Baljurashi weather in December

In December, Baljurashi sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 17 mm of rain across 3.4 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in December, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Baljurashi's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Baljurashi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
11th warmest
Overnight low
16°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
17 mm
3.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
6:46 AM – 5:34 PM
Cloud cover
25%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Baljurashi is city in Saudi Arabia, in the Al Baha region.

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 27°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical December day in Baljurashi reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12717
22717
32717
42717
52717
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302616
312516

How December really feels in Baljurashi

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.

Baljurashi weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 16°37610.98.1
Feb27° / 17°233.411.38.2
Mar29° / 19°27511.96.8
Apr32° / 22°275.612.44.9
May35° / 24°249.412.92.9
Jun36° / 26°15613.22.2
Jul35° / 26°206.613.12.8
Aug34° / 26°4713.412.72.7
Sep35° / 24°3410.512.12.8
Oct32° / 21°123.511.54.8
Nov29° / 19°102.311.17.3
Dec26° / 16°173.410.88.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 11%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1928
2928
3928
4928
5919
6919
7919
8919
9919
108911
118911
128911
138911
148911
158911
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278812
288812
298614
308614
318515

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Baljurashi gets around 17 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 12% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
111
212
312
412
512
612
713
813
913
1013
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3113

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the comfortable band about 43% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1304128
2314128
3324127
4324127
5334126
6334126
7334125
8344125
9344224
10344224
11344223
12344323
13344322
14344422
15344421
16354521
17354520
18364519
19364618
20374617
21394516
22404515
23414514
24434413
25444412
26454411
27464311
28464310
29474310
3048439
3148439

Wind in December

Winds average 6 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 6:37 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 5:30 PM to 5:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.96:375:30
210.96:385:30
310.96:385:30
410.96:395:31
510.96:395:31
610.86:405:31
710.86:415:31
810.86:415:31
910.86:425:32
1010.86:425:32
1110.86:435:32
1210.86:445:33
1310.86:445:33
1410.86:455:33
1510.86:455:34
1610.86:465:34
1710.86:465:35
1810.86:475:35
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2010.86:485:36
2110.86:485:36
2210.86:495:37
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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 4.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.62 kWh/m² to a high of 7.05 kWh/m² in May across the year — December's 4.66 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
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274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Baljurashi

In seasonPeak

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

Baljurashi 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 Baljurashi?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Baljurashi in December

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

In December, Baljurashi sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Baljurashi in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Baljurashi peaks around April 10 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighApr 10UV 12Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Baljurashi 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 Baljurashi is worst in March — around 68 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyMar 2068 µg/m³Oct 1953 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan64Unhealthy
Feb65Unhealthy
Mar68Unhealthy
Apr67Unhealthy
May64Unhealthy
Jun63Unhealthy
Jul63Unhealthy
Aug61Unhealthy
Sep58Unhealthy
Oct52Poor
Nov55Poor
Dec62Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Baljurashi?

Baljurashi sits at 19.9°N, 41.6°E, 2,041 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Al Bahah, 19 km away.

Al LīthTurabah

Topography around Baljurashi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Baljurashi has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 915 m around an average of 2,002 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,128 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,576 m.

The land around Baljurashi is covered by shrubs (27%), bare terrain (21%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, bare terrain (51%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
915 m
16 km
2,128 m
80 km
2,576 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Al Bahah 19 km · Sabt Alalayah 53 km · Al ‘Aqīq 89 km · An Nimas 99 km · Bariq 111 km · Qal‘at Bīshah 111 km · Al Līth 138 km · Turabah 151 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 Baljurashi (19.8594°, 41.5572°, elevation 2,041 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).