Climate averages 1991–2020
Albany (Georgia), United States weather
in December.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 11th warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a mild month in Albany (Georgia), United States: daytime highs average 16.3°C and nights cool to about 6.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 88 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes December a moderately wet month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 08 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Columbus, United States (126 km away). In December its highs average 14.8°C, 1.5°C cooler than Albany (Georgia), United States, with 113 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Albany (Georgia), United States ranks joint 128th of 498 for the warmest December highs and joint 319th of 498 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 498 cities is 10.5°C; Albany (Georgia), United States is 5.8°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.3°C to 15.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 88 mm to 91 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Albany (Georgia), United States climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15.0°C5.0°C | 5.0°C | 91 | 8.9 | 10.310 h |
| February | 17.2°C6.5°C | 6.5°C | 97 | 7.9 | 11.011 h |
| March | 21.0°C9.5°C | 9.5°C | 105 | 8.5 | 12.012 h |
| April | 25.0°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 74 | 7.4 | 12.913 h |
| May | 29.4°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 57 | 8.1 | 13.714 h |
| June | 31.7°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 100 | 14.2 | 14.214 h |
| July | 32.9°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 113 | 16.4 | 14.014 h |
| August | 32.4°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 101 | 15.8 | 13.313 h |
| September | 30.4°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 92 | 9.9 | 12.412 h |
| October | 25.7°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 70 | 6.0 | 11.411 h |
| November | 20.3°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 70 | 6.5 | 10.611 h |
| December, selected | 16.3°C6.4°C | 6.4°C | 88 | 7.8 | 10.110 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Columbus, United States in DecemberUnited States · 126 kmHigh 14.8°C · Low 5.2°C · 113 mm rain
- Warner Robins in DecemberUnited States · 126 kmHigh 14.6°C · Low 5.2°C · 96 mm rain
- Tallahassee in DecemberUnited States · 127 kmHigh 17.7°C · Low 8.2°C · 86 mm rain
- Macon in DecemberUnited States · 149 kmHigh 14.5°C · Low 5.1°C · 98 mm rain
- Montgomery in DecemberUnited States · 220 kmHigh 14.6°C · Low 5.1°C · 110 mm rain
- South Fulton in DecemberUnited States · 229 kmHigh 12.4°C · Low 4.0°C · 107 mm rain
- Atlanta in DecemberUnited States · 242 kmHigh 12.0°C · Low 3.1°C · 109 mm rain
- Sandy Springs in DecemberUnited States · 262 kmHigh 11.6°C · Low 3.1°C · 116 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Albany) is explained once on the Albany (Georgia), United States year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.