Average Sunshine in North Carolina for December
Number of Sunny Days
In the table below, the average number of Sunny Days for a city in North Carolina is the total days this month when the sky is mostly clear. This includes the days when cloud covers up to 30% of the sky during daylight hours.
Partly Sunny Days have cloud covering from 40% to 70% of the sky during the daytime. The rest of the days during December are mainly overcast, with at least 80% cloud cover.
Total Days With Sun is a sum of the Sunny plus Partly Sunny days. All the numbers are averages, made from years of weather watching, for total days in the month.
| City | Sunny | Partly Sunny | Total Days With Sun |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asheville | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| Cape Hatteras | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| Charlotte | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| Greensboro | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| Raleigh | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| Wilmington | 10 | 7 | 17 |
Amount of Sun
Here's another way to look at how much sunshine a city gets. The % Sun number measures the percentage of time between sunrise and sunset that sunshine reaches the ground. Again, these amounts are monthly averages based on many years of weather observations.
| City | % Sun |
|---|---|
| Asheville | 55 |
| Cape Hatteras | 48 |
| Charlotte | 55 |
| Greensboro | 53 |
| Raleigh | 53 |
| Wilmington | 59 |
Reference
National Climatic Data Center. Comparative Climatic Data.