Climate averages 1991–2020
Abha weather
in December.
A mild, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the driest 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 Abha: daytime highs average 18.7°C and nights cool to about 10.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 11 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes December a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 04 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Khamis Mushait (26 km away). In December its highs average 21.7°C, 3.0°C warmer than Abha, with 5.9 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Abha ranks joint 29th of 35 for the warmest December highs and joint 14th of 35 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 35 cities is 22.3°C; Abha is 3.6°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.6°C to 18.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 11 mm to 21 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
Abha climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18.1°C10.7°C | 10.7°C | 21 | 4.9 | 11.211 h |
| February | 19.8°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 15 | 3.9 | 11.512 h |
| March | 21.6°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 29 | 7.3 | 12.012 h |
| April | 23.4°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 55 | 12.0 | 12.513 h |
| May | 25.2°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 97 | 19.7 | 13.013 h |
| June | 27.0°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 78 | 15.8 | 13.213 h |
| July | 26.7°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 76 | 14.6 | 13.113 h |
| August | 25.0°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 218 | 25.5 | 12.713 h |
| September | 24.6°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 190 | 24.5 | 12.312 h |
| October | 22.5°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 36 | 9.8 | 11.712 h |
| November | 20.0°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 20 | 6.5 | 11.311 h |
| December, selected | 18.7°C10.9°C | 10.9°C | 11 | 3.6 | 11.111 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
- Khamis Mushait in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 26 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 11.3°C · 5.9 mm rain
- Bariq in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 100 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 19.9°C · 9.6 mm rain
- Şabyā in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 119 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 22.8°C · 11 mm rain
- Jizan in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 148 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 24.0°C · 15 mm rain
- Sabt Alalayah in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 162 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 10.6°C · 10 mm rain
- Najrān in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 190 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 9.7°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Bīshah in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 199 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 10.0°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Al Bahah in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 228 kmHigh 19.0°C · Low 10.1°C · 21 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 Abha) is explained once on the Abha year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.