Climate averages 1991–2020
‘Ibrī weather
in December.
A warm, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the 8th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a warm month in ‘Ibrī: daytime highs average 26.5°C and nights cool to about 12.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 5.0 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes December a very dry month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 44 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Rustaq (95 km away). In December its highs average 26.0°C, 0.5°C cooler than ‘Ibrī, with 14 mm of rain.
Among the 12 cities listed in Oman, ‘Ibrī ranks joint 2nd of 12 for the warmest December highs and 3rd of 12 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 12 cities is 26.0°C; ‘Ibrī is 0.5°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 2.1°C to 24.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 5.0 mm to 6.1 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
‘Ibrī climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.5°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 6.1 | 1.1 | 10.911 h |
| February | 27.1°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 4.0 | 0.8 | 11.411 h |
| March | 30.7°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 14 | 1.5 | 12.012 h |
| April | 35.7°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 8.9 | 1.1 | 12.713 h |
| May | 40.2°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 1.1 | 0.4 | 13.213 h |
| June | 42.5°C27.1°C | 27.1°C | 0.8 | 0.2 | 13.514 h |
| July | 42.4°C28.6°C | 28.6°C | 5.7 | 0.9 | 13.413 h |
| August | 41.7°C28.2°C | 28.2°C | 2.8 | 0.9 | 12.913 h |
| September | 39.4°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 0.7 | 0.2 | 12.312 h |
| October | 35.7°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 0.7 | 0.1 | 11.612 h |
| November | 30.2°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 2.6 | 0.2 | 11.011 h |
| December, selected | 26.5°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 5.0 | 0.5 | 10.711 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
- Rustaq in DecemberOman · 95 kmHigh 26.0°C · Low 17.5°C · 14 mm rain
- Nizwá in DecemberOman · 109 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 14.7°C · 5.8 mm rain
- Şaḩam in DecemberOman · 112 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 16.9°C · 8.8 mm rain
- As Suwayq in DecemberOman · 117 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 16.6°C · 5.2 mm rain
- Sohar in DecemberOman · 126 kmHigh 26.0°C · Low 16.4°C · 12 mm rain
- Al Ain City in DecemberUnited Arab Emirates · 132 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 13.8°C · 4.4 mm rain
- Al Buraymī in DecemberOman · 136 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 14.3°C · 4.4 mm rain
- Samā’il in DecemberOman · 147 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 16.9°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 ‘Ibrī) is explained once on the ‘Ibrī year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.