North Carolina December Temperature by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide temperature in the month of December in North Carolina for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Hottest December in North Carolina History?

2015 was the warmest December in North Carolina history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 64.2 °F, and the average low was 45.3 °F.

What Was the Coldest December in North Carolina History?

1917 was the coolest December in North Carolina history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 42.1 °F, and the average low was 21.5 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	19	58.0	34.5
2022	65	52.2	31.6
2021	2	62.4	38.9
2020	59	53.0	31.4
2019	17	57.2	35.9
2018	29	54.2	35.7
2017	51	52.4	32.5
2016	37	54.1	33.9
2015	1	64.2	45.3
2014	26	54.7	35.4
2013	23	56.4	34.4
2012	9	57.8	37.3
2011	16	58.3	35.5
2010	127	42.9	24.2
2009	80	50.4	31.0
2008	20	56.4	35.8
2007	10	58.3	36.6
2006	13	59.7	34.4
2005	93	50.7	29.3
2004	65	53.6	30.2
2003	88	51.7	28.9
2002	84	50.6	30.4
2001	7	59.4	36.6
2000	124	45.4	24.8
1999	45	55.4	31.5
1998	15	57.1	36.9
1997	70	51.3	31.9
1996	34	55.0	33.7
1995	106	49.2	27.4
1994	17	56.6	36.6
1993	97	50.1	29.6
1992	65	51.0	32.8
1991	22	57.3	33.8
1990	11	57.7	37.0
1989	128	43.3	23.5
1988	80	52.8	28.5
1987	41	54.0	33.4
1986	51	52.3	32.4
1985	102	50.7	27.5
1984	5	61.3	37.6
1983	100	50.0	29.0
1982	12	57.0	37.4
1981	110	47.6	28.5
1980	79	52.7	28.9
1979	55	54.3	30.3
1978	47	55.2	31.0
1977	88	50.6	30.0
1976	110	49.3	26.9
1975	74	52.6	30.0
1974	55	52.3	32.3
1973	55	53.2	31.4
1972	20	55.6	36.6
1971	4	60.5	39.7
1970	42	55.4	31.8
1969	106	48.3	28.4
1968	110	49.2	26.9
1967	29	56.0	33.9
1966	88	50.8	29.8
1965	59	54.8	29.6
1964	37	54.0	34.0
1963	125	44.2	23.4
1962	113	47.7	27.0
1961	76	51.7	30.7
1960	122	48.3	22.8
1959	55	53.5	31.2
1958	116	48.2	25.4
1957	45	54.6	32.3
1956	3	61.8	38.9
1955	113	48.2	26.6
1954	104	49.8	27.8
1953	62	52.7	31.5
1952	84	50.8	30.2
1951	42	54.8	32.2
1950	119	46.8	26.1
1949	39	54.7	33.1
1948	32	54.5	34.4
1947	95	51.7	28.1
1946	26	57.7	32.6
1945	121	44.6	26.8
1944	116	47.8	25.8
1943	82	52.5	28.7
1942	93	50.2	29.8
1941	35	55.5	32.7
1940	24	56.1	34.4
1939	68	53.0	30.5
1938	74	52.1	30.5
1937	97	49.8	29.7
1936	48	52.2	33.9
1935	125	43.4	24.1
1934	82	51.1	30.0
1933	13	58.4	35.9
1932	29	55.3	34.8
1931	6	60.1	38.3
1930	115	46.8	27.5
1929	64	53.4	30.6
1928	72	52.2	30.6
1927	62	53.2	31.1
1926	51	52.4	32.3
1925	95	49.4	30.4
1924	51	53.4	31.4
1923	7	59.1	36.9
1922	26	55.0	35.1
1921	35	55.4	32.8
1920	69	51.4	32.0
1919	97	50.9	28.7
1918	24	54.8	35.8
1917	129	42.1	21.5
1916	84	52.3	28.7
1915	106	49.2	27.4
1914	106	45.4	31.2
1913	49	53.5	32.3
1912	44	54.6	32.4
1911	32	55.4	33.7
1910	123	46.1	24.7
1909	118	47.9	25.4
1908	39	54.4	33.5
1907	71	52.4	30.7
1906	59	53.0	31.4
1905	88	50.0	30.5
1904	105	49.0	28.2
1903	120	47.2	24.4
1902	78	51.0	30.8
1901	103	50.0	27.9
1900	87	51.2	29.6
1899	92	51.3	28.9
1898	77	51.3	31.0
1897	50	52.3	33.3
1896	101	50.3	28.2
1895	72	52.0	30.9