December is one of the cooler months of the year in Aţ Ţā’if, with average highs near 25.4°C and lows around 11°C (mean 18.2°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 4 mm of rainfall and 54% relative humidity across the period.
December is one of the cooler months of the year in Aţ Ţā’if. Across 45 years of records, the warmest Decembers in Aţ Ţā’if were 1998 and 2016 — when the month averaged 19.8°C — while the coldest were 1982 and 1992 at 16.6°C. Typical December days reach 25.4°C with nights near 11°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.2°C per decade.
December is about average for rainfall in Aţ Ţā’if, averaging 4 mm of rainfall. The wettest December on record was 2022 with 53 mm, while the driest were 2013, 2017 and 2019, among others at 0 mm.
Relative humidity in Aţ Ţā’if during December averages 54%. The most humid December was 2012 at 66%, and the least humid was 2017 at 34%.
December receives about 4.5 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Aţ Ţā’if. The sunniest Decembers were 1990 and 2008 at 4.9 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 1995 at 4.1.
Average wind speed in Aţ Ţā’if during December is 2.8 m/s. The windiest December was 2017 at 3.5 m/s, while the calmest was 1981 at 2.1 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 17.6°C | 18.2°C | 18.2°C | 18.5°C | 18.5°C | +0.9°C |
| Avg High | 24.9°C | 25.5°C | 25.5°C | 25.8°C | 25.4°C | +0.5°C |
| Avg Low | 10.4°C | 11.0°C | 10.9°C | 11.1°C | 11.5°C | +1.1°C |
| Avg Rain | 3 mm | 1 mm | 2 mm | 3 mm | 13 mm | +9 mm |
December temperatures in Aţ Ţā’if have risen by about 0.8°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
December has ranged from a record low of 1.7°C (1986) to a record high of 30.4°C (2016).
Rainfall in December is about average for rainfall, averaging 4 mm, with a wettest year of 53 mm.
A good time to visit Aţ Ţā’if
December is a good time to visit Aţ Ţā’if, with days averaging 25.4°C and nights around 11°C (mean 18.2°C, cooler than Aţ Ţā’if's yearly average) and low rainfall. March and November 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 | 24.1°C | 17.3°C | 10.4°C | 28.8°C | 2.0°C | 8 mm | 57% | 2.6 m/s | — |
| 2024 | 25.9°C | 18.9°C | 11.8°C | 29.8°C | 8.5°C | 0 mm | 57% | 2.7 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2023 | 25.9°C | 18.9°C | 12.0°C | 28.8°C | 7.8°C | 8 mm | 50% | 3.1 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2022 🌧️ | 24.3°C | 17.8°C | 11.4°C | 27.9°C | 4.7°C | 53 mm | 61% | 2.7 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2021 | 26.4°C | 19.1°C | 11.7°C | 29.9°C | 8.7°C | 6 mm | 53% | 2.8 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2020 | 26.0°C | 19.0°C | 11.9°C | 27.6°C | 8.4°C | 0 mm | 55% | 2.6 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2019 | 25.8°C | 18.8°C | 11.8°C | 29.0°C | 9.0°C | 0 mm | 57% | 2.8 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2018 | 25.5°C | 18.8°C | 12.0°C | 27.8°C | 8.0°C | 4 mm | 62% | 2.6 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2017 | 26.1°C | 18.1°C | 10.1°C | 30.2°C | 7.6°C | 0 mm | 34% | 3.5 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2016 | 27.2°C | 19.8°C | 12.3°C | 30.4°C | 10.0°C | 0 mm | 58% | 2.4 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2015 | 24.5°C | 17.6°C | 10.7°C | 27.9°C | 3.9°C | 3 mm | 62% | 3.3 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2014 | 26.3°C | 19.0°C | 11.7°C | 28.7°C | 9.8°C | 0 mm | 49% | 2.6 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2013 | 25.3°C | 17.8°C | 10.2°C | 29.9°C | 6.6°C | 0 mm | 50% | 3 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2012 | 25.5°C | 18.6°C | 11.6°C | 28.5°C | 3.8°C | 7 mm | 66% | 2.8 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2011 | 26.7°C | 18.7°C | 10.8°C | 30.1°C | 6.7°C | 0 mm | 42% | 2.6 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2010 | 25.3°C | 17.8°C | 10.2°C | 28.0°C | 6.8°C | 16 mm | 42% | 2.9 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2009 | 24.9°C | 18.0°C | 11.1°C | 27.6°C | 6.8°C | 1 mm | 62% | 2.8 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2008 | 25.9°C | 18.0°C | 10.0°C | 28.5°C | 7.1°C | 0 mm | 45% | 2.8 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2007 | 27.1°C | 19.4°C | 11.7°C | 30.2°C | 7.3°C | 0 mm | 52% | 2.2 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2006 | 24.4°C | 17.0°C | 9.6°C | 27.4°C | 4.8°C | 1 mm | 61% | 2.9 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2005 | 26.9°C | 19.3°C | 11.6°C | 28.9°C | 9.7°C | 0 mm | 44% | 2.7 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2004 | 23.8°C | 17.0°C | 10.3°C | 27.3°C | 2.7°C | 4 mm | 58% | 3.3 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2003 | 26.2°C | 19.0°C | 11.7°C | 28.2°C | 8.1°C | 0 mm | 58% | 2.5 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2002 | 24.0°C | 17.1°C | 10.3°C | 28.4°C | 3.8°C | 1 mm | 62% | 2.6 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2001 | 26.7°C | 19.7°C | 12.7°C | 28.5°C | 11.3°C | 9 mm | 59% | 2.4 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2000 | 25.1°C | 17.7°C | 10.3°C | 28.3°C | 3.7°C | 0 mm | 56% | 2.9 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1999 | 25.8°C | 18.5°C | 11.3°C | 29.0°C | 7.4°C | 0 mm | 46% | 2.8 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1998 🔥 | 27.6°C | 19.8°C | 12.0°C | 29.9°C | 9.0°C | 0 mm | 41% | 2.4 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1997 | 25.3°C | 18.5°C | 11.8°C | 28.3°C | 6.8°C | 2 mm | 65% | 2.9 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1996 | 24.7°C | 17.8°C | 11.0°C | 26.4°C | 8.2°C | 3 mm | 56% | 2.3 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1995 | 24.3°C | 17.7°C | 11.1°C | 27.7°C | 6.5°C | 1 mm | 62% | 2.8 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1994 | 24.4°C | 17.3°C | 10.1°C | 26.9°C | 2.8°C | 0 mm | 61% | 3.1 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1993 | 26.7°C | 18.9°C | 11.1°C | 29.3°C | 7.5°C | 6 mm | 45% | 2.7 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1992 | 23.6°C | 16.6°C | 9.6°C | 27.5°C | 2.7°C | 0 mm | 65% | 2.9 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1991 | 24.6°C | 17.5°C | 10.4°C | 28.0°C | 8.1°C | 0 mm | 62% | 2.9 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1990 | 27.5°C | 19.4°C | 11.2°C | 29.7°C | 8.6°C | 0 mm | 38% | 2.3 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1989 | 24.2°C | 17.3°C | 10.3°C | 27.7°C | 6.5°C | 5 mm | 60% | 2.9 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1988 | 25.9°C | 18.2°C | 10.6°C | 29.5°C | 5.2°C | 5 mm | 47% | 2.8 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1987 | 25.6°C | 18.3°C | 11.1°C | 27.9°C | 6.5°C | 0 mm | 54% | 2.9 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1986 | 24.0°C | 16.8°C | 9.6°C | 26.8°C | 1.7°C | 1 mm | 61% | 3 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1985 | 24.0°C | 16.8°C | 9.6°C | 27.2°C | 4.5°C | 6 mm | 52% | 3.2 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1984 | 24.6°C | 17.8°C | 10.9°C | 27.4°C | 7.1°C | 4 mm | 59% | 2.7 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1983 | 25.0°C | 17.7°C | 10.4°C | 28.3°C | 3.7°C | 0 mm | 49% | 2.7 m/s | — |
| 1982 ❄️ | 23.8°C | 16.6°C | 9.3°C | 27.7°C | 4.8°C | 7 mm | 61% | 3 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 26.8°C | 19.1°C | 11.5°C | 28.8°C | 8.9°C | 1 mm | 51% | 2.1 m/s | — |
Actual recorded December data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in December is around 25.4°C with lows near 11°C (mean 18.2°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
December averages 4 mm of rainfall in Aţ Ţā’if, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 53 mm in 2022.
The hottest December reached 30.4°C in 2016. The coldest dipped to 1.7°C in 1986.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average December temperatures have risen by about 0.8°C. Daytime highs moved from 24.8°C to 25.3°C and overnight lows from 10.3°C to 11.5°C over the same span.
December is one of the cooler months of the year in Aţ Ţā’if and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 25.4°C daytime highs and 11°C at night.
Not quite — December is the 2nd coolest month in Aţ Ţā’if, averaging 18.2°C.
For December in Aţ Ţā’if, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 25.4°C and lows of 11°C.
Relative humidity in December averages 54% — relatively dry.
Average wind speed in December is 2.8 m/s. The windiest December on record averaged 3.5 m/s (2017).
The wettest December on record was 2022 with 53 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 Aţ Ţā’if 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.
