‘Ibrī weather in December

In December, ‘Ibrī sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 5 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 84% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 42 min at the start of December to 10 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is ‘Ibrī's 4th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see ‘Ibrī's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
11th warmest
Overnight low
15°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
6:53 AM – 5:27 PM
Cloud cover
16%
4th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.6
out of 10

‘Ibrī is city in Oman.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical December day in ‘Ibrī reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How December really feels in ‘Ibrī

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

‘Ibrī weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 13°61.110.79.0
Feb28° / 15°40.811.28.3
Mar31° / 19°141.511.85.7
Apr36° / 23°91.112.52.8
May40° / 28°10.413.10.2
Jun43° / 30°10.213.40.0
Jul42° / 31°60.913.30.0
Aug42° / 30°30.912.80.0
Sep40° / 28°10.212.10.4
Oct36° / 24°10.111.52.8
Nov31° / 19°30.210.96.2
Dec27° / 15°50.510.68.6

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 84% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 8%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1937
2937
3928
4928
5928
6928
7928
8928
9928
10928
11919
12919
13919
14919
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22928
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26928
27928
28928
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31919

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

‘Ibrī gets around 5 mm of rain over 0.5 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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31
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Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
189101
289101
39091
49091
59091
69091
79091
89091
98992
108992
1188102
1288102
1388102
1488102
1587112
1687112
1787112
1887112
1987112
2087112
2188102
2288102
2388102
249091
259091
269181
279181
289271
299271
309271
319361

Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min at the start of December to 10 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:43 AM to 6:59 AM, and sunset from 5:24 PM to 5:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.76:435:24
210.76:445:24
310.76:455:24
410.66:455:24
510.66:465:24
610.66:475:25
710.66:475:25
810.66:485:25
910.66:495:25
1010.66:495:26
1110.66:505:26
1210.66:505:26
1310.66:515:26
1410.66:525:27
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1610.66:535:27
1710.66:535:28
1810.66:545:28
1910.66:545:29
2010.66:555:29
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2910.66:595:34
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.56 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.56 kWh/m² to a high of 7.67 kWh/m² in May across the year — December's 4.56 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
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64.6Bright
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for ‘Ibrī

In seasonPeak

None of ‘Ibrī's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

‘Ibrī sees seasonal dust haze (March–September), heaviest in July.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit ‘Ibrī?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

8.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit ‘Ibrī for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for ‘Ibrī in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, ‘Ibrī sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in ‘Ibrī in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in ‘Ibrī peaks around May 20 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 6 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighMay 20UV 11Dec 15UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb9Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr9Very high
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec6High

Air quality in ‘Ibrī in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in ‘Ibrī is worst in July — around 92 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.3× the cleanest month (November, 28 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 1890 µg/m³Nov 2228 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan34Moderate
Feb39Poor
Mar46Poor
Apr54Poor
May61Unhealthy
Jun66Unhealthy
Jul92Unhealthy
Aug76Unhealthy
Sep52Poor
Oct32Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is ‘Ibrī?

‘Ibrī sits at 23.2°N, 56.5°E, 359 m above sea level, in Oman. The nearest listed city is Yanqul, 40 km away.

BahlaRustaqAl KhābūrahNizwaŞaḩamAs SuwayqSohar

Topography around ‘Ibrī

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of ‘Ibrī.

Within 3 km, the terrain around ‘Ibrī has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 153 m around an average of 370 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 435 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,823 m.

The land around ‘Ibrī is covered by bare terrain (61%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, bare terrain (94%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
153 m
16 km
435 m
80 km
2,823 m
treescroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Yanqul 40 km · Bahla 85 km · Rustaq 95 km · Al Khābūrah 102 km · Nizwa 109 km · Şaḩam 112 km · As Suwayq 117 km · Sohar 126 km

Oman travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type G
240 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 47% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$19,947
2025
Happiness
6.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
91%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
10.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 407
Religion
Muslim 86%Christian 6%Hindu 6%other and unaffiliated 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for ‘Ibrī (23.2257°, 56.5157°, elevation 359 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).