Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Jizan features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (78 °F) and 32 °C (90 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 22 °C (71 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (98 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 123 mm (4.9 inches) and receives 28 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Jizan enjoys an average of 3776 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 7 minutes to 13 hours 6 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Jizan are June, July and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 32 to 32 °C (89 - 90 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 26 to 27 °C (78 - 80 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Jizan experiences 329 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 | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (94°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (86°F) |
Mean maximum | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 29°C (85°F) |
Average high | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 28°C (82°F) |
Daily mean | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 27°C (80°F) |
Average low | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 25°C (78°F) |
Mean minimum | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 24°C (75°F) |
Minimum | 22°C (71°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 23°C (74°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Jizan, Saudi Arabia with other places around the world.
Jizan usually has the most precipitation in October, November and December, with an average of 5 rainy days and 19 mm (0.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Jizan are April, June and September. On average, 2 mm (0.1 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) | 8 (0.3) | 10 (0.4) | 7 (0.3) | 2 (0.1) | 6 (0.2) | 1 (0.0) | 16 (0.6) | 12 (0.5) | 3 (0.1) | 20 (0.8) | 17 (0.7) | 21 (0.8) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
The sunniest months in Jizan are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 3 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Jizan: January, February and September receive an average of 9 hours 29 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 254 | 291 | 336 | 335 | 345 | 323 | 326 | 317 | 308 | 317 | 308 | 312 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 13m | 11h 34m | 12h 2m | 12h 30m | 12h 54m | 13h 6m | 13h 0m | 12h 39m | 12h 12m | 11h 43m | 11h 19m | 11h 7m |
Jizan experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 12, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.October, November and December are in the High / Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Jizan UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |