Climate averages 1991–2020
Athens, United States weather
in December.
A cool, wet month: the 11th warmest and the joint 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a cool month in Athens, United States: daytime highs average 12.5°C and nights cool to about 3.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 113 mm of rain on roughly 10 days, which makes December a wet month (the joint 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 9 h 56 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Johns Creek (76 km away). In December its highs average 11.8°C, 0.7°C cooler than Athens, United States, with 117 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Athens, United States ranks 228th of 498 for the warmest December highs and joint 438th of 498 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 498 cities is 10.5°C; Athens, United States is 1.9°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.2°C to 11.3°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 113 mm to 112 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
Athens, United States climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.3°C2.2°C | 2.2°C | 112 | 10.3 | 10.210 h |
| February | 13.4°C3.6°C | 3.6°C | 113 | 9.5 | 10.911 h |
| March | 17.5°C6.8°C | 6.8°C | 114 | 9.9 | 12.012 h |
| April | 22.3°C11.0°C | 11.0°C | 93 | 8.7 | 13.013 h |
| May | 26.6°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 84 | 9.5 | 13.914 h |
| June | 30.0°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 102 | 13.8 | 14.414 h |
| July | 31.6°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 102 | 14.5 | 14.214 h |
| August | 30.8°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 108 | 12.8 | 13.413 h |
| September | 27.9°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 92 | 8.2 | 12.412 h |
| October | 22.7°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 84 | 6.8 | 11.411 h |
| November | 16.9°C7.1°C | 7.1°C | 93 | 8.2 | 10.410 h |
| December, selected | 12.5°C3.6°C | 3.6°C | 113 | 10.4 | 9.910 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
- Johns Creek in DecemberUnited States · 76 kmHigh 11.8°C · Low 3.3°C · 117 mm rain
- Roswell in DecemberUnited States · 91 kmHigh 11.5°C · Low 3.0°C · 117 mm rain
- Sandy Springs in DecemberUnited States · 92 kmHigh 11.6°C · Low 3.1°C · 116 mm rain
- Atlanta in DecemberUnited States · 96 kmHigh 12.0°C · Low 3.1°C · 109 mm rain
- South Fulton in DecemberUnited States · 127 kmHigh 12.4°C · Low 4.0°C · 107 mm rain
- Macon in DecemberUnited States · 127 kmHigh 14.5°C · Low 5.1°C · 98 mm rain
- Warner Robins in DecemberUnited States · 151 kmHigh 14.6°C · Low 5.2°C · 96 mm rain
- Asheville in DecemberUnited States · 197 kmHigh 8.6°C · Low -0.7°C · 89 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 Athens) is explained once on the Athens, United States year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.