Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Qurayyat features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 10 °C (50 °F) and 32 °C (89 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -3 °C (26 °F) or can rise to as high as 46 °C (116 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 50 mm (2.0 inches) and receives 8 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Qurayyat enjoys an average of 4023 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 8 minutes to 14 hours 8 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Qurayyat are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 32 °C (85 - 89 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 10 to 12 °C (50 - 54 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Qurayyat experiences 196 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 2 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 23°C (74°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 41°C (107°F) | 44°C (112°F) | 46°C (116°F) | 44°C (111°F) | 44°C (111°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 30°C (86°F) |
Mean maximum | 22°C (72°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 42°C (107°F) | 43°C (110°F) | 43°C (109°F) | 42°C (109°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 26°C (79°F) |
Average high | 16°C (60°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 18°C (66°F) |
Daily mean | 10°C (50°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 12°C (54°F) |
Average low | 5°C (40°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 7°C (45°F) |
Mean minimum | -0°C (32°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 2°C (36°F) |
Minimum | -3°C (26°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 0°C (33°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Qurayyat, Al Jawf Region, Saudi Arabia with other places around the world.
Qurayyat usually has the most precipitation in February, March and November, with an average of 1 rainy days and 11 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Qurayyat are July, August and September. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5 (0.2) | 13 (0.5) | 9 (0.3) | 4 (0.2) | 3 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 12 (0.5) | 2 (0.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Qurayyat are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 48 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Qurayyat: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 51 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 237 | 281 | 338 | 353 | 384 | 390 | 403 | 382 | 346 | 325 | 290 | 286 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 21m | 11h 4m | 11h 59m | 12h 56m | 13h 44m | 14h 8m | 13h 55m | 13h 13m | 12h 19m | 11h 22m | 10h 32m | 10h 8m |
Qurayyat experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 13, which corresponds to the 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 Qurayyat UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 |