Climate averages 1991–2020
Bariq weather
in December.
A hot, very dry month: the 11th warmest and one of the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Bariq: daytime highs average 28.3°C and nights cool to about 19.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 9.6 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes December a very dry month (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 01 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sabt Alalayah (72 km away). In December its highs average 20.5°C, 7.8°C cooler than Bariq, with 10 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Bariq ranks 5th of 35 for the warmest December highs and 12th of 35 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 35 cities is 22.3°C; Bariq is 5.9°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.0°C to 27.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 9.6 mm to 19 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
Bariq climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.3°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 19 | 3.7 | 11.111 h |
| February | 29.1°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 14 | 2.4 | 11.512 h |
| March | 31.8°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 21 | 5.3 | 12.012 h |
| April | 34.6°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 29 | 7.5 | 12.613 h |
| May | 36.9°C26.8°C | 26.8°C | 31 | 10.3 | 13.013 h |
| June | 38.2°C27.9°C | 27.9°C | 15 | 4.0 | 13.213 h |
| July | 36.8°C27.6°C | 27.6°C | 28 | 5.7 | 13.213 h |
| August | 35.3°C26.8°C | 26.8°C | 90 | 15.1 | 12.813 h |
| September | 35.4°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 70 | 14.2 | 12.312 h |
| October | 33.8°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 26 | 6.4 | 11.712 h |
| November | 30.7°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 9.6 | 3.2 | 11.311 h |
| December, selected | 28.3°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 9.6 | 2.5 | 11.011 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 · 72 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 10.6°C · 10 mm rain
- Abha in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 100 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 10.9°C · 11 mm rain
- Khamis Mushait in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 110 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 11.3°C · 5.9 mm rain
- Al Bahah in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 130 kmHigh 19.0°C · Low 10.1°C · 21 mm rain
- Bīshah in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 139 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 10.0°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Şabyā in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 211 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 22.8°C · 11 mm rain
- Al Līth in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 220 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 21.6°C · 19 mm rain
- Jizan in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 236 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 24.0°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 Bariq) is explained once on the Bariq year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.