Spartanburg weather in December: Spartanburg, South Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Spartanburg 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 54°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal December, 4.70 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 13°C and low of 1°C, 119 mm of precipitation and 1 cm of snow in December.
- NOAA stationSpartanburg (3 mi SSE)
- Station IDUSC00388188
- Location34.91°N 81.91°W
- Elevation610 ft (186 m)
- Population39,606
- Jan 54° 32°
- Feb 59° 34°
- Mar 66° 40°
- Apr 75° 47°
- May 81° 56°
- Jun 87° 65°
- Jul 90° 69°
- Aug 88° 68°
- Sep 83° 62°
- Oct 74° 49°
- Nov 64° 38°
- 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 Spartanburg in December?
The normal high is 56°F and the normal low 34°F, for a daily mean of 44.7°F. December is 6.4°F cooler than November and 1.9°F warmer than January. December is the 11th warmest month of the year in Spartanburg and the 2nd wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 5°F, from 59°F on December 1 to 54°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 3.8°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 31%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 59°F | 35°F | 26% | 20% |
| December 8 | 57°F | 34°F | 28% | 21% |
| December 15 | 56°F | 34°F | 29% | 22% |
| December 22 | 55°F | 33°F | 30% | 23% |
| December 31 | 54°F | 32°F | 31% | 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 | 59°F | 35°F | 26% | 20% | 10 h |
| December 2 | 59°F | 35°F | 26% | 20% | 10 h |
| December 3 | 58°F | 35°F | 27% | 20% | 10 h |
| December 4 | 58°F | 35°F | 27% | 20% | 10 h |
| December 5 | 58°F | 35°F | 27% | 21% | 10 h |
| December 6 | 58°F | 35°F | 27% | 21% | 10 h |
| December 7 | 57°F | 35°F | 28% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 8 | 57°F | 34°F | 28% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 9 | 57°F | 34°F | 28% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 10 | 57°F | 34°F | 28% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 11 | 57°F | 34°F | 28% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 12 | 56°F | 34°F | 29% | 22% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 13 | 56°F | 34°F | 29% | 22% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 14 | 56°F | 34°F | 29% | 22% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 15 | 56°F | 34°F | 29% | 22% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 16 | 56°F | 34°F | 29% | 22% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 17 | 55°F | 33°F | 29% | 22% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 18 | 55°F | 33°F | 30% | 22% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 19 | 55°F | 33°F | 30% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 20 | 55°F | 33°F | 30% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 21 | 55°F | 33°F | 30% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 22 | 55°F | 33°F | 30% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 23 | 54°F | 33°F | 30% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 24 | 54°F | 33°F | 30% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 25 | 54°F | 33°F | 30% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 26 | 54°F | 33°F | 30% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 27 | 54°F | 33°F | 31% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 28 | 54°F | 32°F | 31% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 29 | 54°F | 32°F | 31% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 30 | 54°F | 32°F | 31% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 31 | 54°F | 32°F | 31% | 23% | 9 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 56°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 34°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 4.70 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 0.2 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 18
- Daylight
- 10 h to 9 h 50 minDecember 1 to December 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 3
- Sunshine
- 73%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00388188; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Spartanburg in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 29% on average, highest around December 29 (31%). In all, 4.70 in falls on 9 days of a normal December, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal December in Spartanburg, 18 nights fall to freezing and snowfall averages 0.2 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00388188.
What are the records for December in Spartanburg?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1983) is 80°F, on December 10, 2007; the coldest is 0°F, on December 26, 1983. The wettest December brought 10.56 in (2015); the snowiest, 2.5 inches (2018).
The December mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 44.7°F: 2021 51.7°F (+7.0), 2022 42.6°F (−2.1), 2023 45.7°F (+1.0), 2024 45.4°F (+0.7), 2025 45.1°F (+0.4). 4 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| December | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 51.7°F | +7.0°F | 2.52 in |
| 2022 | 42.6°F | −2.1°F | 5.38 in |
| 2023 | 45.7°F | +1.0°F | 4.95 in |
| 2024 | 45.4°F | +0.7°F | 4.60 in |
| 2025 | 45.1°F | +0.4°F | 1.90 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00388188; recent months: ACIS, station USC00388188. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Spartanburg 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; Spartanburg's is 56°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Spartanburg in November64°F by day, 38°F at night
- Spartanburg in January54°F by day, 32°F at night
- Spartanburg 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