Climate averages 1991–2020
Bīshah weather
in December.
A warm, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the 4th driest 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 Bīshah: daytime highs average 25.5°C and nights cool to about 10.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.1 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes December a very dry month (the 4th 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 (82 km away). In December its highs average 20.5°C, 5.0°C cooler than Bīshah, with 10 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Bīshah ranks 9th of 35 for the warmest December highs and 2nd of 35 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 35 cities is 22.3°C; Bīshah is 3.2°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.7°C to 24.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.1 mm to 4.1 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
Bīshah climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.8°C9.4°C | 9.4°C | 4.1 | 1.0 | 11.111 h |
| February | 27.4°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 3.0 | 0.6 | 11.511 h |
| March | 30.2°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 8.5 | 2.0 | 12.012 h |
| April | 32.8°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 13 | 3.3 | 12.613 h |
| May | 36.0°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 3.1 | 1.2 | 13.113 h |
| June | 38.2°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 13.313 h |
| July | 38.4°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 13.213 h |
| August | 38.4°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 1.4 | 0.4 | 12.813 h |
| September | 36.2°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 0 | 0.0 | 12.312 h |
| October | 31.5°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 1.2 | 0.3 | 11.712 h |
| November | 28.1°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 1.7 | 0.4 | 11.211 h |
| December, selected | 25.5°C10.0°C | 10.0°C | 1.1 | 0.2 | 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 · 82 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 10.6°C · 10 mm rain
- Al Bahah in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 119 kmHigh 19.0°C · Low 10.1°C · 21 mm rain
- Bariq in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 139 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 19.9°C · 9.6 mm rain
- Khamis Mushait in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 190 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 11.3°C · 5.9 mm rain
- Abha in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 199 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 10.9°C · 11 mm rain
- Al Līth in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 244 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 21.6°C · 19 mm rain
- Ash Shafā in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 266 kmHigh 17.6°C · Low 9.1°C · 26 mm rain
- Ta’if in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 268 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 12.2°C · 17 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 Bīshah) is explained once on the Bīshah year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.