Is Atlanta hot in December?
Days are typically cool at 13.5°C, while nights average 2.2°C.
United States · 1991–2020 normal
Atlanta in
December.
Typical December weather in Atlanta: 13.5°C by day, 2.2°C at night, 110 mm of rain over 8.6 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high13.5°C
Typical low2.2°C
Rain110 mm
Wet days8.6
In the year-round weather comparison, December scores 27 out of 100 (October leads the year at 82). Daylight is calculated as 9 h 55 from latitude 33.75°.
December at a glance
What is Atlanta like in December?
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Does it rain much?
The measured monthly average is 110 mm across about 9 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 9 h 55 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is December a good time to visit?
December ranks 11 of 12 in our weather comparison; October ranks first.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 4180439
- NOAA station
- USW00003888 · ATLANTA FULTON CO AP
- Station distance
- 13 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Good coverage · 23 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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