Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Jubayl weather
in December.
A mild, fairly 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 Al Jubayl: daytime highs average 21.5°C and nights cool to about 13.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 22 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (one of the wettest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 28 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Al Qaţīf (63 km away). In December its highs average 21.7°C, about as warm as Al Jubayl, with 20 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Al Jubayl ranks 19th of 35 for the warmest December highs and 33rd of 35 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 35 cities is 22.3°C; Al Jubayl is 0.9°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 2.1°C to 19.4°C, and monthly rainfall stays at 22 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 Jubayl climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19.4°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 22 | 3.8 | 10.611 h |
| February | 21.4°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 12 | 2.3 | 11.211 h |
| March | 25.6°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 13 | 2.3 | 12.012 h |
| April | 31.1°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 5.3 | 1.2 | 12.813 h |
| May | 36.8°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 1.0 | 0.1 | 13.513 h |
| June | 40.1°C28.6°C | 28.6°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.814 h |
| July | 41.4°C30.0°C | 30.0°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 13.714 h |
| August | 41.2°C29.4°C | 29.4°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 13.113 h |
| September | 38.9°C26.7°C | 26.7°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 12.312 h |
| October | 34.6°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 1.6 | 0.2 | 11.512 h |
| November | 27.1°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 21 | 2.5 | 10.811 h |
| December, selected | 21.5°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 22 | 3.3 | 10.510 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
- Al Qaţīf in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 63 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 14.6°C · 20 mm rain
- Dammam in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 81 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 14.7°C · 20 mm rain
- Khobar in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 101 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 14.1°C · 17 mm rain
- Al Muharraq in DecemberBahrain · 130 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 17.5°C · 15 mm rain
- Manama in DecemberBahrain · 130 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 17.5°C · 15 mm rain
- Madīnat Ḩamad in DecemberBahrain · 133 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 17.3°C · 14 mm rain
- Ar Rifā‘ in DecemberBahrain · 135 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 17.5°C · 15 mm rain
- Al Hufūf in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 184 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 10.6°C · 15 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 Jubayl) is explained once on the Al Jubayl year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.