Climate averages 1991–2020
Hafar Al-Batin weather
in December.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 11th warmest and the 10th driest 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 Hafar Al-Batin: daytime highs average 18.8°C and nights cool to about 7.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 21 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 22 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Al Aḩmadī (218 km away). In December its highs average 19.7°C, 0.9°C warmer than Hafar Al-Batin, with 26 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Hafar Al-Batin ranks 28th of 35 for the warmest December highs and joint 31st of 35 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 35 cities is 22.3°C; Hafar Al-Batin is 3.5°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.5°C to 17.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 21 mm to 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
Hafar Al-Batin climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17.3°C5.8°C | 5.8°C | 22 | 3.5 | 10.611 h |
| February | 20.6°C7.6°C | 7.6°C | 11 | 2.2 | 11.211 h |
| March | 25.8°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 17 | 2.5 | 12.012 h |
| April | 32.3°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 9.9 | 2.1 | 12.813 h |
| May | 38.5°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 1.6 | 0.5 | 13.514 h |
| June | 42.1°C26.2°C | 26.2°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 13.914 h |
| July | 43.6°C27.8°C | 27.8°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.814 h |
| August | 43.8°C27.6°C | 27.6°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.213 h |
| September | 40.5°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 0 | 0.0 | 12.412 h |
| October | 34.8°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 1.2 | 0.3 | 11.512 h |
| November | 24.7°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 26 | 3.5 | 10.811 h |
| December, selected | 18.8°C7.5°C | 7.5°C | 21 | 3.7 | 10.410 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 Aḩmadī in DecemberKuwait · 218 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 10.6°C · 26 mm rain
- Kuwait City in DecemberKuwait · 221 kmHigh 19.5°C · Low 11.7°C · 25 mm rain
- Ḩawallī in DecemberKuwait · 224 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 11.7°C · 25 mm rain
- Umm Qaşr in DecemberIraq · 260 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 9.5°C · 30 mm rain
- Az Zulfī in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 263 kmHigh 20.0°C · Low 8.6°C · 15 mm rain
- Az Zubayr in DecemberIraq · 275 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 9.3°C · 31 mm rain
- Basrah in DecemberIraq · 290 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 9.5°C · 31 mm rain
- Abū al-Kahṣīb in DecemberIraq · 290 kmHigh 19.8°C · Low 9.6°C · 34 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 Hafar Al-Batin) is explained once on the Hafar Al-Batin year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.