Ad Dawādimī weather in December

In December, Ad Dawādimī sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 9 mm of rain across 1.8 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 36 min at the start of December to 10 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Ad Dawādimī's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ad Dawādimī's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
11th warmest
Overnight low
11°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
1.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
6:44 AM – 5:13 PM
Cloud cover
26%
8th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.5
out of 10

Ad Dawādimī is human settlement in Saudi Arabia.

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 23°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical December day in Ad Dawādimī reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 5°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Ad Dawādimī

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.

Ad Dawādimī 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
Jan20° / 142.510.78.0
Feb23° / 11°61.311.18.9
Mar27° / 15°152.711.88.1
Apr32° / 19°183.912.64.9
May37° / 24°30.713.21.8
Jun40° / 27°0013.50.0
Jul41° / 27°0013.40.0
Aug41° / 28°0012.90.0
Sep39° / 25°0012.21.0
Oct33° / 20°20.411.44.6
Nov26° / 15°172.810.88.2
Dec22° / 11°91.810.58.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28416
38317
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58317
68317
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Ad Dawādimī gets around 9 mm of rain over 1.8 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 7% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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510
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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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19172
29172
39262
49262
59262
69451
79451
89541
99541
109631
119730
129730
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Wind in December

Winds average 16 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
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516light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 min at the start of December to 10 h 30 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 6:34 AM to 6:51 AM, and sunset from 5:10 PM to 5:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.66:345:10
210.66:355:10
310.66:365:10
410.66:375:10
510.66:375:10
610.56:385:11
710.56:385:11
810.56:395:11
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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 4.26 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.26 kWh/m² to a high of 7.75 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 4.26 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Hazard calendar for Ad Dawādimī

In seasonPeak

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

Ad Dawādimī sees seasonal dust haze (February–September), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Is December a good time to visit Ad Dawādimī?

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

8.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit Ad Dawādimī for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Ad Dawādimī in December

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

In December, Ad Dawādimī sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 11°C. Little to plan around — just the basics.

UV index in Ad Dawādimī in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ad Dawādimī peaks around July 15 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighJul 15UV 12Dec 17UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb8Very high
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Ad Dawādimī 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 Ad Dawādimī is worst in March — around 85 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.2× the cleanest month (October, 39 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyMar 1984 µg/m³Oct 939 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan62Unhealthy
Feb71Unhealthy
Mar85Unhealthy
Apr77Unhealthy
May72Unhealthy
Jun48Poor
Jul47Poor
Aug45Poor
Sep39Poor
Oct39Poor
Nov52Poor
Dec61Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ad Dawādimī?

Ad Dawādimī sits at 24.5°N, 44.4°E, 975 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Shaqra, 119 km away.

Al MithnabAfifAr RassAl Badā’i‘ al WusţáUnaizahAl Khabrā’Riyāḑ al Khabrā’

Topography around Ad Dawādimī

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ad Dawādimī has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 971 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 234 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 540 m.

The land around Ad Dawādimī is covered by bare terrain (58%) and artificial surfaces (42%) within 3 km, bare terrain (96%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (98%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
234 m
80 km
540 m
croplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Shaqra 119 km · Al Mithnab 151 km · Afif 164 km · Ar Rass 176 km · Al Badā’i‘ al Wusţá 177 km · Unaizah 181 km · Al Khabrā’ 190 km · Riyāḑ al Khabrā’ 193 km

Saudi Arabia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type G
230 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 47% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$34,537
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
0.9
per 100k, 2019
Road deaths
35.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 404

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 Ad Dawādimī (24.5077°, 44.3924°, elevation 975 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).