Afif climate — normals and trends
Afif (Saudi Arabia) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 78 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is August (33.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (14.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Afif averages 1 frost days, 209 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 16 rainy days per year.
Afif has warmed by +3.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.45 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 2 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.7 °C (on 22 July 2002) and the coldest -5.8 °C (on 20 January 1964).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
AfifRiyadh Region
- coords
- 23.91°, 42.92°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.0°C
Average daily high
31.2°C
Average daily low
18.1°C
Annual rainfall
78mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
27%
Average peak wind
23.8km/h
Seasonal range
19.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
209 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
16 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.3 °C
Average feels-like low
14.0 °C
Average peak gust
38.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
164 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.8 °C
since 1940
+0.5 °C per decade · r² = 0.81 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
44.7 °C
22 July 2002
Coldest day
-5.8 °C
20 January 1964
Wettest day
46 mm
19 March 2001
Windiest day
58.7 km/h
13 March 1976
Strongest gust
98.3 km/h
25 February 2012
Hottest feels-like
44.2 °C
18 July 2012
Coldest feels-like
-11.6 °C
20 January 1964
Snowiest day
0.4 cm
2 January 1973
Sunniest day
12.8 h
3 July 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 15 mm | +4 mm |
| Feb | 23.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 37 mm | +30 mm |
| Mar | 27.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 25 mm | +10 mm |
| Apr | 35.5 °C | +4.2 °C | 2 mm | -15 mm |
| May | 38.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 41.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Jul | 40.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 41.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 39.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Oct | 33.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 27.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -12 mm |
| Dec | 21.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 27 mm | +17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Afif?
Afif has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 78 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Afif?
The hottest day measured in Afif between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 2002, reaching 44.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Afif?
The coldest day measured in Afif between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1964, at -5.8 °C.
Does it snow in Afif?
Almost never: Afif sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Afif warmed?
Yes: Afif warmed by +3.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Afif?
The wettest day measured in Afif between 1940 and 2025 was 19 March 2001, with 46 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Afif?
The windiest day measured in Afif between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1976, with winds reaching 58.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Afif?
The warmest month in Afif is August (33.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (14.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Afif?
Afif receives on average 78 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 16 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Afif?
Afif gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Afif?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Afif between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1973, with 0.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Afif?
Yes: Afif has on average 164 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Afif?
In Afif, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.2 °C on 18 July 2012, and the lowest was -11.6 °C on 20 January 1964.
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