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Monthly climate in Abqaiq, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Abqaiq features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 16 °C (62 °F) and 38 °C (100 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 2 °C (37 °F) or can rise to as high as 49 °C (121 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 77 mm (3.0 inches) and receives 10 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Abqaiq enjoys an average of 3890 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 32 minutes to 13 hours 43 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Abqaiq, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia §

The warmest months in Abqaiq are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 37 to 38 °C (99 - 100 °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 - 65 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Abqaiq experiences 260 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 Abqaiq, Eastern Province, 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 30°C
(87°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 42°C
(109°F)		 47°C
(117°F)		 49°C
(120°F)		 49°C
(121°F)		 48°C
(118°F)		 47°C
(117°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 46°C
(115°F)		 48°C
(118°F)		 48°C
(119°F)		 47°C
(118°F)		 46°C
(115°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Average high 22°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 45°C
(112°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 45°C
(112°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Daily mean 16°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Average low 11°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 14°C
(57°F)
Mean minimum 6°C
(44°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 9°C
(48°F)
Minimum 5°C
(42°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 7°C
(45°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Abqaiq, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia §

Abqaiq usually has the most precipitation in February, November and December, with an average of 2 rainy days and 17 mm (0.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Abqaiq 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 Abqaiq, Eastern Province, 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) 5 (0.2) 24 (1.0) 13 (0.5) 8 (0.3) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 13 (0.5) 13 (0.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1

Monthly sunshine hours in Abqaiq, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia §

The sunniest months in Abqaiq are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 59 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Abqaiq: 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 Abqaiq, Eastern Province, 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 240 282 328 326 363 367 372 360 337 322 292 295
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 42m 11h 16m 12h 0m 12h 46m 13h 24m 13h 43m 13h 33m 13h 0m 12h 16m 11h 31m 10h 51m 10h 32m

Solar UV radiation in Abqaiq, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia §

Abqaiq experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and June, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 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 7. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Abqaiq UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Abqaiq, Eastern Province, 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 8 11 11 12 12 11 10 10 9 7 5