December in Greenville, SC: shoulder season for golf — playable with smart tee time selection. Best tee times: late morning to early afternoon after dew burns off.
| Average December Weather | |
|---|---|
| Avg daily high | 54°F |
| Avg daily low | 38°F |
| Rainy days | 12 / mo |
| Avg peak wind | 10.2 mph |
December in Greenville suits two very different golfers in very different ways. For the traveling golfer — someone coming in from a colder northern climate — a 54°F average high can feel like a reasonable reprieve, and the 12 precipitation days (tied for 3rd-driest on the yearly calendar) mean afternoon windows are often workable. Bring the right layers and you can move around the course comfortably.
For the local regular, this is the month that separates the committed from the casual. The average low drops to 38°F, producing a 16°F daily swing that makes morning rounds genuinely cold. Wind sits at 10.2 mph — the 3rd-windiest month of the year — so exposed holes will feel sharper than the temperature suggests. Early afternoon tee times reward patience; mornings rarely do in December.
Book the 11 AM–1 PM window specifically — morning frost on elevated fairways around Greenville can delay play or damage turf, and the 16°F daily swing means midday genuinely plays warmer than the low suggests. Weekend slots in that window move fast among local regulars who've learned the same thing, so book at least a week out. See how conditions rate hour by hour on our playability scale.
November is the more comfortable option, running 7°F warmer on average highs (61°F vs. 54°F) with nearly identical wind and one fewer rainy day. January tightens things further — highs fall another 4°F to 50°F and wind picks up another 0.6 mph — so December actually sits as the slightly more playable of the two winter months. If you're choosing between the three, November wins clearly; between December and January, December has the modest edge.
Climate normals show the long-term picture, but day-to-day weather varies. Check today's live golf weather score for Greenville, SC for the current playability rating, hourly wind, temperature, and the recommended tee time window.
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It depends on your baseline. The average high is 54°F — cold but playable if you layer properly — and the average low of 38°F means early morning rounds are genuinely uncomfortable. Midday tee times between 11 AM and 1 PM give you the best of what December offers here.
The climate average is 12 precipitation days for the month, which ties December for the 3rd-driest spot on the yearly calendar — so rain is a factor but not a dominant one. That works out to precipitation on roughly every two to three days on average, so building some flexibility into your itinerary is worthwhile.