Climate averages 1991–2020
Sabt Alalayah weather
in December.
A mild, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the 2nd 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 Sabt Alalayah: daytime highs average 20.5°C and nights cool to about 10.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 10 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes December a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 58 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Al Bahah (71 km away). In December its highs average 19.0°C, 1.5°C cooler than Sabt Alalayah, with 21 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Sabt Alalayah ranks 23rd of 35 for the warmest December highs and 13th of 35 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 35 cities is 22.3°C; Sabt Alalayah is 1.8°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.2°C to 19.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 10 mm to 32 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
Sabt Alalayah climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19.3°C9.9°C | 9.9°C | 32 | 4.9 | 11.111 h |
| February | 21.2°C11.0°C | 11.0°C | 17 | 3.0 | 11.511 h |
| March | 23.1°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 24 | 5.1 | 12.012 h |
| April | 25.6°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 28 | 7.0 | 12.613 h |
| May | 28.5°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 37 | 11.8 | 13.013 h |
| June | 30.8°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 19 | 6.4 | 13.313 h |
| July | 29.9°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 21 | 7.3 | 13.213 h |
| August | 29.4°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 53 | 14.5 | 12.813 h |
| September | 28.6°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 46 | 11.7 | 12.312 h |
| October | 25.4°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 15 | 4.9 | 11.712 h |
| November | 22.5°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 6.6 | 2.0 | 11.211 h |
| December, selected | 20.5°C10.6°C | 10.6°C | 10 | 2.2 | 11.011 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 Bahah in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 71 kmHigh 19.0°C · Low 10.1°C · 21 mm rain
- Bariq in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 72 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 19.9°C · 9.6 mm rain
- Bīshah in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 82 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 10.0°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Abha in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 162 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 10.9°C · 11 mm rain
- Khamis Mushait in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 163 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 11.3°C · 5.9 mm rain
- Al Līth in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 188 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 21.6°C · 19 mm rain
- Ash Shafā in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 239 kmHigh 17.6°C · Low 9.1°C · 26 mm rain
- Ta’if in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 248 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 Sabt Alalayah) is explained once on the Sabt Alalayah year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.