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Monthly climate in Medina, Saudi Arabia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Medina features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 19 °C (66 °F) and 36 °C (98 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 4 °C (40 °F) or can rise to as high as 46 °C (116 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 31 mm (1.2 inches) and receives 3 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Medina enjoys an average of 3978 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 38 minutes to 13 hours 36 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Medina, Saudi Arabia §

The warmest months in Medina are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 36 to 36 °C (97 - 98 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 19 to 20 °C (66 - 69 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Medina experiences 295 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 Medina, 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 32°C
(90°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 40°C
(103°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 46°C
(115°F)		 46°C
(116°F)		 46°C
(116°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 33°C
(91°F)
Mean maximum 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 46°C
(115°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 32°C
(89°F)
Average high 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 42°C
(109°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 27°C
(80°F)
Daily mean 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Average low 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 14°C
(58°F)
Mean minimum 7°C
(45°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 10°C
(50°F)
Minimum 4°C
(40°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 9°C
(48°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Medina, Saudi Arabia §

Medina usually has the most precipitation in April, November and December, with an average of 1 rainy days and 6 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Medina are March, June and July. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Medina, 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) 2 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 4 (0.2) 2 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.1) 6 (0.2) 8 (0.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

Monthly sunshine hours in Medina, Saudi Arabia §

The sunniest months in Medina are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 57 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Medina: January, February and December receive an average of 9 hours 19 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Medina, 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 253 293 344 350 372 361 372 365 326 328 305 302
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 47m 11h 19m 12h 0m 12h 43m 13h 19m 13h 36m 13h 27m 12h 56m 12h 15m 11h 33m 10h 56m 10h 38m

Solar UV radiation in Medina, Saudi Arabia §

Medina experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 12, 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 Medina UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Medina, 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) 7 9 11 12 12 12 12 11 11 9 8 6