Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Najran features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 17 °C (63 °F) and 31 °C (88 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 0 °C (32 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (104 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 42 mm (1.6 inches) and receives 6 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Najran enjoys an average of 3964 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 5 minutes to 13 hours 8 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Najran are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 30 to 31 °C (87 - 88 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 17 to 19 °C (63 - 67 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Najran experiences 287 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 | 32°C (90°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 37°C (100°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 30°C (86°F) |
Mean maximum | 31°C (88°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 29°C (85°F) |
Average high | 25°C (78°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 24°C (76°F) |
Daily mean | 17°C (64°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 28°C (84°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 17°C (63°F) |
Average low | 9°C (49°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 10°C (49°F) |
Mean minimum | 5°C (41°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 15°C (58°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 5°C (41°F) |
Minimum | -0°C (32°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 1°C (35°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Najran, Saudi Arabia with other places around the world.
Najran usually has the most precipitation in April, May and July, with an average of 2 rainy days and 10 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Najran are June, November and December. 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) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.1) | 4 (0.1) | 10 (0.4) | 11 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 9 (0.3) | 2 (0.1) | 1 (0.0) | 2 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Najran are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 26 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Najran: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 50 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 265 | 300 | 343 | 337 | 352 | 353 | 346 | 339 | 338 | 340 | 318 | 326 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 11m | 11h 33m | 12h 2m | 12h 31m | 12h 56m | 13h 8m | 13h 2m | 12h 40m | 12h 12m | 11h 43m | 11h 18m | 11h 5m |
Najran experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and September, 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 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Najran UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 |