Taymā’ weather in December

In December, Taymā’ sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 24 min at the start of December to 10 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Taymā’'s 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Taymā’'s year-round climate.

Daytime high: 19°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 6°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 3 mm; 0.5 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 18 min; 7:14 AM – 5:30 PM
Cloud cover: 25%; 11th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 4.08 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.1; out of 10

Taymā’ is city in Saudi Arabia.

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 20°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical December day in Taymā’ reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 5°C cooler than November and about 2°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)	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Avg low (°C)	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5

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

How December really feels in Taymā’

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.

Taymā’ weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	17° / 5°	6	1	10.4	7.3
Feb	20° / 6°	2	0.4	11	8.4
Mar	24° / 10°	5	0.9	11.8	9.1
Apr	29° / 15°	2	0.7	12.6	7.4
May	33° / 19°	1	0.3	13.3	4.6
Jun	36° / 22°	0	0	13.7	2.6
Jul	38° / 24°	0	0	13.6	1.8
Aug	38° / 24°	0	0	13	1.3
Sep	36° / 22°	0	0	12.2	2.8
Oct	31° / 17°	1	0.4	11.3	5.9
Nov	24° / 11°	5	1.1	10.6	8.9
Dec	19° / 6°	3	0.5	10.3	8.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% 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 18%.

	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 (%)	81	81	81	82	82	83	83	84	84	86	86	86	86	86	86	85	84	84	83	83	83	82	81	80	79	79	78	78	78	78	78
Cloudier (%)	19	19	19	18	18	17	17	16	16	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	16	16	17	17	17	18	19	20	21	21	22	22	22	22	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	82	18
5	82	18
6	83	17
7	83	17
8	84	16
9	84	16
10	86	14
11	86	14
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	85	15
17	84	16
18	84	16
19	83	17
20	83	17
21	83	17
22	82	18
23	81	19
24	80	20
25	79	21
26	79	21
27	78	22
28	78	22
29	78	22
30	78	22
31	78	22

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Taymā’ gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.5 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 2% and peaks near 4% 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 (%)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4

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

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 100% 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 (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

Wind in December

Winds average 12 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 min at the start of December to 10 h 18 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 7:04 AM to 7:21 AM, and sunset from 5:27 PM to 5:37 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)	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3
Sunrise (AM)	7:04	7:05	7:06	7:06	7:07	7:08	7:08	7:09	7:10	7:10	7:11	7:12	7:12	7:13	7:14	7:14	7:15	7:15	7:16	7:16	7:17	7:17	7:18	7:18	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:20	7:20	7:20	7:21
Sunset (PM)	5:27	5:27	5:27	5:27	5:27	5:27	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:28	5:29	5:29	5:29	5:30	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:37

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.4	7:04	5:27
2	10.4	7:05	5:27
3	10.4	7:06	5:27
4	10.3	7:06	5:27
5	10.3	7:07	5:27
6	10.3	7:08	5:27
7	10.3	7:08	5:28
8	10.3	7:09	5:28
9	10.3	7:10	5:28
10	10.3	7:10	5:28
11	10.3	7:11	5:28
12	10.3	7:12	5:29
13	10.3	7:12	5:29
14	10.3	7:13	5:29
15	10.3	7:14	5:30
16	10.3	7:14	5:30
17	10.3	7:15	5:30
18	10.3	7:15	5:31
19	10.3	7:16	5:31
20	10.3	7:16	5:31
21	10.3	7:17	5:32
22	10.3	7:17	5:32
23	10.3	7:18	5:33
24	10.3	7:18	5:33
25	10.3	7:19	5:34
26	10.3	7:19	5:34
27	10.3	7:19	5:35
28	10.3	7:20	5:35
29	10.3	7:20	5:36
30	10.3	7:20	5:37
31	10.3	7:21	5:37

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.08 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.08 kWh/m² to a high of 8.13 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 4.08 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)	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0
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	4.2	Bright
2	4.2	Bright
3	4.2	Bright
4	4.2	Bright
5	4.2	Bright
6	4.2	Bright
7	4.2	Bright
8	4.1	Bright
9	4.1	Bright
10	4.1	Bright
11	4.1	Bright
12	4.1	Bright
13	4.1	Bright
14	4.1	Bright
15	4.1	Bright
16	4.1	Bright
17	4.1	Bright
18	4.1	Bright
19	4.1	Bright
20	4.1	Bright
21	4.0	Bright
22	4.0	Bright
23	4.0	Bright
24	4.0	Bright
25	4.0	Bright
26	4.0	Bright
27	4.0	Bright
28	4.0	Bright
29	4.0	Bright
30	4.0	Bright
31	4.0	Bright

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Taymā’

In seasonPeak

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

Taymā’ sees seasonal dust haze (April–June), heaviest in May.

Dust

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is December a good time to visit Taymā’?

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

8.1

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

3.5

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit Taymā’ for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Taymā’ in December

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

In December, Taymā’ sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Taymā’ in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Taymā’ peaks around June 23 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 5 (moderate).

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)	5	7	10	7	11	12	12	12	11	8	6	5
Level	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	5	Moderate
Feb	7	High
Mar	10	Very high
Apr	7	Very high
May	11	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	6	High
Dec	5	Moderate

Air quality in Taymā’ 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 Taymā’ is worst in April — around 66 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.7× the cleanest month (August, 40 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	43	49	61	66	59	46	42	40	42	41	45	47
Level	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	43	Poor
Feb	49	Poor
Mar	61	Unhealthy
Apr	66	Unhealthy
May	59	Unhealthy
Jun	46	Poor
Jul	42	Poor
Aug	40	Poor
Sep	42	Poor
Oct	41	Poor
Nov	45	Poor
Dec	47	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Taymā’?

Taymā’ sits at 27.6°N, 38.5°E, 834 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Al Ula, 128 km away.

Topography around Taymā’

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Taymā’ has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 833 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 318 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 573 m.

The land around Taymā’ is covered by bare terrain (58%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, bare terrain (96%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (100%) within 80 km.

3 km

73 m

bare terrain 58%

16 km

318 m

bare terrain 96%

80 km

573 m

bare terrain 100%

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← November Taymā’ year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Al Ula 128 km · Tabuk 212 km · Al Wajh 257 km · Duba 283 km · Sakakah 307 km · Ha'il 311 km · Umluj 316 km · Ţubarjal 322 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 Taymā’ (27.6223°, 38.5388°, elevation 834 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	21	8
2	21	8
3	20	8
4	20	7
5	20	7
6	20	7
7	20	7
8	20	7
9	20	7
10	20	7
11	19	7
12	19	6
13	19	6
14	19	6
15	19	6
16	19	6
17	19	6
18	19	6
19	19	6
20	18	6
21	18	6
22	18	6
23	18	6
24	18	6
25	18	6
26	18	6
27	18	5
28	18	5
29	18	5
30	18	5
31	18	5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	82	18
5	82	18
6	83	17
7	83	17
8	84	16
9	84	16
10	86	14
11	86	14
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	85	15
17	84	16
18	84	16
19	83	17
20	83	17
21	83	17
22	82	18
23	81	19
24	80	20
25	79	21
26	79	21
27	78	22
28	78	22
29	78	22
30	78	22
31	78	22

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	82	18
5	82	18
6	83	17
7	83	17
8	84	16
9	84	16
10	86	14
11	86	14
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	85	15
17	84	16
18	84	16
19	83	17
20	83	17
21	83	17
22	82	18
23	81	19
24	80	20
25	79	21
26	79	21
27	78	22
28	78	22
29	78	22
30	78	22
31	78	22

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	82	18
5	82	18
6	83	17
7	83	17
8	84	16
9	84	16
10	86	14
11	86	14
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	85	15
17	84	16
18	84	16
19	83	17
20	83	17
21	83	17
22	82	18
23	81	19
24	80	20
25	79	21
26	79	21
27	78	22
28	78	22
29	78	22
30	78	22
31	78	22

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0