Sabt Alalayah weather in December

In December, Sabt Alalayah sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 10 mm of rain across 2.2 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Sabt Alalayah's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sabt Alalayah's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 23°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 10 mm; 2.2 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 48 min; 6:44 AM – 5:33 PM
Cloud cover: 23%; 5th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 4.82 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.8; out of 10

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical December day in Sabt Alalayah reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	14
2	24	14
3	24	14
4	24	14
5	24	14
6	24	14
7	24	13
8	24	13
9	24	13
10	23	13
11	23	13
12	23	13
13	23	13
14	23	13
15	23	13
16	23	13
17	23	13
18	23	13
19	23	13
20	23	13
21	23	13
22	23	12
23	23	12
24	23	12
25	23	12
26	23	12
27	23	12
28	23	12
29	23	12
30	23	12
31	22	12

How December really feels in Sabt Alalayah

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Sabt Alalayah weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	22° / 12°	32	4.9	11	8.0
Feb	24° / 14°	17	3	11.3	8.7
Mar	26° / 16°	24	5.1	11.9	8.2
Apr	29° / 18°	28	7.1	12.4	6.7
May	32° / 21°	37	11.8	12.9	4.4
Jun	34° / 23°	19	6.5	13.2	3.6
Jul	32° / 23°	21	7.3	13.1	4.1
Aug	32° / 22°	53	14.6	12.7	3.8
Sep	32° / 21°	46	11.8	12.1	4.2
Oct	29° / 18°	15	4.9	11.5	7.0
Nov	25° / 15°	7	2	11.1	8.8
Dec	23° / 13°	10	2.2	10.8	8.8

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 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 9%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	91	91	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	89	88	88
Cloudier (%)	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	12	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	92	8
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	91	9
20	91	9
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	90	10
26	90	10
27	90	10
28	90	10
29	89	11
30	88	12
31	88	12

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Sabt Alalayah gets around 10 mm of rain over 2.2 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 10% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	9	10

	Rain chance (%)
1	7
2	7
3	7
4	7
5	7
6	7
7	7
8	7
9	7
10	7
11	7
12	7
13	7
14	7
15	7
16	7
17	7
18	7
19	7
20	7
21	7
22	7
23	7
24	7
25	8
26	8
27	8
28	9
29	9
30	9
31	10

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 84% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	77	78	78	78	79	79	80	80	80	81	81	81	82	82	83	84	84	85	86	87	88	89	89	90	91	91	91	92	92	92	92
Comfortable (%)	23	22	22	22	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	17	16	16	15	14	13	12	11	11	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	8

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	77	23
2	78	22
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	79	21
6	79	21
7	80	20
8	80	20
9	80	20
10	81	19
11	81	19
12	81	19
13	82	18
14	82	18
15	83	17
16	84	16
17	84	16
18	85	15
19	86	14
20	87	13
21	88	12
22	89	11
23	89	11
24	90	10
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	92	8
29	92	8
30	92	8
31	92	8

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
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11	6	calm
12	6	calm
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14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm
31	6	calm

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 6:35 AM to 6:50 AM, and sunset from 5:29 PM to 5:40 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:45	6:46	6:46	6:47	6:47	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:49	6:49	6:50	6:50	6:50
Sunset (PM)	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.9	6:35	5:29
2	10.9	6:35	5:29
3	10.9	6:36	5:29
4	10.9	6:37	5:29
5	10.9	6:37	5:30
6	10.9	6:38	5:30
7	10.9	6:38	5:30
8	10.9	6:39	5:30
9	10.9	6:40	5:31
10	10.8	6:40	5:31
11	10.8	6:41	5:31
12	10.8	6:41	5:32
13	10.8	6:42	5:32
14	10.8	6:42	5:32
15	10.8	6:43	5:33
16	10.8	6:44	5:33
17	10.8	6:44	5:33
18	10.8	6:45	5:34
19	10.8	6:45	5:34
20	10.8	6:46	5:35
21	10.8	6:46	5:35
22	10.8	6:47	5:36
23	10.8	6:47	5:36
24	10.8	6:48	5:37
25	10.8	6:48	5:37
26	10.8	6:48	5:38
27	10.8	6:49	5:38
28	10.8	6:49	5:39
29	10.8	6:50	5:39
30	10.8	6:50	5:40
31	10.8	6:50	5:40

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.79 kWh/m² to a high of 7.07 kWh/m² in May across the year — December's 4.82 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.9	Bright
2	4.9	Bright
3	4.9	Bright
4	4.9	Bright
5	4.9	Bright
6	4.9	Bright
7	4.9	Bright
8	4.9	Bright
9	4.9	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.8	Bright
15	4.8	Bright
16	4.8	Bright
17	4.8	Bright
18	4.8	Bright
19	4.8	Bright
20	4.8	Bright
21	4.8	Bright
22	4.8	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.8	Bright
25	4.8	Bright
26	4.8	Bright
27	4.8	Bright
28	4.8	Bright
29	4.8	Bright
30	4.8	Bright
31	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Sabt Alalayah

In seasonPeak

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

Sabt Alalayah sees seasonal dust haze (May–September), heaviest in July.

Dust

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Is December a good time to visit Sabt Alalayah?

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

8.8

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

6.9

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sabt Alalayah in December

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

In December, Sabt Alalayah sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sabt Alalayah 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 Sabt Alalayah peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 7 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	9	11	13	13	11	12	12	11	11	11	8	7
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	7	High

Air quality in Sabt Alalayah 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 Sabt Alalayah is worst in February — around 58 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	57	58	57	57	55	58	53	56	57	49	51	56
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	57	Unhealthy
Feb	58	Unhealthy
Mar	57	Unhealthy
Apr	57	Unhealthy
May	55	Poor
Jun	58	Unhealthy
Jul	53	Poor
Aug	56	Unhealthy
Sep	57	Unhealthy
Oct	49	Poor
Nov	51	Poor
Dec	56	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Sabt Alalayah?

Sabt Alalayah sits at 19.6°N, 42.0°E, 2,800 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is An Nimas, 51 km away.

Topography around Sabt Alalayah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sabt Alalayah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 196 m around an average of 2,002 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,821 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,643 m.

The land around Sabt Alalayah is covered by bare terrain (62%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, bare terrain (56%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (81%) within 80 km.

3 km

196 m

bare terrain 62%

16 km

1,821 m

bare terrain 56%

80 km

2,643 m

bare terrain 81%

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← November Sabt Alalayah year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: An Nimas 51 km · Baljurashi 53 km · Al Bahah 71 km · Bariq 72 km · Qal‘at Bīshah 82 km · Al ‘Aqīq 132 km · Abha 162 km · Khamis Mushait 163 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 Sabt Alalayah (19.5773°, 41.9636°, elevation 2,800 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	14
2	24	14
3	24	14
4	24	14
5	24	14
6	24	14
7	24	13
8	24	13
9	24	13
10	23	13
11	23	13
12	23	13
13	23	13
14	23	13
15	23	13
16	23	13
17	23	13
18	23	13
19	23	13
20	23	13
21	23	13
22	23	12
23	23	12
24	23	12
25	23	12
26	23	12
27	23	12
28	23	12
29	23	12
30	23	12
31	22	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	92	8
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	91	9
20	91	9
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	90	10
26	90	10
27	90	10
28	90	10
29	89	11
30	88	12
31	88	12

	Rain chance (%)
1	7
2	7
3	7
4	7
5	7
6	7
7	7
8	7
9	7
10	7
11	7
12	7
13	7
14	7
15	7
16	7
17	7
18	7
19	7
20	7
21	7
22	7
23	7
24	7
25	8
26	8
27	8
28	9
29	9
30	9
31	10

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	77	23
2	78	22
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	79	21
6	79	21
7	80	20
8	80	20
9	80	20
10	81	19
11	81	19
12	81	19
13	82	18
14	82	18
15	83	17
16	84	16
17	84	16
18	85	15
19	86	14
20	87	13
21	88	12
22	89	11
23	89	11
24	90	10
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	92	8
29	92	8
30	92	8
31	92	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	14
2	24	14
3	24	14
4	24	14
5	24	14
6	24	14
7	24	13
8	24	13
9	24	13
10	23	13
11	23	13
12	23	13
13	23	13
14	23	13
15	23	13
16	23	13
17	23	13
18	23	13
19	23	13
20	23	13
21	23	13
22	23	12
23	23	12
24	23	12
25	23	12
26	23	12
27	23	12
28	23	12
29	23	12
30	23	12
31	22	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	92	8
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	91	9
20	91	9
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	90	10
26	90	10
27	90	10
28	90	10
29	89	11
30	88	12
31	88	12

	Rain chance (%)
1	7
2	7
3	7
4	7
5	7
6	7
7	7
8	7
9	7
10	7
11	7
12	7
13	7
14	7
15	7
16	7
17	7
18	7
19	7
20	7
21	7
22	7
23	7
24	7
25	8
26	8
27	8
28	9
29	9
30	9
31	10

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	77	23
2	78	22
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	79	21
6	79	21
7	80	20
8	80	20
9	80	20
10	81	19
11	81	19
12	81	19
13	82	18
14	82	18
15	83	17
16	84	16
17	84	16
18	85	15
19	86	14
20	87	13
21	88	12
22	89	11
23	89	11
24	90	10
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	92	8
29	92	8
30	92	8
31	92	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	14
2	24	14
3	24	14
4	24	14
5	24	14
6	24	14
7	24	13
8	24	13
9	24	13
10	23	13
11	23	13
12	23	13
13	23	13
14	23	13
15	23	13
16	23	13
17	23	13
18	23	13
19	23	13
20	23	13
21	23	13
22	23	12
23	23	12
24	23	12
25	23	12
26	23	12
27	23	12
28	23	12
29	23	12
30	23	12
31	22	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	92	8
9	92	8
10	92	8
11	92	8
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	92	8
16	92	8
17	92	8
18	92	8
19	91	9
20	91	9
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	90	10
25	90	10
26	90	10
27	90	10
28	90	10
29	89	11
30	88	12
31	88	12

	Rain chance (%)
1	7
2	7
3	7
4	7
5	7
6	7
7	7
8	7
9	7
10	7
11	7
12	7
13	7
14	7
15	7
16	7
17	7
18	7
19	7
20	7
21	7
22	7
23	7
24	7
25	8
26	8
27	8
28	9
29	9
30	9
31	10

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	77	23
2	78	22
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	79	21
6	79	21
7	80	20
8	80	20
9	80	20
10	81	19
11	81	19
12	81	19
13	82	18
14	82	18
15	83	17
16	84	16
17	84	16
18	85	15
19	86	14
20	87	13
21	88	12
22	89	11
23	89	11
24	90	10
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	92	8
29	92	8
30	92	8
31	92	8