Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Hufūf weather
in December.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 11th warmest and the wettest 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 Al Hufūf: daytime highs average 22.0°C and nights cool to about 10.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 15 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 35 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Khobar (119 km away). In December its highs average 21.9°C, about as warm as Al Hufūf, with 17 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Al Hufūf ranks joint 13th of 35 for the warmest December highs and joint 22nd of 35 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 35 cities is 22.3°C; Al Hufūf is 0.3°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.8°C to 20.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 15 mm to 13 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 Hufūf climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20.2°C8.9°C | 8.9°C | 13 | 2.7 | 10.711 h |
| February | 23.3°C10.6°C | 10.6°C | 13 | 2.1 | 11.311 h |
| March | 28.1°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 13 | 2.4 | 12.012 h |
| April | 34.5°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 6.9 | 1.5 | 12.713 h |
| May | 40.6°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 1.0 | 0.2 | 13.413 h |
| June | 43.7°C27.3°C | 27.3°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.714 h |
| July | 44.8°C28.7°C | 28.7°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 13.614 h |
| August | 44.5°C27.9°C | 27.9°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 13.013 h |
| September | 41.3°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 0.1 | 0.1 | 12.312 h |
| October | 36.0°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 11.612 h |
| November | 27.8°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 7.3 | 1.3 | 10.911 h |
| December, selected | 22.0°C10.6°C | 10.6°C | 15 | 2.5 | 10.611 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
- Khobar in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 119 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 14.1°C · 17 mm rain
- Madīnat Ḩamad in DecemberBahrain · 124 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 17.3°C · 14 mm rain
- Ar Rifā‘ in DecemberBahrain · 129 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 17.5°C · 15 mm rain
- Dammam in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 130 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 14.7°C · 20 mm rain
- Manama in DecemberBahrain · 139 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 17.5°C · 15 mm rain
- Al Qaţīf in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 140 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 14.6°C · 20 mm rain
- Al Muharraq in DecemberBahrain · 143 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 17.5°C · 15 mm rain
- Al Jubayl in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 184 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 13.9°C · 22 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 Hufūf) is explained once on the Al Hufūf year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.