How extreme does Makkah's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Makkah has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 20 years of daily weather observations (2005–present), from the Mina station 4 km away. Updated through August 2025 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Makkah has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day

120°F Jun 17, 2024

The three most extreme on record

1 120°F Jun 17, 2024recent

2 118°F Jun 9, 2023

3 118°F Jun 5, 2024

❄️ Coldest night

57°F Feb 2, 2024

The three most extreme on record

1 57°F Feb 2, 2024recent

2 59°F Dec 25, 2022

3 59°F Dec 28, 2006

🌧️ Most rain in one day

2.05 in Aug 22, 2025

The three most extreme on record

1 2.05 in Aug 22, 2025recent

2 1.73 in Oct 29, 2024

3 1.42 in Oct 11, 2024

In plain terms

Across the record, Makkah has reached as high as 120°F and as low as 57°F. A single day has delivered over 2 inches of rain. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 28 years of daily observations at Makkah, a weather station, about 6 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

How we build these numbers →

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