South Carolina December Temperature by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide temperature in the month of December in South 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 South Carolina History?

2015 was the warmest December in South Carolina history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 68.3 °F, and the average low was 48.6 °F.

What Was the Coldest December in South Carolina History?

1917 was the coolest December in South Carolina history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 47.3 °F, and the average low was 26.4 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	25	61.4	37.8
2022	56	56.1	35.9
2021	2	66.2	43.1
2020	66	57.2	33.9
2019	18	61.0	39.6
2018	35	58.1	39.2
2017	44	57.9	37.6
2016	33	59.1	38.9
2015	1	68.3	48.6
2014	30	60.0	38.3
2013	21	61.0	38.9
2012	12	61.8	41.2
2011	17	62.8	38.5
2010	126	49.6	27.0
2009	81	55.0	34.8
2008	14	61.9	40.1
2007	7	63.8	40.4
2006	14	63.5	38.6
2005	91	55.8	32.6
2004	66	58.0	33.1
2003	104	55.9	30.2
2002	91	55.0	33.4
2001	9	64.2	39.8
2000	124	49.0	28.1
1999	51	59.0	34.4
1998	11	62.3	40.9
1997	66	55.6	35.5
1996	41	60.0	35.9
1995	102	54.7	31.4
1994	22	59.2	40.3
1993	94	55.3	32.9
1992	70	54.8	36.1
1991	23	61.7	37.6
1990	16	61.4	40.3
1989	124	49.3	28.0
1988	75	58.2	32.0
1987	38	59.4	37.3
1986	52	56.7	36.5
1985	102	55.3	31.0
1984	5	66.0	40.3
1983	96	54.7	32.9
1982	13	61.6	41.0
1981	112	52.6	31.6
1980	90	56.9	32.0
1979	69	57.7	33.3
1978	48	59.8	34.7
1977	83	55.7	34.0
1976	106	53.7	31.7
1975	72	57.3	33.4
1974	57	56.3	35.6
1973	57	57.6	34.1
1972	19	60.2	40.0
1971	3	64.5	44.4
1970	36	61.0	36.0
1969	111	54.3	30.5
1968	113	54.1	30.0
1967	25	61.5	37.7
1966	88	56.0	33.0
1965	59	59.0	32.7
1964	40	58.4	37.7
1963	126	49.4	27.2
1962	113	53.5	30.6
1961	59	57.5	34.2
1960	121	53.5	26.6
1959	59	57.2	34.3
1958	115	53.7	29.6
1957	53	58.3	34.7
1956	4	66.6	41.8
1955	107	53.8	31.5
1954	104	55.0	31.1
1953	59	56.4	35.1
1952	95	55.0	32.9
1951	38	59.6	36.9
1950	119	51.2	29.6
1949	47	58.4	36.1
1948	31	59.6	38.5
1947	77	56.4	33.7
1946	27	62.8	36.1
1945	121	50.1	30.1
1944	117	52.8	29.2
1943	81	57.2	32.6
1942	85	55.4	33.9
1941	41	59.4	36.6
1940	36	59.8	37.3
1939	59	58.2	33.2
1938	74	56.7	33.8
1937	99	54.5	32.1
1936	49	55.9	38.0
1935	128	48.2	26.9
1934	88	55.7	33.3
1933	7	64.1	40.1
1932	27	59.6	39.3
1931	6	63.9	42.2
1930	117	50.8	31.3
1929	77	56.5	33.6
1928	64	57.1	34.3
1927	64	57.0	34.4
1926	34	59.9	37.5
1925	96	53.8	33.8
1924	45	58.5	36.5
1923	10	62.5	41.0
1922	19	59.7	40.5
1921	29	61.8	36.8
1920	77	55.4	34.5
1919	72	56.9	33.6
1918	23	59.2	40.2
1917	129	47.3	26.4
1916	83	56.6	33.1
1915	107	54.2	30.9
1914	110	50.0	35.0
1913	54	56.8	36.0
1912	45	58.1	37.0
1911	43	58.8	37.0
1910	120	51.8	28.7
1909	116	52.5	29.7
1908	31	60.3	38.0
1907	77	56.3	33.8
1906	49	58.5	35.5
1905	101	52.9	33.5
1904	96	55.1	32.6
1903	123	52.6	27.2
1902	70	56.0	34.8
1901	107	54.5	30.7
1900	85	55.6	33.8
1899	91	55.4	33.0
1898	75	55.4	34.8
1897	55	56.9	35.7
1896	99	54.6	31.9
1895	87	55.9	33.2