Monthly climate in Yanbu, Medina Region, Saudi Arabia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Yanbu features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 23 °C (73 °F) and 31 °C (89 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 15 °C (60 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (103 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 51 mm (2.0 inches) and receives 3 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Yanbu enjoys an average of 4001 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 39 minutes to 13 hours 35 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Yanbu, Medina Region, Saudi Arabia §

The warmest months in Yanbu are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 31 to 31 °C (88 - 89 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 23 to 24 °C (73 - 75 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Yanbu experiences 272 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 Yanbu, Medina 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 28°C
(84°F)
29°C
(84°F)
31°C
(87°F)
32°C
(90°F)
38°C
(100°F)
39°C
(103°F)
36°C
(97°F)
38°C
(102°F)
37°C
(99°F)
35°C
(95°F)
32°C
(90°F)
31°C
(88°F)
Mean maximum 27°C
(81°F)
27°C
(81°F)
29°C
(84°F)
30°C
(86°F)
34°C
(93°F)
35°C
(95°F)
35°C
(95°F)
36°C
(97°F)
36°C
(97°F)
34°C
(94°F)
31°C
(88°F)
29°C
(85°F)
Average high 24°C
(76°F)
24°C
(76°F)
25°C
(78°F)
27°C
(81°F)
30°C
(86°F)
32°C
(91°F)
32°C
(90°F)
33°C
(91°F)
33°C
(91°F)
31°C
(89°F)
29°C
(84°F)
26°C
(80°F)
Daily mean 23°C
(73°F)
23°C
(73°F)
24°C
(75°F)
26°C
(79°F)
29°C
(84°F)
31°C
(87°F)
31°C
(88°F)
31°C
(89°F)
31°C
(88°F)
30°C
(87°F)
27°C
(81°F)
25°C
(77°F)
Average low 21°C
(70°F)
21°C
(70°F)
22°C
(73°F)
24°C
(76°F)
27°C
(81°F)
29°C
(85°F)
30°C
(86°F)
30°C
(87°F)
30°C
(86°F)
29°C
(84°F)
26°C
(79°F)
23°C
(74°F)
Mean minimum 18°C
(64°F)
18°C
(64°F)
19°C
(67°F)
22°C
(72°F)
25°C
(77°F)
27°C
(81°F)
28°C
(82°F)
29°C
(84°F)
28°C
(83°F)
27°C
(80°F)
23°C
(73°F)
20°C
(68°F)
Minimum 15°C
(60°F)
16°C
(61°F)
18°C
(65°F)
20°C
(68°F)
24°C
(75°F)
25°C
(78°F)
27°C
(81°F)
28°C
(83°F)
27°C
(81°F)
26°C
(79°F)
22°C
(71°F)
20°C
(67°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Yanbu, Medina Region, Saudi Arabia §

Yanbu usually has the most precipitation in January, November and December, with an average of 1 rainy days and 15 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Yanbu are June, July and September. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Yanbu, Medina 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) 7 (0.3) 3 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 22 (0.9) 16 (0.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

Monthly sunshine hours in Yanbu, Medina Region, Saudi Arabia §

The sunniest months in Yanbu are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 2 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Yanbu: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 28 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Yanbu, Medina 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 252 293 343 351 375 366 376 368 332 329 306 306
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 49m 11h 20m 12h 1m 12h 43m 13h 18m 13h 35m 13h 26m 12h 55m 12h 15m 11h 33m 10h 57m 10h 39m

Solar UV radiation in Yanbu, Medina Region, Saudi Arabia §

Yanbu experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 11, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, February 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 Yanbu UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Yanbu, Medina 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) 7 8 10 11 11 11 11 11 10 9 8 6