Climate averages 1991–2020
Jizan weather
in December.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 10th warmest and the 9th 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 Jizan: daytime highs average 28.8°C and nights cool to about 24.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 15 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 08 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Şabyā (30 km away). In December its highs average 29.2°C, about as warm as Jizan, with 11 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Jizan ranks 3rd of 35 for the warmest December highs and joint 22nd of 35 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 35 cities is 22.3°C; Jizan is 6.5°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.9°C to 27.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 15 mm to 14 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
Jizan climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.9°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 14 | 3.5 | 11.211 h |
| February | 28.5°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 5.4 | 1.2 | 11.612 h |
| March | 30.1°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 10 | 1.8 | 12.012 h |
| April | 32.5°C27.0°C | 27.0°C | 9.9 | 1.1 | 12.513 h |
| May | 34.6°C28.9°C | 28.9°C | 2.8 | 0.4 | 12.913 h |
| June | 35.3°C29.6°C | 29.6°C | 1.3 | 0.2 | 13.113 h |
| July | 35.6°C29.9°C | 29.9°C | 13 | 1.2 | 13.013 h |
| August | 34.8°C29.8°C | 29.8°C | 20 | 2.4 | 12.713 h |
| September | 35.0°C30.0°C | 30.0°C | 5.1 | 1.1 | 12.212 h |
| October | 33.5°C28.2°C | 28.2°C | 23 | 4.3 | 11.812 h |
| November | 30.9°C25.9°C | 25.9°C | 19 | 5.4 | 11.411 h |
| December, selected | 28.8°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 15 | 4.5 | 11.111 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
- Şabyā in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 30 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 22.8°C · 11 mm rain
- Abha in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 148 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 10.9°C · 11 mm rain
- Khamis Mushait in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 158 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 11.3°C · 5.9 mm rain
- Najrān in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 180 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 9.7°C · 0.2 mm rain
- ‘Amrān in DecemberYemen · 202 kmHigh 20.1°C · Low 10.3°C · 2.8 mm rain
- Bariq in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 236 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 19.9°C · 9.6 mm rain
- Al Ḩudaydah in DecemberYemen · 237 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 23.2°C · 4.2 mm rain
- Sanaa in DecemberYemen · 246 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 8.8°C · 2.6 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 Jizan) is explained once on the Jizan year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.