Abu Dhabi is typically warm in December.

Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +86°F to +77°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +72°F to +64°F.

It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.

December is one of the coolest months in Abu Dhabi, here is the comparison with other months:

Water in Abu Dhabi in December is Comfortable. It varies from +73°F to +81°F, with an average of +77°F. This is almost similar to the air temperature, which averages +77°F.

In December, water temperatures are average relative to the rest of the year:

December weather is still as great as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +86°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +77°F. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 1 mm to 6 mm. Humidity rises from 62% to 67%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 25 sunny days in November to 19 in December.

January brings much the same weather, it remains great.

The climate in Abu Dhabi in December has not changed that much over the last 43 years.

The average temperature was the lowest in 1983 (+87°F) and the highest in 2017 (+94°F). The driest year was 2001 with only 3 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2024 with 175 mm.

For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Abu Dhabi, 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.