Khor Fakkan weather in December

In December, Khor Fakkan sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 17 mm of rain across 2.6 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 25°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in December, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 30 min at the start of December to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Khor Fakkan's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Khor Fakkan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
10th warmest
Overnight low
19°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
17 mm
2.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
6:58 AM – 5:24 PM
Cloud cover
24%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.8
out of 10

Khor Fakkan is human settlement.

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 25°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical December day in Khor Fakkan reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°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 Khor Fakkan

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.

Khor Fakkan 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
Jan22° / 17°233.510.68.4
Feb23° / 18°182.811.18.7
Mar26° / 20°232.511.88.4
Apr30° / 24°6112.66.4
May34° / 28°10.213.23.9
Jun36° / 30°10.213.52.9
Jul35° / 31°30.213.43.1
Aug35° / 30°00.112.93.7
Sep34° / 29°10.312.24.4
Oct32° / 26°30.811.45.7
Nov28° / 22°91.710.88.2
Dec24° / 19°172.610.58.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
19010
28812
38812
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58713
68614
78614
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Khor Fakkan gets around 17 mm of rain over 2.6 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 8% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
17
27
38
48
58
69
79
89
910
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179
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307
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Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the comfortable band about 36% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 8% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1193733120
2203632110
3213632110
4223531110
5233531110
6243430110
7253429110
8263429110
9273428110
10273527110
11283526110
12283625100
13293624100
1429372491
1530382391
1630382381
1731382381
1832382271
1933382261
2034382261
2135382151
2236382151
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2541371930
2642361930
2743351930
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2944351820
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3146351720

Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min at the start of December to 10 h 24 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 5:20 PM to 5:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.56:485:20
210.56:495:21
310.56:505:21
410.56:505:21
510.56:515:21
610.56:525:21
710.56:525:21
810.56:535:21
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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 4.02 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.02 kWh/m² to a high of 7.57 kWh/m² in May across the year — December's 4.02 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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214.0Moderate
224.0Moderate
234.0Moderate
244.0Bright
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274.0Bright
284.0Bright
294.0Bright
304.0Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Khor Fakkan

In seasonPeak

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

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

Khor Fakkan 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 Khor Fakkan?

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
7.4
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Khor Fakkan in December

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

In December, Khor Fakkan sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 19°C. Worth packing: light clothes.

light clothes

Sea temperature near Khor Fakkan 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 offshore 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
Mar24Refreshing
Apr27Warm
May30Tropical
Jun32Tropical
Jul33Tropical
Aug32Tropical
Sep31Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov28Warm
Dec25Warm

UV index in Khor Fakkan 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 Khor Fakkan peaks around June 11 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 11UV 10Dec 16UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb8Very high
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Khor Fakkan 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 Khor Fakkan is worst in July — around 77 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.6× the cleanest month (December, 30 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 1776 µg/m³Dec 1130 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan36Poor
Feb40Poor
Mar46Poor
Apr53Poor
May61Unhealthy
Jun64Unhealthy
Jul77Unhealthy
Aug65Unhealthy
Sep46Poor
Oct38Poor
Nov31Moderate
Dec30Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Khor Fakkan?

Khor Fakkan sits at 25.3°N, 56.3°E, 20 m above sea level, in United Arab Emirates. The nearest listed city is Madha, 5.0 km away.

Ţarīf KalbāDibba Al-FujairahKalbāDibba Al-HisnAdh Dhayd

Topography around Khor Fakkan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Khor Fakkan has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 565 m around an average of 119 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,100 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,053 m.

The land around Khor Fakkan is covered by bare terrain (73%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, bare terrain (55%) and water (40%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (61%) and water (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
565 m
16 km
1,100 m
80 km
2,053 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Madha 5.0 km · Reef Al Fujairah City 23 km · Fujairah 24 km · Ţarīf Kalbā 29 km · Dibba Al-Fujairah 30 km · Kalbā 31 km · Dibba Al-Hisn 33 km · Adh Dhayd 47 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 Khor Fakkan (25.3313°, 56.342°, elevation 20 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).