Greenville weather in December: Greenville, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Greenville in December has a normal high of 56°F and a normal low of 35°F, a daily mean of 46°F, falling from 60°F on the 1st to 54°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal December, 3.55 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 14°C and low of 2°C, 90 mm of precipitation and 2 cm of snow in December.
- NOAA stationGreenville
- Station IDUSC00313638
- Location35.64°N 77.40°W
- Elevation32 ft (10 m)
- Population95,138
- Jan 53° 33°
- Feb 57° 35°
- Mar 64° 41°
- Apr 74° 50°
- May 81° 59°
- Jun 87° 67°
- Jul 90° 71°
- Aug 88° 70°
- Sep 83° 64°
- Oct 74° 52°
- Nov 64° 41°
- Dec 56° 35°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Greenville in December?
The normal high is 56°F and the normal low 35°F, for a daily mean of 45.9°F. December is 6.8°F cooler than November and 2.8°F warmer than January. December is the 10th warmest month of the year in Greenville and the 10th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 6°F, from 60°F on December 1 to 54°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 41°F and 50°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 37%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 60°F | 38°F | 34% | 20% |
| December 8 | 58°F | 37°F | 35% | 21% |
| December 15 | 56°F | 35°F | 36% | 22% |
| December 22 | 55°F | 35°F | 37% | 22% |
| December 31 | 54°F | 34°F | 36% | 23% |
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 | 60°F | 38°F | 34% | 20% | 10 h |
| December 2 | 60°F | 38°F | 34% | 21% | 10 h |
| December 3 | 59°F | 37°F | 34% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 4 | 59°F | 37°F | 34% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 5 | 59°F | 37°F | 34% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 6 | 59°F | 37°F | 35% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 7 | 58°F | 37°F | 35% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 8 | 58°F | 37°F | 35% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 9 | 58°F | 36°F | 35% | 22% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 10 | 58°F | 36°F | 35% | 22% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 11 | 57°F | 36°F | 36% | 22% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 12 | 57°F | 36°F | 36% | 22% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 13 | 57°F | 36°F | 36% | 22% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 14 | 57°F | 36°F | 36% | 22% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 15 | 56°F | 35°F | 36% | 22% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 16 | 56°F | 35°F | 36% | 22% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 17 | 56°F | 35°F | 36% | 22% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 18 | 56°F | 35°F | 36% | 22% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 19 | 56°F | 35°F | 37% | 22% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 20 | 55°F | 35°F | 37% | 22% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 21 | 55°F | 35°F | 37% | 22% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 22 | 55°F | 35°F | 37% | 22% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 23 | 55°F | 34°F | 37% | 22% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 24 | 55°F | 34°F | 37% | 22% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 25 | 55°F | 34°F | 37% | 22% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 26 | 54°F | 34°F | 37% | 23% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 27 | 54°F | 34°F | 37% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 28 | 54°F | 34°F | 37% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 29 | 54°F | 34°F | 37% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 30 | 54°F | 34°F | 37% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 31 | 54°F | 34°F | 36% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 56°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 35°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 3.55 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 0.8 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 13
- Daylight
- 10 h to 9 h 50 minDecember 1 to December 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 4
- Sunshine
- 74%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00313638; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Greenville in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 36% on average, highest around December 23 (37%). In all, 3.55 in falls on 11 days of a normal December, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal December in Greenville, 13 nights fall to freezing and snowfall averages 0.8 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00313638.
What are the records for December in Greenville?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1897) is 82°F, on December 9, 1924; the coldest is 1°F, on December 31, 1917. The wettest December brought 7.98 in (2009); the snowiest, 10.5 inches (1958).
The December mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 45.9°F: 2021 53.8°F (+7.9), 2022 44.5°F (−1.4), 2023 48.1°F (+2.2), 2024 45.5°F (−0.4), 2025 43.4°F (−2.5). 2 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| December | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 53.8°F | +7.9°F | 3.43 in |
| 2022 | 44.5°F | −1.4°F | 1.78 in |
| 2023 | 48.1°F | +2.2°F | 4.90 in |
| 2024 | 45.5°F | −0.4°F | 3.18 in |
| 2025 | 43.4°F | −2.5°F | 3.47 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00313638; recent months: ACIS, station USC00313638. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Greenville 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; Greenville's is 56°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Greenville in November64°F by day, 41°F at night
- Greenville in January53°F by day, 33°F at night
- Greenville 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