December is one of the cooler months of the year in Madīnat Zāyid, with average highs near 26.6°C and lows around 15.3°C (mean 21°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 7 mm of rainfall and 61% relative humidity across the period.
December is one of the cooler months of the year in Madīnat Zāyid. Across 45 years of records, the warmest December in Madīnat Zāyid was 2001 — when the month averaged 23.6°C — while the coldest was 1982 at 17.7°C. Typical December days reach 26.6°C with nights near 15.3°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.4°C per decade.
December is about average for rainfall in Madīnat Zāyid, averaging 7 mm of rainfall. The wettest December on record was 2022 with 53 mm, while the driest were 2018, 2023 and 2024, among others at 0 mm.
Relative humidity in Madīnat Zāyid during December averages 61%. The most humid December was 1993 at 67%, and the least humid was 1987 at 54%.
December receives about 4.2 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Madīnat Zāyid. The sunniest December was 1999 at 4.6 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2006 at 3.6.
Average wind speed in Madīnat Zāyid during December is 2.5 m/s. The windiest December was 2004 at 3.2 m/s, while the calmest were 1981 and 1996 at 2 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 19.8°C | 21.2°C | 21.0°C | 21.1°C | 21.8°C | +2°C |
| Avg High | 25.4°C | 27.0°C | 26.6°C | 26.9°C | 27.4°C | +2°C |
| Avg Low | 14.3°C | 15.5°C | 15.4°C | 15.3°C | 16.3°C | +2°C |
| Avg Rain | 9 mm | 6 mm | 6 mm | 1 mm | 14 mm | +4 mm |
December temperatures in Madīnat Zāyid have risen by about 2.2°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
December has ranged from a record low of 7.2°C (1986) to a record high of 34.2°C (2016).
Rainfall in December is about average for rainfall, averaging 7 mm, with a wettest year of 53 mm.
One of the best times to visit Madīnat Zāyid
December is one of the best times to visit Madīnat Zāyid. Expect days averaging 26.6°C and nights around 15.3°C (mean 21°C) — cooler than Madīnat Zāyid's yearly average — with low rainfall (7 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 | 27.2°C | 21.7°C | 16.1°C | 30.7°C | 9.4°C | 14 mm | 57% | 2.3 m/s | — |
| 2024 | 26.8°C | 21.1°C | 15.4°C | 30.3°C | 11.4°C | 0 mm | 61% | 2.5 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2023 | 28.1°C | 22.4°C | 16.8°C | 30.2°C | 14.3°C | 0 mm | 61% | 2.2 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2022 🌧️ | 27.7°C | 22.4°C | 17.1°C | 32.0°C | 13.2°C | 53 mm | 62% | 2.4 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2021 | 27.8°C | 22.1°C | 16.5°C | 30.3°C | 14.8°C | 14 mm | 58% | 2.2 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2020 | 26.9°C | 21.2°C | 15.6°C | 32.0°C | 11.9°C | 0 mm | 62% | 2.5 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2019 | 27.6°C | 22.1°C | 16.7°C | 31.5°C | 12.3°C | 5 mm | 60% | 2.4 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2018 | 27.6°C | 21.9°C | 16.1°C | 31.2°C | 12.3°C | 0 mm | 61% | 2.2 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2017 | 26.7°C | 20.8°C | 14.9°C | 30.6°C | 12.6°C | 1 mm | 61% | 2.8 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2016 | 28.6°C | 22.3°C | 16.1°C | 34.2°C | 13.3°C | 0 mm | 64% | 2.6 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2015 | 26.2°C | 20.9°C | 15.5°C | 29.9°C | 12.6°C | 1 mm | 63% | 2.8 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2014 | 26.6°C | 20.7°C | 14.7°C | 29.7°C | 11.8°C | 0 mm | 62% | 2.6 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2013 | 26.0°C | 20.1°C | 14.2°C | 29.9°C | 9.4°C | 0 mm | 61% | 2.8 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2012 | 27.4°C | 21.9°C | 16.5°C | 31.2°C | 12.5°C | 3 mm | 61% | 2.5 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2011 | 25.1°C | 19.2°C | 13.4°C | 27.0°C | 10.2°C | 0 mm | 63% | 2.8 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2010 | 26.9°C | 20.8°C | 14.6°C | 30.6°C | 8.9°C | 0 mm | 63% | 2.3 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2009 | 26.6°C | 21.4°C | 16.3°C | 31.3°C | 12.6°C | 24 mm | 60% | 2.7 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2008 | 24.9°C | 19.0°C | 13.0°C | 28.9°C | 8.9°C | 3 mm | 61% | 2.2 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2007 | 26.9°C | 21.1°C | 15.3°C | 30.2°C | 11.4°C | 0 mm | 60% | 2.3 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2006 | 23.8°C | 19.1°C | 14.4°C | 31.5°C | 10.3°C | 19 mm | 61% | 3.1 m/s | 3.6 |
| 2005 | 27.9°C | 22.0°C | 16.1°C | 29.6°C | 13.8°C | 0 mm | 60% | 2.2 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2004 | 25.8°C | 20.7°C | 15.6°C | 30.4°C | 9.4°C | 7 mm | 60% | 3.2 m/s | 3.9 |
| 2003 | 26.8°C | 20.9°C | 15.0°C | 30.4°C | 11.5°C | 3 mm | 60% | 2.5 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2002 | 27.1°C | 21.6°C | 16.0°C | 30.8°C | 11.6°C | 0 mm | 58% | 2.6 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2001 🔥 | 29.8°C | 23.6°C | 17.4°C | 32.6°C | 14.8°C | 0 mm | 57% | 2.2 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2000 | 26.6°C | 20.7°C | 14.8°C | 31.2°C | 12.4°C | 2 mm | 59% | 2.5 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1999 | 26.9°C | 20.9°C | 14.9°C | 29.6°C | 12.6°C | 4 mm | 62% | 2.5 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1998 | 29.3°C | 23.0°C | 16.6°C | 32.1°C | 14.0°C | 1 mm | 66% | 2.3 m/s | 4 |
| 1997 | 26.5°C | 21.2°C | 15.9°C | 30.3°C | 12.3°C | 0 mm | 61% | 2.3 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1996 | 26.1°C | 20.0°C | 13.9°C | 27.3°C | 11.3°C | 0 mm | 59% | 2 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1995 | 26.1°C | 21.3°C | 16.6°C | 30.4°C | 11.8°C | 41 mm | 67% | 2.9 m/s | 3.7 |
| 1994 | 26.1°C | 20.4°C | 14.7°C | 32.1°C | 9.3°C | 0 mm | 60% | 2.9 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1993 | 27.1°C | 21.1°C | 15.1°C | 29.2°C | 13.4°C | 0 mm | 67% | 2.1 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1992 | 27.0°C | 21.6°C | 16.3°C | 31.2°C | 13.9°C | 4 mm | 59% | 2.9 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1991 | 27.0°C | 21.5°C | 16.0°C | 30.7°C | 11.7°C | 11 mm | 57% | 3 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1990 | 27.7°C | 21.5°C | 15.4°C | 30.8°C | 11.9°C | 0 mm | 58% | 2.2 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1989 | 25.7°C | 20.5°C | 15.3°C | 30.7°C | 12.1°C | 16 mm | 60% | 2.7 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1988 | 27.0°C | 21.1°C | 15.2°C | 29.9°C | 11.4°C | 0 mm | 59% | 2.5 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1987 | 26.2°C | 20.1°C | 14.1°C | 29.6°C | 11.0°C | 3 mm | 54% | 2.5 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1986 | 23.9°C | 18.4°C | 13.0°C | 28.6°C | 7.2°C | 39 mm | 61% | 2.5 m/s | 4 |
| 1985 | 25.9°C | 20.2°C | 14.5°C | 29.3°C | 11.3°C | 1 mm | 56% | 2.7 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1984 | 26.6°C | 21.0°C | 15.5°C | 31.2°C | 12.0°C | 6 mm | 61% | 2.5 m/s | 3.8 |
| 1983 | 24.7°C | 19.3°C | 13.9°C | 28.2°C | 9.4°C | 0 mm | 59% | 2.3 m/s | — |
| 1982 ❄️ | 22.8°C | 17.7°C | 12.6°C | 30.5°C | 10.3°C | 18 mm | 63% | 2.5 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 26.2°C | 20.2°C | 14.2°C | 28.4°C | 12.5°C | 0 mm | 61% | 2 m/s | — |
Actual recorded December data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in December is around 26.6°C with lows near 15.3°C (mean 21°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
December averages 7 mm of rainfall in Madīnat Zāyid, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 53 mm in 2022.
The hottest December reached 34.2°C in 2016. The coldest dipped to 7.2°C in 1986.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average December temperatures have risen by about 2.2°C. Daytime highs moved from 25.2°C to 27.5°C and overnight lows from 14.1°C to 16.4°C over the same span.
December is one of the cooler months of the year in Madīnat Zāyid and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 26.6°C daytime highs and 15.3°C at night.
Not quite — December is the 3rd coolest month in Madīnat Zāyid, averaging 21°C.
For December in Madīnat Zāyid, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 26.6°C and lows of 15.3°C.
Relative humidity in December averages 61% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in December is 2.5 m/s. The windiest December on record averaged 3.2 m/s (2004).
The wettest December on record was 2022 with 53 mm. On average, December sees 7 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 Madīnat Zāyid 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.
