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Monthly climate in Al Qatif, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Al Qatif features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 17 °C (64 °F) and 36 °C (97 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 6 °C (44 °F) or can rise to as high as 44 °C (112 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 85 mm (3.3 inches) and receives 11 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Al Qatif enjoys an average of 3895 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 29 minutes to 13 hours 45 minutes per day.

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

The warmest months in Al Qatif are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 35 to 36 °C (95 - 97 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 17 to 20 °C (64 - 68 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Al Qatif experiences 229 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 Qatif, 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 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Mean maximum 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 42°C
(109°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Average high 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Daily mean 17°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Average low 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 16°C
(62°F)
Mean minimum 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Minimum 8°C
(47°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(54°F)

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

Al Qatif usually has the most precipitation in February, March and December, with an average of 2 rainy days and 18 mm (0.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Al Qatif 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 Qatif, 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) 4 (0.2) 25 (1.0) 14 (0.5) 12 (0.5) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 13 (0.5) 15 (0.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2

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

The sunniest months in Al Qatif are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 4 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Al Qatif: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 2 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Al Qatif, 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 239 282 328 327 366 369 374 362 338 322 291 293
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 40m 11h 15m 12h 0m 12h 47m 13h 26m 13h 45m 13h 35m 13h 1m 12h 16m 11h 30m 10h 50m 10h 29m

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

Al Qatif experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and June, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 12, which corresponds to the Very High / 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 Al Qatif UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Al Qatif, 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 10 10 12 11 10 10 9 8 7 5