Climate averages 1991–2020
Madīnat Ḩamad weather
in December.
A mild, very dry month: the 10th warmest and one of the wettest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a mild month in Madīnat Ḩamad: daytime highs average 20.8°C and nights cool to about 17.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 14 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes December a very dry month (one of the wettest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 32 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ar Rifā‘ (5 km away). In December its highs average 20.7°C, about as warm as Madīnat Ḩamad, with 15 mm of rain.
Among the 4 cities listed in Bahrain, Madīnat Ḩamad ranks 3rd of 4 for the warmest December highs and 1st of 4 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 4 cities is 20.9°C; Madīnat Ḩamad is 0.1°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 2.4°C to 18.4°C, and monthly rainfall stays at 14 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
Madīnat Ḩamad climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18.4°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 14 | 2.6 | 10.711 h |
| February | 19.2°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 10 | 2.0 | 11.311 h |
| March | 21.9°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 10 | 2.1 | 12.012 h |
| April | 26.0°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 3.0 | 0.8 | 12.813 h |
| May | 30.6°C26.7°C | 26.7°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 13.413 h |
| June | 33.8°C29.6°C | 29.6°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.714 h |
| July | 35.2°C31.1°C | 31.1°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.614 h |
| August | 35.4°C31.3°C | 31.3°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.113 h |
| September | 34.1°C29.5°C | 29.5°C | 0 | 0.0 | 12.312 h |
| October | 30.9°C26.7°C | 26.7°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 11.612 h |
| November | 25.7°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 9.6 | 1.5 | 10.911 h |
| December, selected | 20.8°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 14 | 2.3 | 10.511 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
- Ar Rifā‘ in DecemberBahrain · 5 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 17.5°C · 15 mm rain
- Manama in DecemberBahrain · 15 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 17.5°C · 15 mm rain
- Al Muharraq in DecemberBahrain · 19 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 17.5°C · 15 mm rain
- Khobar in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 35 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 14.1°C · 17 mm rain
- Dammam in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 54 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 14.7°C · 20 mm rain
- Al Qaţīf in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 70 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 14.6°C · 20 mm rain
- Al Hufūf in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 124 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 10.6°C · 15 mm rain
- Lusail in DecemberQatar · 127 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 16.6°C · 14 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 Madīnat Ḩamad) is explained once on the Madīnat Ḩamad year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.