Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification As Saffaniyah features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 16 °C (62 °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 48 °C (118 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 97 mm (3.8 inches) and receives 13 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.As Saffaniyah enjoys an average of 3877 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 23 minutes to 13 hours 52 minutes per day.
The warmest months in As Saffaniyah 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 (62 - 65 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, As Saffaniyah experiences 241 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 | 27°C (82°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 40°C (105°F) | 45°C (113°F) | 47°C (118°F) | 48°C (118°F) | 47°C (117°F) | 46°C (115°F) | 43°C (110°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 31°C (88°F) |
Mean maximum | 26°C (79°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 44°C (111°F) | 45°C (114°F) | 47°C (117°F) | 46°C (116°F) | 45°C (114°F) | 41°C (107°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 28°C (84°F) |
Average high | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 43°C (110°F) | 44°C (112°F) | 44°C (111°F) | 42°C (107°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 23°C (73°F) |
Daily mean | 16°C (62°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 18°C (65°F) |
Average low | 12°C (54°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 29°C (84°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 (72°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 18°C (66°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 9°C (49°F) |
Minimum | 5°C (42°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 8°C (46°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in As Saffaniyah, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia with other places around the world.
As Saffaniyah usually has the most precipitation in February, November and December, with an average of 2 rainy days and 22 mm (0.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in As Saffaniyah are June, July and August. 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) | 5 (0.2) | 21 (0.8) | 11 (0.4) | 7 (0.3) | 1 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (0.2) | 27 (1.1) | 19 (0.7) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
The sunniest months in As Saffaniyah are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 7 minutes a day.Least sunny months in As Saffaniyah: January, February and November receive an average of 8 hours 50 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 232 | 277 | 330 | 329 | 365 | 371 | 378 | 363 | 337 | 318 | 285 | 286 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 34m | 11h 11m | 12h 0m | 12h 50m | 13h 31m | 13h 52m | 13h 41m | 13h 5m | 12h 17m | 11h 27m | 10h 44m | 10h 23m |
As Saffaniyah experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and June, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, 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 6. For more detailed information, check out our hourly As Saffaniyah UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 |