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Abha, Saudi Arabia climate
BWh Hot desert
Abha has a mildly seasonal warm-temperate climate (Hot desert, Köppen BWh). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 31°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 8°C at night. Precipitation totals about 136 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — April alone averages 30 mm while December barely receives 1 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Abha climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 20 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 23 | 21 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 14 |
| Avg low (°C) | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 2 | 19 | 14 | 30 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 20 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 31 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 |
| Avg low (°C) | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 2 | 19 | 14 | 30 | 16 | 13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 31 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 23 | 21 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 24 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 14 |
| Avg low (°C) | 18 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 15 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 44 | 39 | 42 | 47 | 49 | 48 | 58 | 58 | 46 | 41 | 42 | 40 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 60 | 56 | 51 | 46 | 39 | 31 | 39 | 47 | 35 | 37 | 50 | 56 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.3 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 44 | 39 | 42 | 47 | 49 | 48 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 60 | 56 | 51 | 46 | 39 | 31 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.3 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 58 | 58 | 46 | 41 | 42 | 40 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 39 | 47 | 35 | 37 | 50 | 56 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 6.2 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.1 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Abha, a weather station, about 16 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.