City break

Al-Ula weather in December

Temperature, rain and sunshine in December: long-term averages from 30 years of weather data, not a forecast.

96

Holiday weather in December

Excellent

Best time to visit: November – March

What is the weather like in Al-Ula in December?

In December, Al-Ula is warm: daytime highs average 22 °C, and nights cool down to about 7 °C. The sun shines for around 8 hours a day. It hardly ever rains. All in all, December is an excellent month for a holiday in Al-Ula.

December compared

How the weather changes from November to January. Tap a month to open it.

NovemberNovDecemberDecJanuaryJan
Score979697
Day27°22°20°
Night11°7°5°
Sun8 h8 h8 h
Rain days111

More details for December

Daylight
10 h 29 min07:09 – 17:38
UV index
4 · moderateclear sky, noon (estimate)All months
Muggy days
0 daysdew point 18 °C or moreAll months
Wind
14 km/haverage daily peakAll months
Cloud cover
24 %on averageAll months
Hot days
0 days30 °C or moreAll months
Time zone
UTC+3Asia/Riyadh

How the score comes together

  • Temperatureweight 50 %100 %
  • Sunshineweight 20 %78 %
  • Few rainy daysweight 30 %100 %

Each factor is rated from 0 to 100 % and weighted for the travel style “City break”.

What to pack in December

  • Sunscreen
  • A jumper for the evenings

Al-Ula in December: quick answers

Is Al-Ula hot in December?

Warm rather than hot: in December, daytime highs in Al-Ula average 22 °C and nights cool to about 7 °C.

Does it rain much in Al-Ula in December?

It hardly ever rains.

Al-Ula month by month

Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences