Salisbury weather in December: Salisbury, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Salisbury in December has a normal high of 53°F and a normal low of 32°F, a daily mean of 42°F, falling from 56°F on the 1st to 50°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 8 days in a normal December, 3.50 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 12°C and low of 0°C, 89 mm of precipitation and 2 cm of snow in December.
- NOAA stationSalisbury
- Station IDUSC00317615
- Location35.68°N 80.48°W
- Elevation700 ft (213 m)
- Population36,579
- Jan 50° 29°
- Feb 54° 32°
- Mar 62° 38°
- Apr 72° 48°
- May 78° 56°
- Jun 85° 65°
- Jul 88° 69°
- Aug 86° 67°
- Sep 81° 61°
- Oct 72° 48°
- Nov 61° 37°
- Dec 53° 32°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Salisbury in December?
The normal high is 53°F and the normal low 32°F, for a daily mean of 42.2°F. December is 6.8°F cooler than November and 2.6°F warmer than January. December is the 11th warmest month of the year in Salisbury and the 7th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 6°F, from 56°F on December 1 to 50°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 4.1°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 38°F and 46°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 27%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 56°F | 34°F | 22% | 16% |
| December 8 | 54°F | 33°F | 24% | 17% |
| December 15 | 53°F | 32°F | 25% | 17% |
| December 22 | 52°F | 31°F | 26% | 18% |
| December 31 | 50°F | 29°F | 27% | 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 | 56°F | 34°F | 22% | 16% | 10 h |
| December 2 | 56°F | 34°F | 22% | 16% | 10 h |
| December 3 | 56°F | 34°F | 23% | 16% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 4 | 55°F | 33°F | 23% | 16% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 5 | 55°F | 33°F | 23% | 16% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 6 | 55°F | 33°F | 23% | 16% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 7 | 55°F | 33°F | 23% | 16% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 8 | 54°F | 33°F | 24% | 17% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 9 | 54°F | 33°F | 24% | 17% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 10 | 54°F | 32°F | 24% | 17% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 11 | 54°F | 32°F | 24% | 17% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 12 | 54°F | 32°F | 24% | 17% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 13 | 53°F | 32°F | 25% | 17% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 14 | 53°F | 32°F | 25% | 17% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 15 | 53°F | 32°F | 25% | 17% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 16 | 53°F | 31°F | 25% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 17 | 53°F | 31°F | 26% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 18 | 52°F | 31°F | 26% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 19 | 52°F | 31°F | 26% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 20 | 52°F | 31°F | 26% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 21 | 52°F | 31°F | 26% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 22 | 52°F | 31°F | 26% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 23 | 52°F | 30°F | 27% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 24 | 51°F | 30°F | 27% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 25 | 51°F | 30°F | 27% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 26 | 51°F | 30°F | 27% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 27 | 51°F | 30°F | 27% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 28 | 51°F | 30°F | 27% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 29 | 51°F | 30°F | 27% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 30 | 51°F | 30°F | 27% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 31 | 50°F | 29°F | 27% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 53°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 32°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 3.50 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 80.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 0.8 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 17
- Daylight
- 10 h to 9 h 50 minDecember 1 to December 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 2
- Sunshine
- 73%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00317615; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Salisbury in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 25% on average, highest around December 31 (27%). In all, 3.50 in falls on 8 days of a normal December, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal December in Salisbury, 17 nights fall to freezing and snowfall averages 0.8 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00317615.
What are the records for December in Salisbury?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 78°F, on December 7, 1956; the coldest is −5°F, on December 31, 1935. The wettest December brought 8.14 in (2018); the snowiest, 15.0 inches (1930).
The December mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 42.2°F: 2021 51.6°F (+9.4), 2022 40.7°F (−1.5), 2023 45.9°F (+3.7), 2024 42.9°F (+0.6), 2025 42.6°F (+0.4). 4 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| December | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 51.6°F | +9.4°F | 1.84 in |
| 2022 | 40.7°F | −1.5°F | 4.13 in |
| 2023 | 45.9°F | +3.7°F | 7.42 in |
| 2024 | 42.9°F | +0.6°F | 3.06 in |
| 2025 | 42.6°F | +0.4°F | 2.03 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00317615; recent months: ACIS, station USC00317615. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Salisbury 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; Salisbury's is 53°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Salisbury in November61°F by day, 37°F at night
- Salisbury in January50°F by day, 29°F at night
- Salisbury 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