Ta'if weather in December

In December, Ta'if sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 17 mm of rain across 3.1 wet days and about 10.7 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 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Ta'if's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ta'if's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 22°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 17 mm; 3.1 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 42 min; 6:53 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover: 30%; 7th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 4.53 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.3; out of 10

Ta'if is city in Saudi Arabia.

Density: 2,145/km²; people per km²
Founded: ~501 CE

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 22°C by the end.

A typical December day in Ta'if reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°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)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11

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

How December really feels in Ta'if

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.

Ta'if 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	21° / 11°	33	5	10.9	7.7
Feb	23° / 12°	9	2.5	11.3	8.7
Mar	25° / 14°	20	4.9	11.8	8.3
Apr	28° / 17°	35	7.7	12.5	6.9
May	31° / 21°	25	6.3	13	4.9
Jun	34° / 23°	3	1	13.3	3.8
Jul	34° / 24°	3	1	13.2	4.1
Aug	34° / 24°	15	4.6	12.7	3.7
Sep	33° / 22°	14	3.9	12.1	4.3
Oct	29° / 18°	9	2.6	11.5	6.9
Nov	25° / 14°	13	3.3	11	8.5
Dec	22° / 12°	17	3.1	10.7	8.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%.

	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 (%)	88	87	87	87	85	85	85	83	83	83	83	83	83	82	82	82	83	83	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	83	83	83	82	82
Cloudier (%)	12	13	13	13	15	15	15	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	18	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	88	12
2	87	13
3	87	13
4	87	13
5	85	15
6	85	15
7	85	15
8	83	17
9	83	17
10	83	17
11	83	17
12	83	17
13	83	17
14	82	18
15	82	18
16	82	18
17	83	17
18	83	17
19	84	16
20	84	16
21	84	16
22	84	16
23	84	16
24	84	16
25	84	16
26	84	16
27	83	17
28	83	17
29	83	17
30	82	18
31	82	18

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Ta'if gets around 17 mm of rain over 3.1 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 10% and peaks near 12% 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 (%)	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	11	11

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

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 89% 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 (%)	85	85	86	86	86	86	86	86	87	87	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	89	90	90	91	92	92	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	94
Comfortable (%)	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	10	10	9	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	86	14
4	86	14
5	86	14
6	86	14
7	86	14
8	86	14
9	87	13
10	87	13
11	87	13
12	87	13
13	87	13
14	87	13
15	88	12
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	89	11
19	90	10
20	90	10
21	91	9
22	92	8
23	92	8
24	93	7
25	93	7
26	93	7
27	94	6
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	94	6

Wind in December

Winds average 9 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
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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 6:44 AM to 7:00 AM, and sunset from 5:32 PM to 5:43 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)	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:44	6:45	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:49	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:51	6:52	6:53	6:53	6:54	6:54	6:55	6:55	6:56	6:56	6:57	6:57	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:59	6:59	6:59	7:00
Sunset (PM)	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:43

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.8	6:44	5:32
2	10.8	6:45	5:32
3	10.8	6:45	5:32
4	10.8	6:46	5:32
5	10.8	6:47	5:33
6	10.8	6:47	5:33
7	10.8	6:48	5:33
8	10.7	6:49	5:33
9	10.7	6:49	5:34
10	10.7	6:50	5:34
11	10.7	6:50	5:34
12	10.7	6:51	5:34
13	10.7	6:51	5:35
14	10.7	6:52	5:35
15	10.7	6:53	5:35
16	10.7	6:53	5:36
17	10.7	6:54	5:36
18	10.7	6:54	5:37
19	10.7	6:55	5:37
20	10.7	6:55	5:38
21	10.7	6:56	5:38
22	10.7	6:56	5:38
23	10.7	6:57	5:39
24	10.7	6:57	5:39
25	10.7	6:58	5:40
26	10.7	6:58	5:40
27	10.7	6:58	5:41
28	10.7	6:59	5:41
29	10.7	6:59	5:42
30	10.7	6:59	5:43
31	10.7	7:00	5:43

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.53 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.53 kWh/m² to a high of 7.31 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 4.53 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)	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5
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	4.6	Bright
2	4.6	Bright
3	4.6	Bright
4	4.6	Bright
5	4.6	Bright
6	4.6	Bright
7	4.6	Bright
8	4.6	Bright
9	4.5	Bright
10	4.5	Bright
11	4.5	Bright
12	4.5	Bright
13	4.5	Bright
14	4.5	Bright
15	4.5	Bright
16	4.5	Bright
17	4.5	Bright
18	4.5	Bright
19	4.5	Bright
20	4.5	Bright
21	4.5	Bright
22	4.5	Bright
23	4.5	Bright
24	4.5	Bright
25	4.5	Bright
26	4.5	Bright
27	4.5	Bright
28	4.5	Bright
29	4.5	Bright
30	4.5	Bright
31	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Ta'if

In seasonPeak

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

Ta'if sees seasonal dust haze (May–September), heaviest in June.

Dust

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Is December a good time to visit Ta'if?

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

8.3

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

5.9

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit Ta'if for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Ta'if in December

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

In December, Ta'if sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ta'if 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 Ta'if peaks around July 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 6 (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)	8	10	12	13	12	12	13	11	11	10	7	6
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	8	Very high
Feb	10	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	10	Very high
Nov	7	Very high
Dec	6	High

Air quality in Ta'if 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 Ta'if is worst in March — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), 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)	46	49	55	54	50	48	40	45	48	44	42	47
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	46	Poor
Feb	49	Poor
Mar	55	Poor
Apr	54	Poor
May	50	Poor
Jun	48	Poor
Jul	40	Poor
Aug	45	Poor
Sep	48	Poor
Oct	44	Poor
Nov	42	Poor
Dec	47	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Ta'if?

Ta'if sits at 21.3°N, 40.4°E, 1,672 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Ash Shafā, 24 km away.

Topography around Ta'if

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ta'if has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m around an average of 1,682 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,037 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,535 m.

The land around Ta'if is covered by artificial surfaces (73%) within 3 km, bare terrain (73%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (84%) within 80 km.

3 km

159 m

artificial surfaces 73%

16 km

1,037 m

bare terrain 73%

80 km

2,535 m

bare terrain 84%

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← November Ta'if year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Ash Shafā 24 km · Mecca 64 km · Al Jumūm 84 km · Al ‘Aqīq 125 km · Al Līth 126 km · Turabah 126 km · Jeddah 130 km · Khulayş 150 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 Ta'if (21.2703°, 40.4158°, elevation 1,672 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	23	13
2	23	13
3	23	13
4	23	13
5	23	13
6	23	12
7	23	12
8	23	12
9	23	12
10	23	12
11	23	12
12	22	12
13	22	12
14	22	12
15	22	12
16	22	12
17	22	12
18	22	12
19	22	12
20	22	12
21	22	11
22	22	11
23	22	11
24	22	11
25	22	11
26	22	11
27	22	11
28	22	11
29	22	11
30	22	11
31	22	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	88	12
2	87	13
3	87	13
4	87	13
5	85	15
6	85	15
7	85	15
8	83	17
9	83	17
10	83	17
11	83	17
12	83	17
13	83	17
14	82	18
15	82	18
16	82	18
17	83	17
18	83	17
19	84	16
20	84	16
21	84	16
22	84	16
23	84	16
24	84	16
25	84	16
26	84	16
27	83	17
28	83	17
29	83	17
30	82	18
31	82	18

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	86	14
4	86	14
5	86	14
6	86	14
7	86	14
8	86	14
9	87	13
10	87	13
11	87	13
12	87	13
13	87	13
14	87	13
15	88	12
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	89	11
19	90	10
20	90	10
21	91	9
22	92	8
23	92	8
24	93	7
25	93	7
26	93	7
27	94	6
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	94	6

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	88	12
2	87	13
3	87	13
4	87	13
5	85	15
6	85	15
7	85	15
8	83	17
9	83	17
10	83	17
11	83	17
12	83	17
13	83	17
14	82	18
15	82	18
16	82	18
17	83	17
18	83	17
19	84	16
20	84	16
21	84	16
22	84	16
23	84	16
24	84	16
25	84	16
26	84	16
27	83	17
28	83	17
29	83	17
30	82	18
31	82	18

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	86	14
4	86	14
5	86	14
6	86	14
7	86	14
8	86	14
9	87	13
10	87	13
11	87	13
12	87	13
13	87	13
14	87	13
15	88	12
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	89	11
19	90	10
20	90	10
21	91	9
22	92	8
23	92	8
24	93	7
25	93	7
26	93	7
27	94	6
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	94	6

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	88	12
2	87	13
3	87	13
4	87	13
5	85	15
6	85	15
7	85	15
8	83	17
9	83	17
10	83	17
11	83	17
12	83	17
13	83	17
14	82	18
15	82	18
16	82	18
17	83	17
18	83	17
19	84	16
20	84	16
21	84	16
22	84	16
23	84	16
24	84	16
25	84	16
26	84	16
27	83	17
28	83	17
29	83	17
30	82	18
31	82	18

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	86	14
4	86	14
5	86	14
6	86	14
7	86	14
8	86	14
9	87	13
10	87	13
11	87	13
12	87	13
13	87	13
14	87	13
15	88	12
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	89	11
19	90	10
20	90	10
21	91	9
22	92	8
23	92	8
24	93	7
25	93	7
26	93	7
27	94	6
28	94	6
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	94	6