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Regional slice of Saudi Arabia with its own temperature profile. Best months here: Jan · Feb · Dec.

Range
26–40 °C
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+0.8°C vs. Saudi Arabia mean
Country
Saudi Arabia
TZ
Asia/Riyadh
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12-month climate · Makkah

How the year moves in Makkah

Ten years of ERA5, aggregated over Makkah itself rather than over Saudi Arabia as a whole — the same series the month-by-month scores below are built from.

Temperature°C
Temperature · 12-month climatologyMakkah, Saudi Arabia. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in January (25.8), highest in June (40.4). Monthly means: 25.8, 27.5, 31.1, 33.8, 37.6, 40.4, 40.0, 39.5, 38.7, 34.6, 30.2, 27.1.
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)
January25.8
February27.5
March31.1
April33.8
May37.6
June40.4
July40.0
August39.5
September38.7
October34.6
November30.2
December27.1
Rainfallmm
Rainfall · 12-month climatologyMakkah, Saudi Arabia. Rainfall by month in mm. Lowest in July (2), highest in April (23). Monthly means: 9, 8, 9, 23, 7, 2, 2, 8, 4, 5, 11, 7.
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MonthRainfall (mm)
January9
February8
March9
April23
May7
June2
July2
August8
September4
October5
November11
December7
Sunshinehr / day
Sunshine · 12-month climatologyMakkah, Saudi Arabia. Sunshine hours by month in hr / day. Lowest in January (8.7), highest in May (10.4). Monthly means: 8.7, 9.0, 9.8, 9.9, 10.4, 10.1, 9.3, 8.9, 9.2, 9.7, 9.1, 8.9.
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MonthSunshine hours (hr / day)
January8.7
February9.0
March9.8
April9.9
May10.4
June10.1
July9.3
August8.9
September9.2
October9.7
November9.1
December8.9
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