Al Līth weather in December

In December, Al Līth sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 20 mm of rain across 3.4 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 80% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of December to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Al Līth's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Līth's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
10th warmest
Overnight low
23°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
20 mm
3.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
6:51 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover
22%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical December day in Al Līth reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How December really feels in Al Līth

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 3 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
3
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Al Līth weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 22°313.810.97.4
Feb29° / 22°40.911.37.2
Mar31° / 24°7111.95.9
Apr34° / 27°61.312.44.4
May36° / 29°10.412.92.9
Jun37° / 30°0013.21.9
Jul37° / 30°10.213.11.9
Aug37° / 30°20.412.72.2
Sep36° / 30°10.112.12.9
Oct34° / 27°40.811.54.1
Nov32° / 25°152.8115.5
Dec29° / 23°203.410.86.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 80% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 11%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1928
2928
3919
4919
5919
69010
78911
88911
98812
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Al Līth gets around 20 mm of rain over 3.4 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 11% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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2012
2111
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Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the muggy band about 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 73% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1251041411
2251042401
3251143390
4251144370
5261245360
6261246340
7261347330
8261347310
9361348290
10371449270
11371450260
12371551240
13371552230
14481551220
15481651210
16481652200
17481652200
18581751190
19581751190
20581751180
21591850180
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286101947180
296101947170
307101947170
317111946160

Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min at the start of December to 10 h 48 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 6:58 AM, and sunset from 5:35 PM to 5:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.96:435:35
210.96:435:35
310.96:445:35
410.86:445:35
510.86:455:35
610.86:465:36
710.86:465:36
810.86:475:36
910.86:485:36
1010.86:485:37
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3110.86:585:46

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.41 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.41 kWh/m² to a high of 7.31 kWh/m² in May across the year — December's 4.41 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Al Līth

In seasonPeak

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

Al Līth sees seasonal dust haze (May–September), heaviest in June.

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

Is December a good time to visit Al Līth?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Al Līth for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Al Līth in December

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

In December, Al Līth sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. About 3 days see rain.

light clothes

Sea temperature near Al Līth in December

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in October at about 31°C and coldest in February near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep31Tropical
Oct31Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Al Līth 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 Al Līth peaks around April 13 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highHighApr 13UV 11Dec 12UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov6High
Dec6High

Air quality in Al Līth 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 Al Līth is worst in May — around 90 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.0× the cleanest month (November, 44 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorMay 990 µg/m³Nov 2344 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan46Poor
Feb53Poor
Mar71Unhealthy
Apr89Unhealthy
May90Unhealthy
Jun66Unhealthy
Jul64Unhealthy
Aug71Unhealthy
Sep74Unhealthy
Oct55Poor
Nov44Poor
Dec45Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Al Līth?

Al Līth sits at 20.1°N, 40.3°E, 6 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Ash Shafā, 103 km away.

Ta'ifAl BahahAl ‘AqīqBaljurashiMeccaAl JumūmTurabah

Topography around Al Līth

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Līth has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 187 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,293 m.

The land around Al Līth is covered by bare terrain (45%) within 3 km, bare terrain (50%) and water (46%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (47%) and water (45%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
187 m
80 km
2,293 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Ash Shafā 103 km · Ta'if 126 km · Al Bahah 126 km · Al ‘Aqīq 132 km · Baljurashi 138 km · Mecca 150 km · Al Jumūm 174 km · Turabah 185 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 Al Līth (20.148°, 40.2722°, elevation 6 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).