Weather in Eilat in December 2024
- December is usually the wettest month of the year in Eilat;
Average weather
Average temperature in Eilat in December
The temperature in December is +24°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +31°C during the day and a minimum of +11°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 5% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +24°C to +23°C.
Is Eilat warm or cold in December?
Eilat is typically mild in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +27°C to +22°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +15°C to +11°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
December is one of the coolest months in Eilat, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Eilat in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +27°C | +22°C | +20°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +6°C | +4°C | +1°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +37°C | +32°C | +30°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 2 mm | 5 mm | 7 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 50% | 54% | 54% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1015 HPa | 1017 HPa | 1017 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 24 | 23 | 21 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December weather is still as great as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +27°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +22°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 2 mm to 5 mm. Humidity rises from 50% to 54%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 3 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 24 sunny days in November to 23 in December.
January brings much the same weather, it remains great.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Eilat is gradually decreasing during December, going from 5 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Eilat?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Eilat in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1982 (+28°C) and the highest in 2010 (+33°C). The driest year was 2009 with only 6 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2014 with 112 mm.
FAQ
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Monthly weather in Eilat
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Eilat, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.