Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Bahah weather
in December.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 11th warmest and the 2nd 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 Al Bahah: daytime highs average 19.0°C and nights cool to about 10.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 21 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 57 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sabt Alalayah (71 km away). In December its highs average 20.5°C, 1.5°C warmer than Al Bahah, with 10 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Al Bahah ranks 27th of 35 for the warmest December highs and joint 31st of 35 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 35 cities is 22.3°C; Al Bahah is 3.3°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.3°C to 17.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 21 mm to 42 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
Al Bahah climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17.7°C9.4°C | 9.4°C | 42 | 6.2 | 11.111 h |
| February | 19.7°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 22 | 3.6 | 11.511 h |
| March | 21.6°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 35 | 6.6 | 12.012 h |
| April | 24.1°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 42 | 9.7 | 12.613 h |
| May | 27.1°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 51 | 14.9 | 13.113 h |
| June | 29.5°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 31 | 9.2 | 13.313 h |
| July | 28.6°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 37 | 9.7 | 13.213 h |
| August | 27.7°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 148 | 20.0 | 12.813 h |
| September | 27.0°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 130 | 19.4 | 12.312 h |
| October | 24.1°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 38 | 10.3 | 11.712 h |
| November | 21.1°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 17 | 4.8 | 11.211 h |
| December, selected | 19.0°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 21 | 3.9 | 10.911 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
- Sabt Alalayah in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 71 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 10.6°C · 10 mm rain
- Bīshah in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 119 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 10.0°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Al Līth in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 126 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 21.6°C · 19 mm rain
- Bariq in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 130 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 19.9°C · 9.6 mm rain
- Ash Shafā in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 168 kmHigh 17.6°C · Low 9.1°C · 26 mm rain
- Ta’if in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 178 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 12.2°C · 17 mm rain
- Abha in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 228 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 10.9°C · 11 mm rain
- Makkah in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 232 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 17.1°C · 24 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 Al Bahah) is explained once on the Al Bahah year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.