McDonough weather in December: McDonough, Georgia: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
McDonough in December has a normal high of 56°F and a normal low of 34°F, a daily mean of 45°F, falling from 59°F on the 1st to 55°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal December, 4.67 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 13°C and low of 1°C, 119 mm of precipitation in December.
- NOAA stationMcDonough (5 mi ENE)
- Station IDUSC00095666
- Location33.48°N 84.03°W
- Elevation708 ft (216 m)
- Population32,803
- Jan 55° 32°
- Feb 59° 34°
- Mar 67° 40°
- Apr 76° 47°
- May 83° 56°
- Jun 89° 65°
- Jul 92° 69°
- Aug 91° 68°
- Sep 85° 62°
- Oct 75° 50°
- Nov 64° 39°
- Dec 56° 34°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is McDonough in December?
The normal high is 56°F and the normal low 34°F, for a daily mean of 45.2°F. December is 6.3°F cooler than November and 1.8°F warmer than January. December is the 11th warmest month of the year in McDonough and the 3rd wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 4°F, from 59°F on December 1 to 55°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 4.0°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 41°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 30%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 59°F | 36°F | 27% | 21% |
| December 8 | 57°F | 35°F | 29% | 21% |
| December 15 | 56°F | 34°F | 30% | 22% |
| December 22 | 55°F | 34°F | 30% | 22% |
| December 31 | 55°F | 33°F | 30% | 21% |
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 | 59°F | 36°F | 27% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 2 | 59°F | 36°F | 27% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 3 | 58°F | 35°F | 28% | 21% | 10 h |
| December 4 | 58°F | 35°F | 28% | 21% | 10 h |
| December 5 | 58°F | 35°F | 28% | 21% | 10 h |
| December 6 | 58°F | 35°F | 28% | 21% | 10 h |
| December 7 | 57°F | 35°F | 28% | 21% | 10 h |
| December 8 | 57°F | 35°F | 29% | 21% | 10 h |
| December 9 | 57°F | 35°F | 29% | 22% | 10 h |
| December 10 | 57°F | 35°F | 29% | 22% | 10 h |
| December 11 | 57°F | 35°F | 29% | 22% | 10 h |
| December 12 | 56°F | 35°F | 30% | 22% | 10 h |
| December 13 | 56°F | 34°F | 30% | 22% | 10 h |
| December 14 | 56°F | 34°F | 30% | 22% | 10 h |
| December 15 | 56°F | 34°F | 30% | 22% | 10 h |
| December 16 | 56°F | 34°F | 30% | 22% | 10 h |
| December 17 | 56°F | 34°F | 30% | 22% | 10 h |
| December 18 | 56°F | 34°F | 30% | 22% | 10 h |
| December 19 | 56°F | 34°F | 30% | 22% | 10 h |
| December 20 | 55°F | 34°F | 30% | 22% | 10 h |
| December 21 | 55°F | 34°F | 30% | 22% | 10 h |
| December 22 | 55°F | 34°F | 30% | 22% | 10 h |
| December 23 | 55°F | 34°F | 30% | 22% | 10 h |
| December 24 | 55°F | 34°F | 30% | 22% | 10 h |
| December 25 | 55°F | 34°F | 30% | 22% | 10 h |
| December 26 | 55°F | 33°F | 30% | 21% | 10 h |
| December 27 | 55°F | 33°F | 30% | 21% | 10 h |
| December 28 | 55°F | 33°F | 30% | 21% | 10 h |
| December 29 | 55°F | 33°F | 30% | 21% | 10 h |
| December 30 | 55°F | 33°F | 30% | 21% | 10 h |
| December 31 | 55°F | 33°F | 30% | 21% | 10 h |
- Normal high
- 56°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 34°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 4.67 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 17
- Daylight
- 10 h 10 min to 10 hDecember 1 to December 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 4
- Sunshine
- 70%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00095666; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in McDonough in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 29% on average, highest around December 16 (30%). In all, 4.67 in falls on 10 days of a normal December, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal December in McDonough, 17 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00095666.
How does December in McDonough 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; McDonough's is 56°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.