December is one of the cooler months of the year in Khamīs Mushayţ, with average highs near 24.7°C and lows around 10.2°C (mean 17.5°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 2 mm of rainfall and 56% relative humidity across the period.
December is one of the cooler months of the year in Khamīs Mushayţ. Across 45 years of records, the warmest Decembers in Khamīs Mushayţ were 2007 and 2016 — when the month averaged 18.4°C — while the coldest were 1982 and 1986 at 16.5°C. Typical December days reach 24.7°C with nights near 10.2°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.2°C per decade.
December is about average for rainfall in Khamīs Mushayţ, averaging 2 mm of rainfall. The wettest December on record was 1982 with 11 mm, while the driest were 2019, 2023 and 2024, among others at 0 mm.
Relative humidity in Khamīs Mushayţ during December averages 56%. The most humid December was 2006 at 75%, and the least humid was 2017 at 32%.
December receives about 4.9 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Khamīs Mushayţ. The sunniest Decembers were 2005, 2008 and 2017, among others at 5.3 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest were 1995, 2006 and 2015 at 4.4.
Average wind speed in Khamīs Mushayţ during December is 2.4 m/s. The windiest Decembers were 1992 and 2006 at 3 m/s, while the calmest was 2007 at 1.9 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 17.0°C | 17.5°C | 17.6°C | 17.6°C | 17.6°C | +0.6°C |
| Avg High | 24.1°C | 24.8°C | 24.7°C | 25.0°C | 25.0°C | +0.9°C |
| Avg Low | 9.9°C | 10.2°C | 10.5°C | 10.2°C | 10.3°C | +0.4°C |
| Avg Rain | 4 mm | 0 mm | 2 mm | 1 mm | 2 mm | -3 mm |
December temperatures in Khamīs Mushayţ have risen by about 0.6°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
December has ranged from a record low of 3.4°C (2004) to a record high of 29°C (2021).
Rainfall in December is about average for rainfall, averaging 2 mm, with a wettest year of 11 mm.
A good time to visit Khamīs Mushayţ
December is a good time to visit Khamīs Mushayţ, with days averaging 24.7°C and nights around 10.2°C (mean 17.5°C, cooler than Khamīs Mushayţ's yearly average) and low rainfall. October and April are marginally more temperate, but December still suits most travellers.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23.9°C | 16.7°C | 9.6°C | 26.8°C | 4.8°C | 4 mm | 60% | 2.6 m/s | — |
| 2024 | 25.5°C | 17.9°C | 10.2°C | 27.8°C | 7.3°C | 0 mm | 56% | 2.2 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2023 | 25.6°C | 17.9°C | 10.3°C | 28.2°C | 4.9°C | 0 mm | 45% | 2.5 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2022 | 24.0°C | 17.3°C | 10.7°C | 27.1°C | 5.4°C | 2 mm | 59% | 2.5 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2021 | 25.9°C | 17.9°C | 9.9°C | 29.0°C | 6.8°C | 2 mm | 47% | 2.4 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2020 | 25.2°C | 18.1°C | 10.9°C | 26.8°C | 8.6°C | 1 mm | 59% | 2.1 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2019 | 24.5°C | 17.8°C | 11.2°C | 26.6°C | 8.5°C | 0 mm | 64% | 2.4 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2018 | 25.4°C | 18.2°C | 11.0°C | 26.9°C | 9.0°C | 2 mm | 57% | 2.2 m/s | 5 |
| 2017 | 25.4°C | 17.0°C | 8.6°C | 27.1°C | 6.1°C | 0 mm | 32% | 2.4 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2016 | 26.2°C | 18.4°C | 10.6°C | 28.8°C | 8.8°C | 0 mm | 52% | 2.1 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2015 | 24.2°C | 18.0°C | 11.7°C | 27.9°C | 9.3°C | 2 mm | 67% | 2.7 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2014 | 25.3°C | 17.6°C | 10.0°C | 27.9°C | 8.2°C | 1 mm | 47% | 2.1 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2013 | 24.1°C | 16.8°C | 9.4°C | 27.5°C | 5.8°C | 2 mm | 53% | 2.5 m/s | 5 |
| 2012 | 24.8°C | 17.8°C | 10.9°C | 27.1°C | 8.6°C | 2 mm | 63% | 2.5 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2011 | 25.8°C | 17.9°C | 10.0°C | 27.9°C | 6.1°C | 0 mm | 43% | 2 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2010 | 24.3°C | 16.6°C | 8.9°C | 27.1°C | 6.0°C | 0 mm | 46% | 2.4 m/s | 5 |
| 2009 | 23.8°C | 17.1°C | 10.4°C | 26.3°C | 8.0°C | 0 mm | 65% | 2.7 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2008 | 25.0°C | 17.2°C | 9.4°C | 27.0°C | 6.9°C | 0 mm | 45% | 2.1 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2007 🔥 | 26.0°C | 18.4°C | 10.7°C | 28.5°C | 9.2°C | 0 mm | 57% | 1.9 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2006 | 23.2°C | 17.1°C | 11.0°C | 26.6°C | 8.5°C | 1 mm | 75% | 3 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2005 | 25.9°C | 18.0°C | 10.1°C | 27.7°C | 7.7°C | 0 mm | 41% | 2.1 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2004 | 23.7°C | 16.8°C | 9.8°C | 26.3°C | 3.4°C | 2 mm | 61% | 2.9 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2003 | 25.5°C | 18.3°C | 11.0°C | 27.2°C | 8.7°C | 0 mm | 57% | 2.3 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2002 | 23.7°C | 17.3°C | 10.8°C | 27.2°C | 6.5°C | 2 mm | 67% | 2.8 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2001 | 25.6°C | 18.3°C | 10.9°C | 27.4°C | 8.6°C | 5 mm | 55% | 2.3 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2000 | 24.1°C | 17.3°C | 10.5°C | 27.3°C | 8.0°C | 11 mm | 62% | 2.5 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1999 | 24.9°C | 17.3°C | 9.8°C | 27.6°C | 5.7°C | 0 mm | 49% | 2.1 m/s | 5 |
| 1998 | 26.3°C | 18.2°C | 10.2°C | 28.2°C | 6.6°C | 0 mm | 42% | 2 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1997 | 24.9°C | 17.8°C | 10.8°C | 27.2°C | 9.3°C | 0 mm | 66% | 2.4 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1996 | 24.4°C | 17.1°C | 9.8°C | 25.6°C | 7.6°C | 1 mm | 51% | 2 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1995 | 23.2°C | 17.1°C | 10.9°C | 27.0°C | 9.1°C | 0 mm | 71% | 2.8 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1994 | 24.4°C | 17.2°C | 10.0°C | 26.8°C | 8.1°C | 0 mm | 62% | 2.5 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1993 | 25.8°C | 17.8°C | 9.8°C | 28.3°C | 4.7°C | 0 mm | 45% | 2.1 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1992 | 23.3°C | 17.1°C | 10.9°C | 26.7°C | 8.7°C | 0 mm | 70% | 3 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1991 | 24.3°C | 17.2°C | 10.2°C | 27.6°C | 7.7°C | 0 mm | 65% | 2.4 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1990 | 26.2°C | 17.7°C | 9.3°C | 28.1°C | 6.2°C | 0 mm | 37% | 2 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1989 | 23.0°C | 16.7°C | 10.4°C | 26.6°C | 7.8°C | 3 mm | 68% | 2.6 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1988 | 25.2°C | 17.2°C | 9.2°C | 28.1°C | 5.9°C | 0 mm | 45% | 2.3 m/s | 5 |
| 1987 | 25.4°C | 17.8°C | 10.2°C | 27.3°C | 7.3°C | 0 mm | 54% | 2.3 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1986 | 23.3°C | 16.5°C | 9.7°C | 26.3°C | 4.0°C | 7 mm | 69% | 2.5 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1985 | 23.8°C | 16.8°C | 9.8°C | 26.5°C | 6.7°C | 8 mm | 55% | 2.5 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1984 | 24.0°C | 17.0°C | 10.0°C | 26.4°C | 7.4°C | 9 mm | 59% | 2.4 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1983 | 24.1°C | 16.8°C | 9.5°C | 27.2°C | 6.0°C | 0 mm | 54% | 2.2 m/s | — |
| 1982 ❄️ 🌧️ | 22.9°C | 16.5°C | 10.1°C | 26.7°C | 8.0°C | 11 mm | 71% | 2.6 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 25.4°C | 17.6°C | 9.8°C | 27.5°C | 8.1°C | 0 mm | 45% | 2 m/s | — |
Actual recorded December data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in December is around 24.7°C with lows near 10.2°C (mean 17.5°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
December averages 2 mm of rainfall in Khamīs Mushayţ, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 11 mm in 1982.
The hottest December reached 29°C in 2021. The coldest dipped to 3.4°C in 2004.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average December temperatures have risen by about 0.6°C. Daytime highs moved from 24°C to 25°C and overnight lows from 9.8°C to 10.1°C over the same span.
December is one of the cooler months of the year in Khamīs Mushayţ and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 24.7°C daytime highs and 10.2°C at night.
Not quite — December is the 2nd coolest month in Khamīs Mushayţ, averaging 17.5°C.
For December in Khamīs Mushayţ, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 24.7°C and lows of 10.2°C.
Relative humidity in December averages 56% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in December is 2.4 m/s. The windiest December on record averaged 3 m/s (1992).
The wettest December on record was 1982 with 11 mm. On average, December sees 2 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Khamīs Mushayţ behaves each December, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for December specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
