Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Al Hufuf features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 16 °C (61 °F) and 38 °C (101 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 1 °C (35 °F) or can rise to as high as 49 °C (121 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 68 mm (2.7 inches) and receives 9 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Al Hufuf enjoys an average of 3902 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 34 minutes to 13 hours 40 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Al Hufuf are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 37 to 38 °C (99 - 101 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 16 to 17 °C (61 - 64 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Al Hufuf experiences 258 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 29°C (85°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 40°C (105°F) | 43°C (109°F) | 46°C (116°F) | 48°C (119°F) | 49°C (121°F) | 49°C (120°F) | 47°C (116°F) | 43°C (110°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 31°C (88°F) |
Mean maximum | 29°C (84°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 40°C (105°F) | 45°C (114°F) | 47°C (117°F) | 48°C (119°F) | 47°C (117°F) | 46°C (114°F) | 41°C (107°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 29°C (84°F) |
Average high | 22°C (72°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 40°C (105°F) | 44°C (112°F) | 45°C (114°F) | 45°C (112°F) | 42°C (108°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 23°C (74°F) |
Daily mean | 16°C (61°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 37°C (100°F) | 35°C (94°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 17°C (64°F) |
Average low | 11°C (51°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 13°C (55°F) |
Mean minimum | 5°C (42°F) | 6°C (42°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 8°C (46°F) |
Minimum | 4°C (39°F) | 1°C (35°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 7°C (44°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Al Hufuf, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia with other places around the world.
Al Hufuf usually has the most precipitation in February, March and December, with an average of 2 rainy days and 14 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Al Hufuf are June, 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) | 4 (0.2) | 23 (0.9) | 10 (0.4) | 9 (0.4) | 1 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 9 (0.4) | 10 (0.4) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
The sunniest months in Al Hufuf are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 58 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Al Hufuf: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 8 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 243 | 284 | 330 | 328 | 364 | 365 | 371 | 360 | 337 | 323 | 295 | 297 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 44m | 11h 17m | 12h 0m | 12h 45m | 13h 22m | 13h 40m | 13h 31m | 12h 58m | 12h 16m | 11h 31m | 10h 53m | 10h 34m |
Al Hufuf 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 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 Al Hufuf UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 |