Ta’if, Saudi Arabia climate

BWh Hot desert

Ta’if has a mildly seasonal tropical climate (Hot desert, Köppen BWh). The hottest month is June with an average daily high near 44°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 19°C at night. Precipitation totals about 51 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — November alone averages 12 mm while June barely receives 0 mm.

☀️ Summers

Extreme heat

Highs near 44°C in June.

❄️ Winters

Mild

Lows near 19°C in January.

🌧️ Rain

Very dry

About 51 mm of rain a year.

Wettest in November

⛅ Sky & trend

Sunny

Clear skies most days.

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)

Ta’if climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	31	33	35	39	42	44	43	43	43	40	36	33
Avg temp (°C)	25	26	28	32	35	37	37	36	36	33	30	27
Avg low (°C)	19	20	22	25	28	29	30	30	29	26	23	21
Precipitation (mm)	9	2	3	6	2	0	0	2	4	6	12	4

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	31	33	35	39	42	44
Avg temp (°C)	25	26	28	32	35	37
Avg low (°C)	19	20	22	25	28	29
Precipitation (mm)	9	2	3	6	2	0

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	43	43	43	40	36	33
Avg temp (°C)	37	36	36	33	30	27
Avg low (°C)	30	30	29	26	23	21
Precipitation (mm)	0	2	4	6	12	4

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	28	24	26	27	26	22	30	34	33	19	20	23
Relative humidity (%)	50	44	36	31	24	18	23	29	26	31	45	50
Wind speed (m/s)	2.8	3.0	3.2	3.2	3.0	3.3	3.3	3.2	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.7

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	28	24	26	27	26	22
Relative humidity (%)	50	44	36	31	24	18
Wind speed (m/s)	2.8	3.0	3.2	3.2	3.0	3.3

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	30	34	33	19	20	23
Relative humidity (%)	23	29	26	31	45	50
Wind speed (m/s)	3.3	3.2	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.7

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 28 years of daily observations at Makkah, a weather station, about 70 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.

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