December is one of the cooler months of the year in Al Qunfudhah, with average highs near 31.1°C and lows around 24.5°C (mean 27.8°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 4 mm of rainfall and 61% relative humidity across the period.
December is one of the cooler months of the year in Al Qunfudhah. Across 45 years of records, the warmest December in Al Qunfudhah was 2023 — when the month averaged 28.8°C — while the coldest was 1985 at 26.6°C. Typical December days reach 31.1°C with nights near 24.5°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.2°C per decade.
December is about average for rainfall in Al Qunfudhah, averaging 4 mm of rainfall. The wettest December on record was 2001 with 50 mm, while the driest were 2019, 2023 and 2024, among others at 0 mm.
Relative humidity in Al Qunfudhah during December averages 61%. The most humid December was 2001 at 67%, and the least humid was 2017 at 52%.
December receives about 4.4 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Al Qunfudhah. The sunniest December was 2017 at 5 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 1995 at 3.5.
Average wind speed in Al Qunfudhah during December is 2.4 m/s. The windiest December was 2023 at 2.7 m/s, while the calmest were 2012, 2016 and 2019, among others at 2.2 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 27.4°C | 27.7°C | 27.8°C | 27.9°C | 28.2°C | +0.8°C |
| Avg High | 30.6°C | 31.1°C | 31.1°C | 31.2°C | 31.6°C | +1°C |
| Avg Low | 24.1°C | 24.4°C | 24.6°C | 24.6°C | 24.8°C | +0.7°C |
| Avg Rain | 8 mm | 0 mm | 8 mm | 1 mm | 4 mm | -4 mm |
December temperatures in Al Qunfudhah have risen by about 0.9°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
December has ranged from a record low of 18.2°C (1986) to a record high of 34.5°C (2023).
Rainfall in December is about average for rainfall, averaging 4 mm, with a wettest year of 50 mm.
One of the best times to visit Al Qunfudhah
December is one of the best times to visit Al Qunfudhah. Expect days averaging 31.1°C and nights around 24.5°C (mean 27.8°C) — cooler than Al Qunfudhah's yearly average — with low rainfall (4 mm), so conditions are generally comfortable for sightseeing and outdoor plans.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30.8°C | 27.3°C | 23.8°C | 32.7°C | 19.2°C | 3 mm | 60% | 2.4 m/s | — |
| 2024 | 31.6°C | 28.4°C | 25.3°C | 32.8°C | 22.8°C | 0 mm | 62% | 2.3 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2023 🔥 | 32.5°C | 28.8°C | 25.2°C | 34.5°C | 21.5°C | 0 mm | 56% | 2.7 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2022 | 31.5°C | 28.3°C | 25.2°C | 33.3°C | 19.9°C | 16 mm | 59% | 2.6 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2021 | 31.4°C | 27.9°C | 24.4°C | 32.9°C | 21.9°C | 3 mm | 61% | 2.4 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2020 | 31.5°C | 28.2°C | 25.0°C | 32.7°C | 22.8°C | 2 mm | 63% | 2.3 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2019 | 31.5°C | 28.5°C | 25.4°C | 33.4°C | 23.1°C | 0 mm | 62% | 2.2 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2018 | 31.2°C | 28.2°C | 25.3°C | 32.6°C | 22.6°C | 2 mm | 65% | 2.3 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2017 | 31.2°C | 27.1°C | 23.1°C | 33.1°C | 19.2°C | 0 mm | 52% | 2.6 m/s | 5 |
| 2016 | 31.8°C | 28.5°C | 25.3°C | 33.4°C | 23.9°C | 0 mm | 62% | 2.2 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2015 | 30.8°C | 27.9°C | 25.0°C | 33.4°C | 21.3°C | 2 mm | 63% | 2.5 m/s | 3.8 |
| 2014 | 31.5°C | 28.0°C | 24.6°C | 32.8°C | 22.6°C | 1 mm | 60% | 2.5 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2013 | 30.5°C | 27.1°C | 23.8°C | 32.3°C | 21.8°C | 1 mm | 59% | 2.6 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2012 | 31.2°C | 28.3°C | 25.3°C | 32.2°C | 24.2°C | 3 mm | 65% | 2.2 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2011 | 30.9°C | 27.5°C | 24.0°C | 31.7°C | 21.9°C | 0 mm | 61% | 2.3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2010 | 31.1°C | 27.6°C | 24.0°C | 32.6°C | 20.9°C | 1 mm | 57% | 2.5 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2009 | 31.5°C | 28.3°C | 25.2°C | 33.0°C | 23.6°C | 2 mm | 62% | 2.6 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2008 | 31.1°C | 27.4°C | 23.8°C | 32.9°C | 21.3°C | 0 mm | 59% | 2.4 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2007 | 31.5°C | 28.2°C | 25.0°C | 32.8°C | 23.2°C | 0 mm | 64% | 2.3 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2006 | 30.6°C | 27.8°C | 25.0°C | 32.8°C | 22.0°C | 3 mm | 64% | 2.4 m/s | 3.7 |
| 2005 | 31.6°C | 28.0°C | 24.3°C | 33.1°C | 22.6°C | 0 mm | 60% | 2.5 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2004 | 30.5°C | 27.2°C | 23.9°C | 32.1°C | 18.5°C | 19 mm | 60% | 2.6 m/s | 4 |
| 2003 | 31.1°C | 28.0°C | 24.8°C | 32.5°C | 23.0°C | 0 mm | 63% | 2.4 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2002 | 31.0°C | 27.8°C | 24.6°C | 33.0°C | 20.0°C | 3 mm | 59% | 2.3 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2001 🌧️ | 31.3°C | 28.2°C | 25.2°C | 32.2°C | 23.7°C | 50 mm | 67% | 2.2 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2000 | 30.8°C | 27.4°C | 24.1°C | 32.2°C | 20.1°C | 7 mm | 61% | 2.4 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1999 | 31.7°C | 28.1°C | 24.6°C | 33.4°C | 21.3°C | 2 mm | 58% | 2.4 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1998 | 31.8°C | 28.0°C | 24.3°C | 33.5°C | 22.1°C | 0 mm | 59% | 2.2 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1997 | 31.4°C | 28.4°C | 25.5°C | 32.4°C | 24.3°C | 0 mm | 66% | 2.2 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1996 | 31.1°C | 27.6°C | 24.2°C | 32.4°C | 23.1°C | 1 mm | 62% | 2.3 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1995 | 30.6°C | 27.6°C | 24.7°C | 32.7°C | 23.7°C | 1 mm | 65% | 2.6 m/s | 3.5 |
| 1994 | 30.2°C | 27.0°C | 23.9°C | 31.3°C | 21.5°C | 0 mm | 64% | 2.5 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1993 | 31.5°C | 27.9°C | 24.3°C | 32.7°C | 22.3°C | 1 mm | 61% | 2.5 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1992 | 30.3°C | 27.1°C | 24.0°C | 32.8°C | 19.9°C | 0 mm | 62% | 2.6 m/s | 3.9 |
| 1991 | 30.7°C | 27.4°C | 24.2°C | 32.1°C | 22.4°C | 0 mm | 63% | 2.2 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1990 | 31.7°C | 27.8°C | 24.0°C | 33.1°C | 22.2°C | 0 mm | 58% | 2.2 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1989 | 30.6°C | 27.8°C | 24.9°C | 32.4°C | 23.2°C | 7 mm | 61% | 2.4 m/s | 3.9 |
| 1988 | 31.1°C | 27.3°C | 23.6°C | 32.9°C | 21.8°C | 0 mm | 59% | 2.5 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1987 | 31.5°C | 28.2°C | 24.8°C | 33.1°C | 23.0°C | 0 mm | 60% | 2.5 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1986 | 29.9°C | 26.8°C | 23.7°C | 30.9°C | 18.2°C | 4 mm | 63% | 2.4 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1985 ❄️ | 29.9°C | 26.6°C | 23.2°C | 31.1°C | 21.2°C | 11 mm | 62% | 2.5 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1984 | 30.8°C | 27.7°C | 24.5°C | 32.3°C | 22.7°C | 8 mm | 63% | 2.3 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1983 | 30.6°C | 27.2°C | 23.9°C | 32.0°C | 19.0°C | 0 mm | 62% | 2.4 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 29.7°C | 26.8°C | 23.9°C | 31.5°C | 21.8°C | 41 mm | 66% | 2.2 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 31.2°C | 27.8°C | 24.3°C | 32.4°C | 23.2°C | 0 mm | 64% | 2.3 m/s | — |
Actual recorded December data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in December is around 31.1°C with lows near 24.5°C (mean 27.8°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
December averages 4 mm of rainfall in Al Qunfudhah, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 50 mm in 2001.
The hottest December reached 34.5°C in 2023. The coldest dipped to 18.2°C in 1986.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average December temperatures have risen by about 0.9°C. Daytime highs moved from 30.4°C to 31.6°C and overnight lows from 24°C to 24.8°C over the same span.
December is one of the cooler months of the year in Al Qunfudhah and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 31.1°C daytime highs and 24.5°C at night.
Not quite — December is the 3rd coolest month in Al Qunfudhah, averaging 27.8°C.
For December in Al Qunfudhah, pack light, breathable clothing and sun protection, with typical highs of 31.1°C and lows of 24.5°C.
Relative humidity in December averages 61% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in December is 2.4 m/s. The windiest December on record averaged 2.7 m/s (2023).
The wettest December on record was 2001 with 50 mm. On average, December sees 4 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 Al Qunfudhah 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.
