Orangeburg weather in December: Orangeburg, South Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Orangeburg in December has a normal high of 60°F and a normal low of 39°F, a daily mean of 50°F, falling from 63°F on the 1st to 58°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal December, 3.23 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 16°C and low of 4°C, 82 mm of precipitation in December.
- NOAA stationOrangeburg Municipal Airport
- Station IDUSW00053854
- Location33.46°N 80.86°W
- Elevation197 ft (60 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population13,378
- Jan 58° 37°
- Feb 62° 39°
- Mar 69° 45°
- Apr 77° 52°
- May 84° 61°
- Jun 89° 69°
- Jul 92° 72°
- Aug 90° 71°
- Sep 86° 66°
- Oct 77° 55°
- Nov 67° 44°
- Dec 60° 39°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Orangeburg in December?
The normal high is 60°F and the normal low 39°F, for a daily mean of 49.6°F. December is 6.2°F cooler than November and 2.3°F warmer than January. December is the 11th warmest month of the year in Orangeburg and the 9th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 5°F, from 63°F on December 1 to 58°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 35%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 63°F | 41°F | 32% | 16% |
| December 8 | 62°F | 40°F | 33% | 18% |
| December 15 | 60°F | 39°F | 34% | 19% |
| December 22 | 59°F | 38°F | 35% | 20% |
| December 31 | 58°F | 37°F | 35% | 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 | 63°F | 41°F | 32% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 2 | 63°F | 41°F | 32% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 3 | 63°F | 41°F | 32% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 4 | 63°F | 41°F | 33% | 17% | 10 h |
| December 5 | 62°F | 41°F | 33% | 17% | 10 h |
| December 6 | 62°F | 40°F | 33% | 17% | 10 h |
| December 7 | 62°F | 40°F | 33% | 17% | 10 h |
| December 8 | 62°F | 40°F | 33% | 18% | 10 h |
| December 9 | 61°F | 40°F | 34% | 18% | 10 h |
| December 10 | 61°F | 40°F | 34% | 18% | 10 h |
| December 11 | 61°F | 40°F | 34% | 18% | 10 h |
| December 12 | 61°F | 40°F | 34% | 19% | 10 h |
| December 13 | 61°F | 39°F | 34% | 19% | 10 h |
| December 14 | 60°F | 39°F | 34% | 19% | 10 h |
| December 15 | 60°F | 39°F | 34% | 19% | 10 h |
| December 16 | 60°F | 39°F | 35% | 19% | 10 h |
| December 17 | 60°F | 39°F | 35% | 19% | 10 h |
| December 18 | 60°F | 39°F | 35% | 19% | 10 h |
| December 19 | 60°F | 39°F | 35% | 19% | 10 h |
| December 20 | 59°F | 39°F | 35% | 20% | 10 h |
| December 21 | 59°F | 38°F | 35% | 20% | 10 h |
| December 22 | 59°F | 38°F | 35% | 20% | 10 h |
| December 23 | 59°F | 38°F | 35% | 20% | 10 h |
| December 24 | 59°F | 38°F | 35% | 20% | 10 h |
| December 25 | 59°F | 38°F | 35% | 20% | 10 h |
| December 26 | 59°F | 38°F | 35% | 20% | 10 h |
| December 27 | 58°F | 38°F | 35% | 20% | 10 h |
| December 28 | 58°F | 38°F | 35% | 20% | 10 h |
| December 29 | 58°F | 38°F | 35% | 20% | 10 h |
| December 30 | 58°F | 37°F | 35% | 20% | 10 h |
| December 31 | 58°F | 37°F | 35% | 20% | 10 h |
- Normal high
- 60°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 39°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 3.23 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 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
- 7
- Days at 80°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 76%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00053854; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Orangeburg in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 34% on average, highest around December 24 (35%). In all, 3.23 in falls on 11 days of a normal December, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal December in Orangeburg, 10 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00053854.
What are the records for December in Orangeburg?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1997) is 82°F, on December 8, 1998; the coldest is 14°F, on December 24, 2022. The wettest December brought 7.47 in (2009).
The December mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 49.6°F: 2021 56.2°F (+6.6), 2022 48.1°F (−1.5), 2023 53.2°F (+3.6), 2024 50.0°F (+0.4), 2025 48.1°F (−1.5). 3 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| December | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 56.2°F | +6.6°F | – |
| 2022 | 48.1°F | −1.5°F | 2.70 in |
| 2023 | 53.2°F | +3.6°F | 4.92 in |
| 2024 | 50.0°F | +0.4°F | 1.67 in |
| 2025 | 48.1°F | −1.5°F | 2.66 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00053854; recent months: ACIS, station USW00053854. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Orangeburg 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; Orangeburg's is 60°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Orangeburg in November67°F by day, 44°F at night
- Orangeburg in January58°F by day, 37°F at night
- Orangeburg through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- South Carolina in DecemberThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Hampton: South Carolina's warmest Decembernormal high 64°F