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Monthly climate in Ar Rifa', Southern Governorate, Bahrain

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ar Rifa' features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 18 °C (65 °F) and 34 °C (94 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 9 °C (49 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (102 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 75 mm (3.0 inches) and receives 8 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Ar Rifa' enjoys an average of 3906 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 31 minutes to 13 hours 44 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Ar Rifa', Southern Governorate, Bahrain §

The warmest months in Ar Rifa' are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 33 to 34 °C (92 - 94 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 18 to 21 °C (65 - 69 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Ar Rifa' experiences 200 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Ar Rifa', Southern Governorate, Bahrain.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 23°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Mean maximum 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Average high 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Daily mean 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 21°C
(69°F)
Average low 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Mean minimum 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(57°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(62°F)
Minimum 12°C
(53°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Ar Rifa', Southern Governorate, Bahrain §

Ar Rifa' usually has the most precipitation in February, March and April, with an average of 1 rainy days and 16 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Ar Rifa' are June, August and September. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Ar Rifa', Southern Governorate, Bahrain.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 4 (0.2) 26 (1.0) 12 (0.5) 11 (0.4) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 10 (0.4) 10 (0.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

Monthly sunshine hours in Ar Rifa', Southern Governorate, Bahrain §

The sunniest months in Ar Rifa' are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 7 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Ar Rifa': January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 3 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Ar Rifa', Southern Governorate, Bahrain.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 240 282 328 327 368 370 375 362 339 323 292 294
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 41m 11h 15m 12h 0m 12h 46m 13h 25m 13h 44m 13h 34m 13h 0m 12h 16m 11h 30m 10h 51m 10h 31m

Solar UV radiation in Ar Rifa', Southern Governorate, Bahrain §

Ar Rifa' experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and June, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 6. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Ar Rifa' UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Ar Rifa', Southern Governorate, Bahrain.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 6 7 10 10 11 11 10 10 9 8 6 5