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Monthly climate in Al Khafji, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Al Khafji features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 16 °C (61 °F) and 39 °C (102 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 4 °C (39 °F) or can rise to as high as 47 °C (118 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 104 mm (4.1 inches) and receives 13 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Al Khafji enjoys an average of 3865 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 21 minutes to 13 hours 54 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Al Khafji, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia §

The warmest months in Al Khafji are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 38 to 39 °C (100 - 102 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 16 to 18 °C (61 - 65 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Al Khafji experiences 232 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 Khafji, 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 26°C
(80°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 47°C
(116°F)		 47°C
(118°F)		 47°C
(117°F)		 45°C
(114°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Mean maximum 25°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 47°C
(117°F)		 46°C
(115°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 27°C
(82°F)
Average high 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 22°C
(73°F)
Daily mean 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Average low 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 14°C
(57°F)
Mean minimum 7°C
(45°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 9°C
(49°F)
Minimum 6°C
(43°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 8°C
(46°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Al Khafji, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia §

Al Khafji usually has the most precipitation in February, November and December, with an average of 2 rainy days and 23 mm (0.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Al Khafji are June, July and August. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Al Khafji, 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) 7 (0.3) 20 (0.8) 11 (0.5) 9 (0.3) 1 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 6 (0.3) 30 (1.2) 19 (0.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2

Monthly sunshine hours in Al Khafji, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia §

The sunniest months in Al Khafji are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 6 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Al Khafji: January, February and November receive an average of 8 hours 47 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Al Khafji, 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 230 276 330 329 365 371 377 363 335 317 283 284
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 32m 11h 10m 12h 0m 12h 51m 13h 33m 13h 54m 13h 43m 13h 6m 12h 17m 11h 27m 10h 43m 10h 21m

Solar UV radiation in Al Khafji, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia §

Al Khafji experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 11, 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 Al Khafji UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Al Khafji, 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) 5 7 10 10 11 11 11 10 9 8 6 5