Weather in Riyadh in December 2024
- December is usually the wettest month of the year in Riyadh;
Average weather
Average temperature in Riyadh in December
Going from a maximum of +28°C during the day to a minimum of +6°C during the night, the temperature in December averages around +25°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 23% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +27°C to +22°C.
Is Riyadh warm or cold in December?
Riyadh 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 +10°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 Riyadh, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Riyadh in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +27°C | +22°C | +20°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +5°C | +2°C | -3°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +40°C | +30°C | +32°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 9 mm | 9 mm | 11 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 38% | 47% | 46% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1018 HPa | 1019 HPa | 1019 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 23 | 21 | 21 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December typically has worse weather conditions compared to November. It’s getting colder in December. From +27°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +22°C. The rainfall amount in December stays the same as in the previous month with a 9 mm of total precipitation. Humidity rises from 38% to 47%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 23 sunny days in November to 21 in December.
January brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 5 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Riyadh is gradually increasing during December, going from 1 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
How was the weather last December in Riyadh?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Riyadh in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1992 (+31°C) and the highest in 2021 (+34°C). The driest year was 1994 with only 12 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2013 with 215 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Riyadh, 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.