Asia & Middle East

Saudi Arabia: weather & best time to visit

10 destinations with long-term climate data. Best time to visit overall: November – March.

Weather by month

Daytime highs and sea temperatures range across the destinations; the score is their average. Best months are marked.

Month	Score	Air	Sea	Best weather
JanuaryJan	95	18–28°	19–27°	Yanbu
FebruaryFeb	95	20–29°	18–27°	Yanbu
MarchMar	90	24–32°	20–28°	Tabuk
AprilApr	71	29–35°	23–30°	Jizan
MayMay	56	34–39°	27–32°	Jizan
JuneJun	53	35–42°	28–32°	Jizan
JulyJul	52	36–43°	30–33°	Jizan
AugustAug	52	35–43°	30–34°	Jizan
SeptemberSep	52	35–41°	30–33°	Jizan
OctoberOct	58	31–36°	30–32°	Jizan
NovemberNov	87	24–31°	26–31°	Al-Ula
DecemberDec	94	19–29°	22–29°	Medina

Destinations10

Al-Ula
City breakBest time to visit:Nov – Mar
1. 97
2. 97
3. 98
4. 69
5. 50
6. 50
7. 50
8. 50
9. 50
10. 55
11. 97
12. 96
Dammam
City breakBest time to visit:Nov – Mar
1. 95
2. 96
3. 96
4. 78
5. 50
6. 50
7. 50
8. 50
9. 50
10. 56
11. 95
12. 95
Jeddah
City breakBest time to visit:Dec – Mar
1. 95
2. 93
3. 86
4. 73
5. 58
6. 51
7. 50
8. 50
9. 50
10. 59
11. 74
12. 88
Jizan
Sun, sea & sandBest time to visit:Nov – Apr
1. 94
2. 95
3. 98
4. 91
5. 80
6. 74
7. 71
8. 74
9. 75
10. 80
11. 94
12. 96
Khobar
City breakBest time to visit:Nov – Mar
1. 95
2. 96
3. 96
4. 72
5. 50
6. 50
7. 50
8. 50
9. 50
10. 53
11. 94
12. 96
Mecca
City breakBest time to visit:Dec – Feb
1. 94
2. 83
3. 67
4. 50
5. 50
6. 50
7. 50
8. 49
9. 47
10. 47
11. 69
12. 88
Medina
City breakBest time to visit:Dec – Feb
1. 96
2. 97
3. 77
4. 52
5. 50
6. 50
7. 50
8. 50
9. 48
10. 48
11. 78
12. 96
Riyadh
City breakBest time to visit:Nov – Mar
1. 92
2. 96
3. 92
4. 58
5. 50
6. 50
7. 50
8. 50
9. 50
10. 54
11. 95
12. 95
Tabuk
City breakBest time to visit:Nov – Apr
1. 93
2. 97
3. 99
4. 85
5. 59
6. 50
7. 50
8. 50
9. 50
10. 74
11. 96
12. 95
Yanbu
City breakBest time to visit:Dec – Mar
1. 97
2. 98
3. 92
4. 77
5. 58
6. 50
7. 50
8. 50
9. 50
10. 58
11. 77
12. 95

Saudi Arabia month by month

Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences