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Madinah, Saudi Arabia climate
BWh Hot desert
Madinah has a seasonal tropical climate (Hot desert, Köppen BWh). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 44°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 12°C at night. Precipitation totals about 92 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — March alone averages 15 mm while June barely receives 0 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsMadinah climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 24 | 27 | 31 | 36 | 40 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 42 | 37 | 31 | 26 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 18 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 33 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 35 | 30 | 24 | 20 |
| Avg low (°C) | 12 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 23 | 18 | 14 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 7 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 24 | 27 | 31 | 36 | 40 | 43 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 18 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 33 | 36 |
| Avg low (°C) | 12 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 29 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 7 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 43 | 44 | 42 | 37 | 31 | 26 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 36 | 37 | 35 | 30 | 24 | 20 |
| Avg low (°C) | 30 | 30 | 28 | 23 | 18 | 14 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 13 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | — | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 0.2 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 0.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | — |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 0.2 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 26 | 25 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 0.2 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 33 | 31 | 32 | 36 | 39 | 23 | 30 | 36 | 33 | 25 | 28 | 28 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 17 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 20 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 41 | 35 | 27 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 21 | 35 | 42 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 11.8 | 12.3 | 12.5 | 12.2 | 11.8 | 12.6 | 13.9 | 12.6 | 11.1 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 11.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 33 | 31 | 32 | 36 | 39 | 23 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 17 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 21 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 7 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 41 | 35 | 27 | 23 | 18 | 13 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 11.8 | 12.3 | 12.5 | 12.2 | 11.8 | 12.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 30 | 36 | 33 | 25 | 28 | 28 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 19 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 20 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 9 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 17 | 18 | 15 | 21 | 35 | 42 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 13.9 | 12.6 | 11.1 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 11.9 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 27 years of daily observations at Al-madinah, a weather station, about 13 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.