Weather in Atlanta in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Atlanta in December
The expected average maximum temperature in December is +12°C with a maximum of +24°C and a minimum of -14°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 8% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +13°C to +16°C.
Is Atlanta warm or cold in December?
Atlanta is typically mild in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +18°C to +13°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +6°C to +3°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
December is one of the coolest months in Atlanta, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Atlanta in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +18°C | +13°C | +12°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -7°C | -17°C | -22°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +28°C | +25°C | +24°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 81 mm | 88 mm | 84 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 68% | 69% | 66% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1019 HPa | 1019 HPa | 1019 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 13 | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 12 | 14 | 12 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
December weather is still as good as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +18°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +13°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 81 mm to 88 mm. Humidity rises from 68% to 69%. Winds are stronger in comparison to November, going up from 2 m/s to 3 m/s on average. The days becoming less sunny, going from 13 sunny days in November to 11 in December.
January brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 8 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Atlanta is gradually decreasing during December, going from 3 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
December is one of the snowiest months in Atlanta.
Here’s how December is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last December in Atlanta?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Atlanta in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 2000 (+8°C) and the highest in 2015 (+19°C). The driest year was 1980 with only 30 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2018 with 467 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Atlanta, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.