Riyadh weather in December
Temperature, rain and sunshine in December: long-term averages from 30 years of weather data, not a forecast.
Holiday weather in December
Excellent
Best time to visit: November – March
What is the weather like in Riyadh in December?
In December, Riyadh is warm: daytime highs average 22 °C, and nights cool down to about 9 °C. The sun shines for around 7 hours a day. It hardly ever rains. All in all, December is an excellent month for a holiday in Riyadh.
December compared
How the weather changes from November to January. Tap a month to open it.
| NovemberNov | DecemberDec | JanuaryJan | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 95 | 95 | 92 |
| Day | 27° | 22° | 20° |
| Night | 14° | 9° | 8° |
| Sun | 8 h | 7 h | 7 h |
| Rain days | 2 | 2 | 2 |
More details for December
- Daylight
- 10 h 37 min06:30 – 17:07
- UV index
- 5 · moderateclear sky, noon (estimate)All months
- Muggy days
- 0 daysdew point 18 °C or moreAll months
- Wind
- 18 km/haverage daily peakAll months
- Cloud cover
- 26 %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 %73 %
- 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
Riyadh in December: quick answers
Is Riyadh hot in December?
Warm rather than hot: in December, daytime highs in Riyadh average 22 °C and nights cool to about 9 °C.
Does it rain much in Riyadh in December?
It hardly ever rains.
Riyadh month by month
The whole year in RiyadhAll destinations: Saudi ArabiaWhere to go in December
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