Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Jeddah features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (75 °F) and 33 °C (91 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 16 °C (61 °F) or can rise to as high as 44 °C (111 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 51 mm (2.0 inches) and receives 6 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Jeddah enjoys an average of 3957 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 50 minutes to 13 hours 24 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Jeddah are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 32 to 33 °C (90 - 91 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 26 °C (75 - 78 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Jeddah experiences 320 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 | 31°C (88°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 40°C (105°F) | 44°C (111°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (92°F) |
Mean maximum | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) |
Average high | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 29°C (84°F) |
Daily mean | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 26°C (79°F) |
Average low | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 23°C (74°F) |
Mean minimum | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (69°F) |
Minimum | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 19°C (67°F) |
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Jeddah usually has the most precipitation in February, November and December, with an average of 1 rainy days and 11 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Jeddah are June, July and September. 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) | 6 (0.2) | 6 (0.2) | 2 (0.1) | 4 (0.2) | 2 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.1) | 22 (0.8) | 6 (0.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
The sunniest months in Jeddah are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 45 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Jeddah: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 28 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 255 | 292 | 343 | 349 | 369 | 356 | 365 | 358 | 324 | 328 | 304 | 307 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 58m | 11h 25m | 12h 1m | 12h 38m | 13h 9m | 13h 24m | 13h 16m | 12h 49m | 12h 14m | 11h 37m | 11h 5m | 10h 50m |
Jeddah experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 13, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the High / Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 8. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Jeddah UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 |