Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Līth weather
in December.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 11th warmest and the 11th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Al Līth: daytime highs average 29.2°C and nights cool to about 21.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 19 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 56 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ash Shafā (103 km away). In December its highs average 17.6°C, 11.5°C cooler than Al Līth, with 26 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Al Līth ranks joint 1st of 35 for the warmest December highs and 28th of 35 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 35 cities is 22.3°C; Al Līth is 6.8°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.2°C to 28.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 19 mm to 30 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 Līth climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.0°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 30 | 3.8 | 11.111 h |
| February | 29.3°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 3.6 | 0.9 | 11.511 h |
| March | 31.3°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 6.5 | 1.0 | 12.012 h |
| April | 33.7°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 6.3 | 1.2 | 12.613 h |
| May | 35.8°C27.3°C | 27.3°C | 1.3 | 0.4 | 13.113 h |
| June | 37.4°C27.9°C | 27.9°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.313 h |
| July | 37.2°C28.2°C | 28.2°C | 0.8 | 0.2 | 13.213 h |
| August | 36.7°C28.6°C | 28.6°C | 1.5 | 0.4 | 12.813 h |
| September | 35.7°C28.4°C | 28.4°C | 0.6 | 0.1 | 12.312 h |
| October | 33.9°C26.4°C | 26.4°C | 3.8 | 0.8 | 11.712 h |
| November | 31.4°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 15 | 2.8 | 11.211 h |
| December, selected | 29.2°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 19 | 3.4 | 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
- Ash Shafā in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 103 kmHigh 17.6°C · Low 9.1°C · 26 mm rain
- Ta’if in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 126 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 12.2°C · 17 mm rain
- Al Bahah in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 126 kmHigh 19.0°C · Low 10.1°C · 21 mm rain
- Makkah in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 150 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 17.1°C · 24 mm rain
- Jeddah in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 187 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 21.9°C · 14 mm rain
- Sabt Alalayah in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 188 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 10.6°C · 10 mm rain
- Bariq in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 220 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 19.9°C · 9.6 mm rain
- Bīshah in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 244 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 10.0°C · 1.1 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 Līth) is explained once on the Al Līth year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.