% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 22 | 59°F | 38°F | 27% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 23 | 59°F | 38°F | 28% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 24 | 59°F | 37°F | 28% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 25 | 59°F | 37°F | 28% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 26 | 59°F | 37°F | 28% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 27 | 59°F | 37°F | 28% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 28 | 59°F | 37°F | 28% | 20% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 29 | 59°F | 37°F | 28% | 20% | 10 h |
| December 30 | 59°F | 36°F | 28% | 20% | 10 h |
| December 31 | 59°F | 36°F | 29% | 20% | 10 h |
- Normal high
- 61°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 39°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 4.03 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 80.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 10
- Daylight
- 10 h 10 min to 10 hDecember 1 to December 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 8
- Days at 80°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 77%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00381997; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Conway in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 27% on average, highest around December 31 (29%). In all, 4.03 in falls on 8 days of a normal December, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal December in Conway, 10 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00381997.
What are the records for December in Conway?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 84°F, on December 10, 1943; the coldest is 6°F, on December 30, 1917. The wettest December brought 11.38 in (1994); the snowiest, 13.5 inches (1989).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00381997. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Conway compare across South Carolina?
Across the 73 places PlainClimate covers in South Carolina, December normal highs run from 48°F in Caesars Head to 64°F in Hampton; Conway's is 61°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.