Climate averages 1991–2020
Khobar weather
in December.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 10th warmest and one of the wettest 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 Khobar: daytime highs average 21.9°C and nights cool to about 14.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 17 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (one of the wettest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 32 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Dammam (20 km away). In December its highs average 21.8°C, about as warm as Khobar, with 20 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Khobar ranks 15th of 35 for the warmest December highs and joint 26th of 35 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 35 cities is 22.3°C; Khobar is 0.4°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 2.2°C to 19.7°C, and monthly rainfall stays at 17 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
Khobar climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19.7°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 17 | 3.1 | 10.711 h |
| February | 21.6°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 11 | 2.0 | 11.311 h |
| March | 25.5°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 12 | 2.1 | 12.012 h |
| April | 30.8°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 3.8 | 0.9 | 12.813 h |
| May | 36.6°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 0.6 | 0.1 | 13.413 h |
| June | 39.8°C28.1°C | 28.1°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.814 h |
| July | 40.9°C29.6°C | 29.6°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.614 h |
| August | 40.6°C29.1°C | 29.1°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.113 h |
| September | 38.4°C26.6°C | 26.6°C | 0 | 0.0 | 12.312 h |
| October | 34.3°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 11.612 h |
| November | 27.4°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 13 | 1.9 | 10.911 h |
| December, selected | 21.9°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 17 | 2.8 | 10.511 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
- Dammam in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 20 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 14.7°C · 20 mm rain
- Madīnat Ḩamad in DecemberBahrain · 35 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 17.3°C · 14 mm rain
- Al Qaţīf in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 37 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 14.6°C · 20 mm rain
- Manama in DecemberBahrain · 38 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 17.5°C · 15 mm rain
- Ar Rifā‘ in DecemberBahrain · 38 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 17.5°C · 15 mm rain
- Al Muharraq in DecemberBahrain · 40 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 17.5°C · 15 mm rain
- Al Jubayl in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 101 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 13.9°C · 22 mm rain
- Al Hufūf in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 119 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 10.6°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 Khobar) is explained once on the Khobar year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.