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Monthly climate in Al Bahah, Saudi Arabia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Al Bahah features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 17 °C (63 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 5 °C (42 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (102 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 557 mm (21.9 inches) and receives 110 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Al Bahah enjoys an average of 3890 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 55 minutes to 13 hours 18 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Al Bahah, Saudi Arabia §

The warmest months in Al Bahah are June, July and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 29 °C (80 - 84 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 17 to 18 °C (63 - 65 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Al Bahah experiences 229 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 Al Bahah, 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 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(80°F)
Mean maximum 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Average high 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Daily mean 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Average low 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(56°F)
Mean minimum 9°C
(48°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(51°F)
Minimum 5°C
(42°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 9°C
(48°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Al Bahah, Saudi Arabia §

Al Bahah usually has the most precipitation in May, August and September, with an average of 17 rainy days and 89 mm (3.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Al Bahah are January, November and December. On average, 14 mm (0.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Al Bahah, 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) 10 (0.4) 50 (2.0) 24 (0.9) 37 (1.4) 68 (2.7) 46 (1.8) 38 (1.5) 100 (3.9) 99 (3.9) 54 (2.1) 22 (0.9) 9 (0.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 7 6 10 17 11 8 20 16 8 5 1

Monthly sunshine hours in Al Bahah, Saudi Arabia §

The sunniest months in Al Bahah are April, May and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 20 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Al Bahah: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 35 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Al Bahah, 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 258 292 341 343 354 340 345 337 320 328 312 314
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 3m 11h 28m 12h 1m 12h 35m 13h 4m 13h 18m 13h 11m 12h 46m 12h 13m 11h 39m 11h 10m 10h 55m

Solar UV radiation in Al Bahah, Saudi Arabia §

Al Bahah experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 13, 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 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Al Bahah UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Al Bahah, 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) 9 10 13 13 13 13 12 11 12 11 9 8