Hatta weather in December

In December, Hatta sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 12 mm of rain across 2 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. 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 36 min at the start of December to 10 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Hatta's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hatta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
10th warmest
Overnight low
16°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
6:58 AM – 5:26 PM
Cloud cover
22%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.8
out of 10

Hatta is human settlement in United Arab Emirates.

Density
813/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 27°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical December day in Hatta reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°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 Hatta

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.

Hatta weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 14°162.410.68.9
Feb26° / 16°152.511.18.7
Mar29° / 19°22311.87.0
Apr34° / 23°101.612.63.9
May39° / 28°20.713.20.9
Jun40° / 30°20.613.50.0
Jul40° / 31°51.113.40.3
Aug39° / 30°41.312.91.0
Sep37° / 28°20.812.21.9
Oct34° / 25°41.111.43.8
Nov29° / 20°91.510.87.0
Dec26° / 16°12210.58.8

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 10% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
19010
28911
38812
48812
58812
68713
78614
88614
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Hatta gets around 12 mm of rain over 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 6% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
15
25
36
46
56
66
77
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108
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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 56% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14238182
24338182
34338172
44437172
54536171
64636171
74635171
84735171
94834161
104934161
115033161
125033161
135232151
145331151
155331151
165530141
175530141
185729131
195828131
205927131
216027121
226326110
236425110
246624100
256624100
26682390
27682390
28702280
29702280
30712270
31722170

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
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49calm
59calm
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109calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 min at the start of December to 10 h 30 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 7:04 AM, and sunset from 5:22 PM to 5:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.66:485:22
210.66:495:22
310.66:495:23
410.56:505:23
510.56:515:23
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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 4.14 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.14 kWh/m² to a high of 7.55 kWh/m² in May across the year — December's 4.14 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
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44.3Bright
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284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Hatta

In seasonPeak

In December, Hatta sits inside its cyclone season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Hatta sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.

Hatta sees seasonal dust haze (March–August), heaviest in July.

Cyclone
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Hatta?

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

8.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Hatta in December

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

In December, Hatta sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes.

light clothes

Sea temperature near Hatta in December

The nearest coast averages about 25°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 44 km away) is warmest in July at about 33°C and coldest in February near 23°C.

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

20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan24Refreshing
Feb23Refreshing
Mar24Warm
Apr27Warm
May30Tropical
Jun32Tropical
Jul33Tropical
Aug32Tropical
Sep31Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov28Warm
Dec25Warm

UV index in Hatta 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 Hatta peaks around June 16 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 16UV 10Dec 16UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb9Very high
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Hatta 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 Hatta is worst in July — around 81 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.8× the cleanest month (October, 44 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorJul 1679 µg/m³Oct 2444 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan51Poor
Feb50Poor
Mar58Unhealthy
Apr64Unhealthy
May70Unhealthy
Jun69Unhealthy
Jul81Unhealthy
Aug66Unhealthy
Sep50Poor
Oct44Poor
Nov44Poor
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Hatta?

Hatta sits at 24.8°N, 56.1°E, 335 m above sea level, in United Arab Emirates. The nearest listed city is Shināş, 35 km away.

ShināşKalbāŢarīf KalbāReef Al Fujairah CityFujairahLiwáMadhaAdh Dhayd

Topography around Hatta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hatta has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 360 m around an average of 371 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,161 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,470 m.

The land around Hatta is covered by bare terrain (78%) within 3 km, bare terrain (97%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
360 m
16 km
1,161 m
80 km
1,470 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Shināş 35 km · Kalbā 36 km · Ţarīf Kalbā 36 km · Reef Al Fujairah City 40 km · Fujairah 41 km · Liwá 53 km · Madha 58 km · Adh Dhayd 60 km

United Arab Emirates travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 63% of US
price level, 2024
GDP per capita
$50,274
2024
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
8.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 487

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 Hatta (24.8007°, 56.1273°, elevation 335 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).