Al Bahah, Saudi Arabia climate

BSh Hot semi-arid

Al Bahah has a mildly seasonal tropical climate (Hot semi-arid, Köppen BSh). The hottest month is June with an average daily high near 40°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 14°C at night. Precipitation totals about 534 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — August alone averages 109 mm while November barely receives 19 mm.

☀️ Summers

Very hot

Highs near 40°C in June.

About 219 days a year above 32 °C

❄️ Winters

Mild

Lows near 14°C in January.

🌧️ Rain

Fairly dry

About 534 mm of rain a year.

Wettest in August

⛅ Sky & trend

Fairly sunny

More sun than cloud through the year.

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Hours of sunshine per day

Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)

Al Bahah climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	27	29	31	34	37	40	38	38	39	35	31	28
Avg temp (°C)	21	22	24	28	31	33	32	32	32	28	24	22
Avg low (°C)	14	16	18	21	24	26	26	25	25	21	18	16
Precipitation (mm)	45	23	40	50	47	23	28	109	95	32	19	23

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	27	29	31	34	37	40
Avg temp (°C)	21	22	24	28	31	33
Avg low (°C)	14	16	18	21	24	26
Precipitation (mm)	45	23	40	50	47	23

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	38	38	39	35	31	28
Avg temp (°C)	32	32	32	28	24	22
Avg low (°C)	26	25	25	21	18	16
Precipitation (mm)	28	109	95	32	19	23

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	0.1	1	9	24	30	30	31	30	30	26	6	0.1

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	0.1	1	9	24	30	30

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	31	30	30	26	6	0.1

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	33	28	34	39	42	41	52	54	39	25	28	27
Relative humidity (%)	58	52	45	40	31	23	31	39	28	30	48	55
Wind speed (m/s)	2.6	2.7	2.8	2.7	2.5	2.6	2.7	2.6	2.4	2.6	2.5	2.5

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	33	28	34	39	42	41
Relative humidity (%)	58	52	45	40	31	23
Wind speed (m/s)	2.6	2.7	2.8	2.7	2.5	2.6

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	52	54	39	25	28	27
Relative humidity (%)	31	39	28	30	48	55
Wind speed (m/s)	2.7	2.6	2.4	2.6	2.5	2.5

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.

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.

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