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Monthly climate in Abha, Saudi Arabia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Abha features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between 16 °C (62 °F) and 26 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 5 °C (42 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (95 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 815 mm (32.1 inches) and receives 146 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Abha enjoys an average of 3922 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 2 minutes to 13 hours 11 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Abha, Saudi Arabia §

The warmest months in Abha are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 26 °C (75 - 78 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 16 to 18 °C (62 - 64 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Abha experiences 195 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 Abha, Saudi Arabia.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 25°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Mean maximum 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Average high 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Daily mean 16°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(62°F)
Average low 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(54°F)
Mean minimum 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 9°C
(49°F)
Minimum 5°C
(42°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 7°C
(45°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Abha, Saudi Arabia §

Abha usually has the most precipitation in June, August and September, with an average of 22 rainy days and 151 mm (5.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Abha are January, March and December. On average, 15 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Abha, Saudi Arabia.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) 11 (0.4) 28 (1.1) 22 (0.9) 36 (1.4) 109 (4.3) 119 (4.7) 62 (2.4) 195 (7.7) 138 (5.4) 51 (2.0) 32 (1.2) 13 (0.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 2 4 7 10 20 18 13 25 23 11 8 5

Monthly sunshine hours in Abha, Saudi Arabia §

The sunniest months in Abha are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 19 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Abha: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 42 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Abha, Saudi Arabia.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 261 296 344 341 351 344 344 335 331 334 315 320
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 9m 11h 32m 12h 2m 12h 33m 12h 58m 13h 11m 13h 4m 12h 42m 12h 12m 11h 42m 11h 15m 11h 2m

Solar UV radiation in Abha, Saudi Arabia §

Abha experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Abha UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Abha, Saudi Arabia.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) 10 11 14 14 14 13 13 12 12 11 10 9