Jeddah weather in December

In December, Jeddah sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 14 mm of rain across 2.6 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of December to 10 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Jeddah's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jeddah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
10th warmest
Overnight low
23°
4th coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
2.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
6:58 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover
23%
11th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Jeddah is city in Saudi Arabia.

Density
2,936/km²
people per km²

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 27°C by the end.

A typical December day in Jeddah reaches about 28°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 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°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 Jeddah

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.

Jeddah weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 21°24310.88.2
Feb27° / 21°20.711.38.6
Mar29° / 22°40.711.87.5
Apr31° / 25°40.512.55.9
May34° / 27°10.3134.4
Jun35° / 28°0013.33.8
Jul35° / 29°0013.23.2
Aug35° / 30°0012.73.3
Sep34° / 29°0012.13.8
Oct33° / 27°30.411.54.6
Nov31° / 25°262.4116.1
Dec28° / 23°142.610.77.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% 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 12%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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29010
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Jeddah gets around 14 mm of rain over 2.6 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 8% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 32% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 45% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1414203725
2415203724
3515203623
4516213622
5517213621
6617223620
7618223518
8718233517
9719243516
10820243414
11820253413
12821263312
13821273311
14822273310
1582228329
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Wind in December

Winds average 16 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
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515light breeze
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815light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
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3117light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of December to 10 h 42 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 6:49 AM to 7:05 AM, and sunset from 5:37 PM to 5:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.86:495:37
210.86:505:37
310.86:515:37
410.86:515:37
510.86:525:37
610.76:535:37
710.76:535:38
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1010.76:555:38
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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 4.31 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.31 kWh/m² to a high of 7.46 kWh/m² in May across the year — December's 4.31 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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314.3Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Jeddah

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
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Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
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Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Jeddah?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Jeddah in December

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

In December, Jeddah sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes.

light clothes

Sea temperature near Jeddah in December

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 14 km away) is warmest in August at about 31°C and coldest in February near 26°C.

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

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr27Warm
May28Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug31Tropical
Sep31Tropical
Oct31Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Jeddah in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Jeddah peaks around July 12 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 12UV 11Dec 16UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb8Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr11Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov6High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Jeddah 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 Jeddah is worst in January — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMar 2238 µg/m³Nov 924 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan38Poor
Feb35Moderate
Mar38Poor
Apr37Poor
May30Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec35Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Jeddah?

Jeddah sits at 21.5°N, 39.2°E, 7 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Al Jumūm, 55 km away.

Ash ShafāTa'ifRābighAl Līth

Topography around Jeddah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jeddah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 246 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 934 m.

The land around Jeddah is covered by artificial surfaces (72%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (39%), water (34%) and bare terrain (26%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (60%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
30 m
16 km
246 m
80 km
934 m
artificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Al Jumūm 55 km · Mecca 67 km · Khulayş 75 km · Thuwal 88 km · Ash Shafā 126 km · Ta'if 130 km · Rābigh 146 km · Al Līth 187 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 Jeddah (21.4901°, 39.1862°, elevation 7 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).