Climate averages 1991–2020
Khamis Mushait weather
in December.
A mild, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the 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 Khamis Mushait: daytime highs average 21.7°C and nights cool to about 11.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 5.9 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes December a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 03 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Abha (26 km away). In December its highs average 18.7°C, 3.0°C cooler than Khamis Mushait, with 11 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Khamis Mushait ranks joint 17th of 35 for the warmest December highs and 5th of 35 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 35 cities is 22.3°C; Khamis Mushait is 0.6°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.0°C to 20.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 5.9 mm to 24 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
Khamis Mushait climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20.7°C10.7°C | 10.7°C | 24 | 4.2 | 11.211 h |
| February | 22.6°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 17 | 3.6 | 11.512 h |
| March | 24.0°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 40 | 9.1 | 12.012 h |
| April | 25.9°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 58 | 10.9 | 12.513 h |
| May | 28.6°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 46 | 11.4 | 13.013 h |
| June | 31.2°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 26 | 7.6 | 13.213 h |
| July | 30.3°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 61 | 13.5 | 13.113 h |
| August | 29.1°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 114 | 23.4 | 12.713 h |
| September | 29.2°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 35 | 10.3 | 12.312 h |
| October | 26.5°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 7.9 | 1.4 | 11.712 h |
| November | 23.4°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 8.4 | 2.2 | 11.311 h |
| December, selected | 21.7°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 5.9 | 1.3 | 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
- Abha in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 26 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 10.9°C · 11 mm rain
- Bariq in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 110 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 19.9°C · 9.6 mm rain
- Şabyā in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 128 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 22.8°C · 11 mm rain
- Jizan in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 158 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 24.0°C · 15 mm rain
- Sabt Alalayah in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 163 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 10.6°C · 10 mm rain
- Najrān in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 173 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 9.7°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Bīshah in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 190 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 10.0°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Al Bahah in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 232 kmHigh 19.0°C · Low 10.1°C · 21 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 Khamis Mushait) is explained once on the Khamis Mushait year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.