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Typical Charleston December Weather 1991–2020 |
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| Average daily high | 47.2 °F | |
| Average daily low | 29.9 °F | |
| Average monthly precipitation | 3.6 inches | |
| Average monthly snow | 5.3 inches | |
| Daily chance of precipitation | 45.8% | |
| Daily chance of snow | 14.2% | |
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Charleston December Weather Records 1892–2024 |
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| Highest temperature | 80 °F | December 3, 1982 |
| Lowest temperature | -17 °F | December 30, 1917 |
| Highest daily low | 64 °F | December 29, 1984 |
| Lowest daily high | 4 °F | December 22, 1989 |
| Hottest average high temperature | 60.8 °F | 1916 |
| Coldest average high temperature | 32.9 °F | 1963 |
| Most daily precipitation | 2.4 inches | December 8, 1978 |
| Most monthly precipitation | 8.0 inches | 1978 |
| Most daily snow | 11.0 inches | December 28, 1967 |
| Most monthly snow | 21.9 inches | 1995 |
| Day | Average (°F) | Record (°F) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | Low | High | Low | |
| December 1 | 51.5 | 32.6 | 76 | 4 |
| December 2 | 51.3 | 32.5 | 78 | 10 |
| December 3 | 51.1 | 32.4 | 80 | 10 |
| December 4 | 50.6 | 32.2 | 76 | 9 |
| December 5 | 50.3 | 31.9 | 77 | 13 |
| December 6 | 49.9 | 31.5 | 75 | 10 |
| December 7 | 49.6 | 31.3 | 77 | 4 |
| December 8 | 49.4 | 31.3 | 74 | 6 |
| December 9 | 49.2 | 31.2 | 76 | 1 |
| December 10 | 48.9 | 31.1 | 80 | 0 |
| December 11 | 48.5 | 30.7 | 73 | -2 |
| December 12 | 48.1 | 30.5 | 75 | 0 |
| December 13 | 47.8 | 30.3 | 72 | 0 |
| December 14 | 47.6 | 30.1 | 74 | 9 |
| December 15 | 47.3 | 29.9 | 79 | 0 |
| December 16 | 47.1 | 29.7 | 72 | 0 |
| December 17 | 46.9 | 29.7 | 76 | -2 |
| December 18 | 46.8 | 29.5 | 78 | 2 |
| December 19 | 46.6 | 29.4 | 70 | 5 |
| December 20 | 46.5 | 29.4 | 67 | 0 |
| December 21 | 46.6 | 29.3 | 75 | -2 |
| December 22 | 46.6 | 29.2 | 74 | -10 |
| December 23 | 46.5 | 29.1 | 72 | -12 |
| December 24 | 46.3 | 29.0 | 73 | -6 |
| December 25 | 46.1 | 28.8 | 76 | -10 |
| December 26 | 46.0 | 28.7 | 73 | 1 |
| December 27 | 45.9 | 28.6 | 77 | 2 |
| December 28 | 46.0 | 28.5 | 73 | 2 |
| December 29 | 46.0 | 28.5 | 75 | 4 |
| December 30 | 45.9 | 28.4 | 72 | -17 |
| December 31 | 45.8 | 28.3 | 79 | -7 |