Monthly climate in Sakakah, Saudi Arabia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Sakakah features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 10 °C (51 °F) and 36 °C (97 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -3 °C (26 °F) or can rise to as high as 47 °C (117 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 59 mm (2.3 inches) and receives 6 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Sakakah enjoys an average of 3977 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 14 minutes to 14 hours 1 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Sakakah, Saudi Arabia §

The warmest months in Sakakah are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 33 to 36 °C (92 - 97 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 10 to 13 °C (51 - 55 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Sakakah experiences 209 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 2 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Sakakah, 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
(78°F)
29°C
(84°F)
38°C
(100°F)
39°C
(102°F)
43°C
(109°F)
45°C
(113°F)
47°C
(117°F)
46°C
(115°F)
45°C
(114°F)
40°C
(104°F)
34°C
(94°F)
27°C
(81°F)
Mean maximum 23°C
(74°F)
27°C
(81°F)
33°C
(91°F)
36°C
(97°F)
41°C
(106°F)
44°C
(111°F)
45°C
(114°F)
45°C
(114°F)
44°C
(112°F)
39°C
(102°F)
30°C
(87°F)
26°C
(79°F)
Average high 16°C
(62°F)
19°C
(66°F)
24°C
(75°F)
29°C
(85°F)
35°C
(96°F)
40°C
(104°F)
42°C
(108°F)
41°C
(107°F)
40°C
(104°F)
33°C
(92°F)
24°C
(75°F)
19°C
(67°F)
Daily mean 10°C
(51°F)
13°C
(55°F)
18°C
(64°F)
23°C
(74°F)
29°C
(84°F)
33°C
(92°F)
36°C
(97°F)
35°C
(95°F)
33°C
(91°F)
26°C
(80°F)
18°C
(64°F)
13°C
(55°F)
Average low 5°C
(41°F)
7°C
(44°F)
11°C
(52°F)
16°C
(61°F)
21°C
(71°F)
25°C
(78°F)
28°C
(83°F)
27°C
(81°F)
25°C
(78°F)
19°C
(67°F)
12°C
(54°F)
7°C
(46°F)
Mean minimum 0°C
(32°F)
2°C
(35°F)
6°C
(43°F)
11°C
(51°F)
16°C
(61°F)
22°C
(72°F)
25°C
(77°F)
23°C
(75°F)
22°C
(72°F)
12°C
(55°F)
7°C
(44°F)
3°C
(37°F)
Minimum -2°C
(28°F)
-3°C
(26°F)
0°C
(33°F)
8°C
(47°F)
14°C
(57°F)
20°C
(68°F)
24°C
(75°F)
22°C
(72°F)
19°C
(67°F)
8°C
(47°F)
4°C
(39°F)
1°C
(35°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Sakakah, Saudi Arabia §

Sakakah usually has the most precipitation in February, November and December, with an average of 1 rainy days and 14 mm (0.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Sakakah are July, August and September. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Sakakah, 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) 9 (0.4) 16 (0.6) 6 (0.2) 2 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 15 (0.6) 11 (0.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1

Monthly sunshine hours in Sakakah, Saudi Arabia §

The sunniest months in Sakakah are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 32 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Sakakah: January, February and November receive an average of 8 hours 59 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Sakakah, 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 237 284 336 344 380 381 391 377 340 324 287 290
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 26m 11h 7m 11h 59m 12h 54m 13h 39m 14h 1m 13h 50m 13h 10m 12h 18m 11h 24m 10h 37m 10h 14m

Solar UV radiation in Sakakah, Saudi Arabia §

Sakakah experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 12, 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 Sakakah UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Sakakah, 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) 6 7 10 10 12 12 12 11 10 8 6 5