Turubah weather in December

In December, Turubah sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 11 mm of rain across 2.5 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 18 min at the start of December to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Turubah's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Turubah's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 18°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 7°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 11 mm; 2.5 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 12 min; 6:58 AM – 5:11 PM
Cloud cover: 33%; 12th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 3.74 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.4; out of 10

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical December day in Turubah reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°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)	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Avg low (°C)	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6

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

How December really feels in Turubah

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.

Turubah 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° / 6°	12	2.2	10.4	6.7
Feb	19° / 7°	9	1.7	11	7.9
Mar	24° / 12°	12	2.2	11.8	8.7
Apr	30° / 17°	11	2.2	12.7	6.6
May	36° / 22°	2	0.5	13.4	2.9
Jun	39° / 25°	0	0	13.8	0.4
Jul	41° / 27°	0	0	13.6	0.0
Aug	41° / 27°	0	0	13	0.0
Sep	39° / 24°	0	0	12.2	1.0
Oct	33° / 19°	3	0.4	11.3	4.8
Nov	24° / 12°	21	4	10.6	8.1
Dec	18° / 7°	11	2.5	10.2	7.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%.

	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 (%)	74	74	73	73	74	74	75	76	77	77	78	78	79	79	79	79	78	79	78	78	77	77	76	75	74	73	73	71	71	71	71
Cloudier (%)	26	26	27	27	26	26	25	24	23	23	22	22	21	21	21	21	22	21	22	22	23	23	24	25	26	27	27	29	29	29	29

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	74	26
3	73	27
4	73	27
5	74	26
6	74	26
7	75	25
8	76	24
9	77	23
10	77	23
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	79	21
14	79	21
15	79	21
16	79	21
17	78	22
18	79	21
19	78	22
20	78	22
21	77	23
22	77	23
23	76	24
24	75	25
25	74	26
26	73	27
27	73	27
28	71	29
29	71	29
30	71	29
31	71	29

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Turubah gets around 11 mm of rain over 2.5 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 9% and peaks near 13% 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 (%)	13	12	12	11	11	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8

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

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 98% 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 (%)	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
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 13 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 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)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14
Feels	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	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	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 min at the start of December to 10 h 12 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 6:48 AM to 7:05 AM, and sunset from 5:08 PM to 5:18 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)	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:52	6:53	6:54	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:56	6:57	6:57	6:58	6:59	6:59	7:00	7:00	7:01	7:01	7:02	7:02	7:03	7:03	7:03	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:05
Sunset (PM)	5:08	5:08	5:08	5:08	5:08	5:08	5:09	5:09	5:09	5:09	5:09	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:11	5:11	5:11	5:12	5:12	5:12	5:13	5:13	5:14	5:14	5:15	5:15	5:16	5:17	5:17	5:18	5:18

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.3	6:48	5:08
2	10.3	6:49	5:08
3	10.3	6:50	5:08
4	10.3	6:50	5:08
5	10.3	6:51	5:08
6	10.3	6:52	5:08
7	10.3	6:52	5:09
8	10.3	6:53	5:09
9	10.3	6:54	5:09
10	10.2	6:54	5:09
11	10.2	6:55	5:09
12	10.2	6:56	5:10
13	10.2	6:56	5:10
14	10.2	6:57	5:10
15	10.2	6:57	5:11
16	10.2	6:58	5:11
17	10.2	6:59	5:11
18	10.2	6:59	5:12
19	10.2	7:00	5:12
20	10.2	7:00	5:12
21	10.2	7:01	5:13
22	10.2	7:01	5:13
23	10.2	7:02	5:14
24	10.2	7:02	5:14
25	10.2	7:03	5:15
26	10.2	7:03	5:15
27	10.2	7:03	5:16
28	10.2	7:04	5:17
29	10.2	7:04	5:17
30	10.2	7:04	5:18
31	10.2	7:05	5:18

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 3.74 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.74 kWh/m² to a high of 7.96 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 3.74 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)	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.8	Moderate
2	3.8	Moderate
3	3.8	Moderate
4	3.8	Moderate
5	3.8	Moderate
6	3.8	Moderate
7	3.8	Moderate
8	3.8	Moderate
9	3.8	Moderate
10	3.8	Moderate
11	3.8	Moderate
12	3.8	Moderate
13	3.8	Moderate
14	3.8	Moderate
15	3.8	Moderate
16	3.8	Moderate
17	3.8	Moderate
18	3.8	Moderate
19	3.7	Moderate
20	3.7	Moderate
21	3.7	Moderate
22	3.7	Moderate
23	3.7	Moderate
24	3.7	Moderate
25	3.7	Moderate
26	3.7	Moderate
27	3.7	Moderate
28	3.7	Moderate
29	3.8	Moderate
30	3.8	Moderate
31	3.8	Moderate

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Turubah

In seasonPeak

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

Turubah sees seasonal dust haze (March–September), heaviest in May.

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is December a good time to visit Turubah?

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

7.4

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

2.6

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Turubah in December

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

In December, Turubah sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Turubah 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 Turubah peaks around July 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 4 (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)	4	7	8	6	8	11	12	11	10	7	5	4
Level	Moderate	High	Very high	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	4	Moderate
Feb	7	High
Mar	8	Very high
Apr	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	7	Very high
Nov	5	High
Dec	4	Moderate

Air quality in Turubah 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 Turubah is worst in March — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.7× the cleanest month (September, 46 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)	50	57	79	75	75	55	48	47	46	53	47	46
Level	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	50	Poor
Feb	57	Unhealthy
Mar	79	Unhealthy
Apr	75	Unhealthy
May	75	Unhealthy
Jun	55	Unhealthy
Jul	48	Poor
Aug	47	Poor
Sep	46	Poor
Oct	53	Poor
Nov	47	Poor
Dec	46	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Turubah?

Turubah sits at 28.3°N, 42.9°E, 689 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Baq‘ā’, 66 km away.

Topography around Turubah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Turubah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 702 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 272 m.

The land around Turubah is covered by bare terrain (90%) within 3 km, bare terrain (99%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (99%) within 80 km.

3 km

52 m

bare terrain 90%

16 km

91 m

bare terrain 99%

80 km

272 m

bare terrain 99%

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

December weather nearby: Baq‘ā’ 66 km · Ha'il 146 km · ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ 208 km · Buraydah 239 km · Al Bukayrīyah 247 km · Riyāḑ al Khabrā’ 252 km · Al Khabrā’ 253 km · King Khalid Military City 261 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 Turubah (28.2585°, 42.9246°, elevation 689 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	20	9
2	20	9
3	20	9
4	19	9
5	19	9
6	19	8
7	19	8
8	19	8
9	19	8
10	19	8
11	19	8
12	18	8
13	18	8
14	18	7
15	18	7
16	18	7
17	18	7
18	18	7
19	18	7
20	18	7
21	18	7
22	18	7
23	18	7
24	17	7
25	17	7
26	17	7
27	17	7
28	17	7
29	17	6
30	17	6
31	17	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	74	26
3	73	27
4	73	27
5	74	26
6	74	26
7	75	25
8	76	24
9	77	23
10	77	23
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	79	21
14	79	21
15	79	21
16	79	21
17	78	22
18	79	21
19	78	22
20	78	22
21	77	23
22	77	23
23	76	24
24	75	25
25	74	26
26	73	27
27	73	27
28	71	29
29	71	29
30	71	29
31	71	29

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
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	20	9
2	20	9
3	20	9
4	19	9
5	19	9
6	19	8
7	19	8
8	19	8
9	19	8
10	19	8
11	19	8
12	18	8
13	18	8
14	18	7
15	18	7
16	18	7
17	18	7
18	18	7
19	18	7
20	18	7
21	18	7
22	18	7
23	18	7
24	17	7
25	17	7
26	17	7
27	17	7
28	17	7
29	17	6
30	17	6
31	17	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	74	26
3	73	27
4	73	27
5	74	26
6	74	26
7	75	25
8	76	24
9	77	23
10	77	23
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	79	21
14	79	21
15	79	21
16	79	21
17	78	22
18	79	21
19	78	22
20	78	22
21	77	23
22	77	23
23	76	24
24	75	25
25	74	26
26	73	27
27	73	27
28	71	29
29	71	29
30	71	29
31	71	29

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
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	20	9
2	20	9
3	20	9
4	19	9
5	19	9
6	19	8
7	19	8
8	19	8
9	19	8
10	19	8
11	19	8
12	18	8
13	18	8
14	18	7
15	18	7
16	18	7
17	18	7
18	18	7
19	18	7
20	18	7
21	18	7
22	18	7
23	18	7
24	17	7
25	17	7
26	17	7
27	17	7
28	17	7
29	17	6
30	17	6
31	17	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	74	26
3	73	27
4	73	27
5	74	26
6	74	26
7	75	25
8	76	24
9	77	23
10	77	23
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	79	21
14	79	21
15	79	21
16	79	21
17	78	22
18	79	21
19	78	22
20	78	22
21	77	23
22	77	23
23	76	24
24	75	25
25	74	26
26	73	27
27	73	27
28	71	29
29	71	29
30	71	29
31	71	29

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0