Charlotte, NC: December

31 December 2025: December 2025 averaged 44.8°F in Charlotte, NC, the warmest December since 2024, tied 52nd warmest of 148 (with 1978 and 1906).

December 2025

Mean temperature: 44.8°F; Warmest since 2024; 52nd warmest of 148
Precipitation: 1.82 in; Driest since 2010; 21st driest of 148

A normal December in Charlotte, NC (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 45.4°F, between 40.1°F and 48.3°F in eight years of ten and 2.99 in of precipitation, between 1.74 in and 6.98 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every December in Charlotte, NC since 1878: 44.8°F in 2025; the highest is 55.4°F, in 2015.

Normal range, 40.1 to 48.3°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every December in Charlotte, NC from 1878 to 2025, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank
2025	44.8	52	55.3	38	34.4	73	1.82	128
2024	45.1	48	55.2	40	35.1	61	2.97	90
2023	47.7	19	58.2	15	37.3	34	6.32	14
2022	42.8	86	51.6	89	34	79	4.56	40
2021	53.2	3	64.7	2	41.7	5	2.14	120
2020	43.5	72	54.5	48	32.5	104	2.98	89
2019	47.5	22	58.2	15	36.7	40	5.32	25
2018	45.8	39	55	43	36.6	43	6.98	9
2017	45	51	54.6	47	35.5	53	2.12	121
2016	44.6	55	54.5	48	34.8	66	2.91	91
2015	55.4	1	64.9	1	45.9	1	8.70	3
2014	45.7	41	56	28	35.5	53	2.57	103
2013	46.4	35	57.4	21	35.5	53	7.13	6
2012	48.9	11	58.4	14	39.4	14	3.84	56
2011	47.9	17	58.8	12	37	38	3.41	68
2010	34.8	147	45.5	142	24.1	148	1.74	131
2009	39.9	121	49.6	119	30.2	126	7.01	7
2008	46.9	30	56.3	23	37.5	30	3.23	76
2007	48.8	12	59.4	8	38.2	22	4.24	50
2006	47.4	23	59.6	6	35.2	59	2.37	112
2005	40.1	119	51.3	95	28.9	134	5.25	29
2004	42	103	53.5	60	30.5	124	2.74	98
2003	40.5	118	52.6	73	28.4	138	2.40	109
2002	40.9	113	50.5	108	31.3	118	4.96	30
2001	48.3	13	59.2	9	37.3	34	1.96	125
2000	35.2	146	44.9	145	25.5	146	1.07	142
1999	43.5	72	56.3	23	30.8	122	1.74	131
1998	47.7	19	57.7	19	37.6	29	3.28	75
1997	42.9	82	51.4	92	34.5	72	4.08	52
1996	46.3	37	55.5	37	37.1	37	2.61	101
1995	40.9	113	50.3	113	31.4	114	1.23	141
1994	48	15	56.3	23	39.6	11	1.92	126
1993	42.9	82	51.9	83	33.9	84	3.34	70
1992	42.9	82	50.4	111	35.3	57	2.81	94
1991	48.2	14	58.2	15	38.2	22	2.99	87
1990	49	10	58.1	18	39.9	10	3.23	76
1989	36.5	143	45.7	141	27.3	143	3.66	61
1988	43.7	69	54.3	53	33.2	97	1.62	135
1987	45.5	43	54.5	48	36.5	45	3.39	69
1986	43.4	76	51.9	83	34.8	66	3.16	81
1985	39.7	122	51.2	99	28.2	140	0.92	143
1984	50	8	61.3	5	38.7	18	2.40	109
1983	39.6	123	48.7	124	30.5	124	7.49	5
1982	47.9	17	56.7	22	39.1	16	4.23	51
1981	39.3	127	47.3	134	31.3	118	6.23	16
1980	42.5	91	53.2	65	31.9	111	0.83	145
1979	43.6	70	53.9	56	33.4	95	1.36	138
1978	44.8	52	55.7	32	33.8	88	3.13	83
1977	42.5	91	51.1	100	33.9	84	1.97	124
1976	39	130	48.9	122	29.2	133	5.60	22
1975	42.4	93	52.6	73	32.1	107	3.82	57
1974	42.1	99	50.5	108	33.7	91	3.82	57
1973	41.7	106	51.3	95	32.1	107	5.32	25
1972	46.5	34	55.1	41	37.9	25	5.83	19
1971	50.6	5	59.5	7	41.7	5	2.24	116
1970	44.6	55	55.3	38	34	79	3.14	82
1969	39.5	124	48.9	122	30	129	4.87	34
1968	38.6	132	48.7	124	28.5	137	2.29	115
1967	46.3	37	56	28	36.5	45	5.53	23
1966	41.4	110	51.5	90	31.4	114	2.58	102
1965	44	66	55.9	31	32.1	107	0.43	148
1964	45.3	46	54	55	36.6	43	3.18	79
1963	35.6	145	45.3	144	25.8	145	3.04	85
1962	38	140	48.3	128	27.7	142	3.01	86
1961	42.7	87	52.7	72	32.6	103	6.03	17
1960	38.6	132	50.7	103	26.5	144	2.99	87
1959	44.3	60	54.9	45	33.8	88	2.81	94
1958	39.5	124	51	101	28.1	141	3.17	80
1957	45.1	48	56.1	26	34	79	2.19	118
1956	53	4	64	4	42.1	3	3.20	78
1955	40.7	117	51.3	95	30.2	126	0.44	147
1954	41.8	105	51.7	87	31.8	112	4.31	48
1953	43.1	79	52.2	80	34	79	5.87	18
1952	42.1	99	51.4	92	32.9	100	3.97	54
1951	44.5	57	53.5	60	35.5	53	4.93	32
1950	38.6	132	48.5	127	28.8	135	2.34	113
1949	44.3	60	53.6	59	35.1	61	1.53	137
1948	46.4	35	55.6	34	37.2	36	4.49	41
1947	43.6	70	52.3	79	35	64	2.10	123
1946	47.6	21	57.7	19	37.5	30	1.69	133
1945	37.7	141	45.4	143	30.1	128	7.52	4
1944	39.4	126	47.9	130	30.8	122	2.77	97
1943	43.9	68	52.9	67	34.9	65	3.42	66
1942	41.5	109	50.1	114	33	99	4.42	44
1941	47.1	25	56	28	38.3	20	4.82	35
1940	47	29	55.6	34	38.3	20	2.83	93
1939	45.2	47	54.2	54	36.1	48	2.56	104
1938	43.2	78	51.5	90	34.8	66	3.65	62
1937	42.1	99	49.8	118	34.3	74	2.79	96
1936	45.1	48	52.4	76	37.8	27	5.53	23
1935	35.9	144	43.5	147	28.3	139	2.15	119
1934	42.2	98	50.6	105	33.8	88	3.29	74
1933	48	15	55.7	32	40.3	9	1.79	129
1932	46.6	32	53.7	57	39.5	13	5.31	27
1931	50.5	6	59.1	10	42	4	11.24	1
1930	38.6	132	46.3	139	30.9	120	3.43	65
1929	43.5	72	53.1	66	33.9	84	3.54	63
1928	44.3	60	53.3	63	35.3	57	0.88	144
1927	43.5	72	52.8	69	34.1	76	9.52	2
1926	44.4	59	52.9	67	36	49	3.86	55
1925	42.3	96	50.4	111	34.1	76	2.41	108
1924	44.1	64	52.5	75	35.7	52	4.33	46
1923	50.2	7	58.8	12	41.6	7	3.33	71
1922	46.6	32	54.5	48	38.6	19	4.47	42
1921	47.1	25	56.1	26	38.1	24	2.66	100
1920	43	80	50.7	103	35.2	59	4.47	42
1919	41.6	107	50.8	102	32.5	104	2.20	117
1918	47.1	25	54.9	45	39.4	14	4.35	45
1917	33.5	148	41.5	148	25.5	146	1.69	133
1916	43.3	77	51.8	85	34.8	66	2.32	114
1915	41.3	111	49.3	121	33.4	95	3.53	64
1914	38.4	137	43.9	146	32.9	100	6.53	12
1913	44.5	57	52.4	76	36.7	40	4.57	39
1912	45.4	45	53.3	63	37.4	33	1.34	139
1911	45.5	43	53.5	60	37.5	30	4.64	38
1910	38.4	137	47.4	133	29.5	132	2.53	105
1909	39.2	129	47.5	132	30.9	120	2.51	107
1908	45.8	39	53.7	57	37.9	25	4.06	53
1907	42.6	89	50.6	105	34.6	70	6.99	8
1906	44.8	52	52.8	69	36.7	40	3.31	73
1905	40.9	113	47.6	131	34.2	75	6.56	10
1904	40.8	116	48.7	124	32.9	100	2.86	92
1903	38.6	132	47.2	136	30	129	1.75	130
1902	42.4	93	49.6	119	35.1	61	3.42	66
1901	40	120	48.3	128	31.8	112	5.79	20
1900	42.6	89	51.3	95	33.9	84	4.33	46
1899	41.2	112	50	115	32.4	106	2.38	111
1898	43	80	51.4	92	34.6	70	2.12	121
1897	44.3	60	51.7	87	36.8	39	2.52	106
1896	41.6	107	50	115	33.2	97	1.87	127
1895	42.3	96	50.6	105	34.1	76	3.32	72
1894	44	66	52.2	80	35.9	50	4.30	49
1893	45.7	41	55.1	41	36.2	47	1.62	135
1892	42.1	99	50.5	108	33.7	91	2.68	99
1891	46.7	31	55.6	34	37.7	28	1.26	140
1890	42.9	82	52.2	80	33.6	94	3.81	59
1889	54.7	2	64.4	3	45	2	0.48	146
1888	42.7	87	51.8	85	33.7	91	3.67	60
1887	42	103	49.9	117	34	79	4.94	31
1886	39.3	127	47.3	134	31.4	114	6.26	15
1885	42.4	93	52.8	69	32.1	107	4.71	37
1884	44.1	64	52.4	76	35.8	51	5.72	21
1883	47.1	25	55	43	39.1	16	3.13	83
1882	38.2	139	46.5	138	29.8	131	4.91	33
1881	47.4	23	54.4	52	40.4	8	4.77	36
1880	37.7	141	46.7	137	28.7	136	6.42	13
1879	49.3	9	58.9	11	39.6	11	5.26	28
1878	38.7	131	45.9	140	31.4	114	6.55	11

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2015	55.4
1889	54.7
2021	53.2
1956	53
1971	50.6
1931	50.5
1923	50.2
1984	50
1879	49.3
1990	49

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1917	33.5
2010	34.8
2000	35.2
1963	35.6
1935	35.9
1989	36.5
1945	37.7
1880	37.7
1962	38
1882	38.2

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1931	11.24
1927	9.52
2015	8.70
1945	7.52
1983	7.49
2013	7.13
2009	7.01
1907	6.99
2018	6.98
1905	6.56

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1965	0.43
1955	0.44
1889	0.48
1980	0.83
1928	0.88
1985	0.92
2000	1.07
1995	1.23
1891	1.26
1912	1.34

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 79°F; 25 December 2025
Coldest night: 16°F; 15 December 2025
Wettest day: 0.61 in; 2 December 2025

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December 2025 brought 1.82 in of precipitation in Charlotte, NC, the driest December since 2010, 21st driest of 148.
The hottest day of December 2025 in Charlotte, NC: 79°F on Thursday 25 December 2025.
The coldest night of December 2025 in Charlotte, NC: a low of 16°F on Monday 15 December 2025.
The wettest day of December 2025 in Charlotte, NC: 0.61 in on Tuesday 2 December 2025.