Mecca weather in January
Temperature, rain and sunshine in January: long-term averages from 30 years of weather data, not a forecast.
Holiday weather in January
Excellent
Best time to visit: December – February
What is the weather like in Mecca in January?
In January, Mecca is warm: daytime highs average 27 °C, and nights cool down to about 16 °C. The sun shines for around 7 hours a day. Rain is rare: about 4 days bring 37 mm in total. All in all, January is an excellent month for a holiday in Mecca.
January compared
How the weather changes from December to February. Tap a month to open it.
| DecemberDec | JanuaryJan | FebruaryFeb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 88 | 94 | 83 |
| Day | 28° | 27° | 29° |
| Night | 18° | 16° | 18° |
| Sun | 8 h | 7 h | 8 h |
| Rain days | 3 | 4 | 1 |
More details for January
- Daylight
- 10 h 57 min07:01 – 17:58
- UV index
- 6 · highclear sky, noon (estimate)All months
- Muggy days
- 0 daysdew point 18 °C or moreAll months
- Wind
- 18 km/haverage daily peakAll months
- Cloud cover
- 31 %on averageAll months
- Hot days
- 2 days30 °C or moreAll months
- Time zone
- UTC+3Asia/Riyadh
How the score comes together
- Temperatureweight 50 %100 %
- Sunshineweight 20 %72 %
- Few rainy daysweight 30 %100 %
Each factor is rated from 0 to 100 % and weighted for the travel style “City break”.
What to pack in January
- Sunscreen
- Light, breathable clothes
Mecca in January: quick answers
Is Mecca hot in January?
Warm rather than hot: in January, daytime highs in Mecca average 27 °C and nights cool to about 16 °C. On about 2 days the thermometer climbs to 30 °C or more.
Does it rain much in Mecca in January?
Rain is rare: about 4 days bring 37 mm in total.
Mecca month by month
The whole year in MeccaAll destinations: Saudi ArabiaWhere to go in January
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