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Monthly climate in Ash Shafa, Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ash Shafa features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 21 °C (70 °F) and 33 °C (92 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 9 °C (48 °F) or can rise to as high as 44 °C (112 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 215 mm (8.5 inches) and receives 54 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Ash Shafa enjoys an average of 3950 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 51 minutes to 13 hours 22 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Ash Shafa, Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia §

The warmest months in Ash Shafa are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 32 to 33 °C (90 - 92 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 21 to 22 °C (70 - 72 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Ash Shafa experiences 304 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 Ash Shafa, Mecca Region, 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 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 42°C
(109°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Average high 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Daily mean 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Average low 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Mean minimum 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Minimum 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 12°C
(55°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Ash Shafa, Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia §

Ash Shafa usually has the most precipitation in February, April and May, with an average of 6 rainy days and 30 mm (1.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Ash Shafa are January, July and December. On average, 7 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Ash Shafa, Mecca Region, 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) 8 (0.3) 30 (1.2) 12 (0.5) 27 (1.1) 33 (1.3) 12 (0.5) 4 (0.1) 21 (0.8) 24 (0.9) 12 (0.5) 23 (0.9) 11 (0.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 2 5 3 5 9 4 1 5 8 3 5 4

Monthly sunshine hours in Ash Shafa, Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia §

The sunniest months in Ash Shafa are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 36 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Ash Shafa: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 33 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Ash Shafa, Mecca Region, 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 256 293 343 347 365 351 361 352 325 330 310 312
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 59m 11h 26m 12h 1m 12h 37m 13h 8m 13h 22m 13h 15m 12h 48m 12h 14m 11h 38m 11h 7m 10h 51m

Solar UV radiation in Ash Shafa, Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia §

Ash Shafa experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the 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 Ash Shafa UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Ash Shafa, Mecca Region, 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) 9 10 13 13 14 12 13 12 12 11 9 8