Al ‘Aqīq climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Al ‘Aqīq?

Al ‘Aqīq has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.6 °C and it receives 108 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Al ‘Aqīq?

The hottest day measured in Al ‘Aqīq between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 2024, reaching 40.5 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Al ‘Aqīq?

The coldest day measured in Al ‘Aqīq between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1957, at -0.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Al ‘Aqīq?

Almost never: Al ‘Aqīq sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Al ‘Aqīq warmed?

Yes: Al ‘Aqīq warmed by +3.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Al ‘Aqīq?

The wettest day measured in Al ‘Aqīq between 1940 and 2025 was 29 March 1997, with 66 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Al ‘Aqīq?

The windiest day measured in Al ‘Aqīq between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 2012, with winds reaching 52.3 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Al ‘Aqīq?

The warmest month in Al ‘Aqīq is June (28.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (15.6 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Al ‘Aqīq?

Al ‘Aqīq receives on average 108 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 26 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Al ‘Aqīq?

Al ‘Aqīq gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Al ‘Aqīq (Saudi Arabia) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.6 °C and it receives 108 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 June (28.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (15.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.

Al ‘Aqīq averages 0 frost days, 166 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 26 rainy days per year.

Al ‘Aqīq has warmed by +3.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.41 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 40.5 °C (on 23 June 2024) and the coldest -0.9 °C (on 25 January 1957).

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

Al ‘AqīqAl Bahah Region

coords: 20.27°, 41.66°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthJuneColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthAprilDriest monthSeptember

Mean daily temperature

22.6°C

Average daily high

29.1°C

Average daily low

16.2°C

Annual rainfall

108mm

Sunshine / day

11.2h

Mean relative humidity

40%

Average peak wind

21.7km/h

Seasonal range

12.8°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

166 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

26 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

26.7 °C

Average feels-like low

14.0 °C

Average peak gust

39.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

106 d/yr

Solar radiation

22.4 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+3.5 °C

since 1940

+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.87 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

40.5 °C

23 June 2024

Coldest day

-0.9 °C

25 January 1957

Wettest day

66 mm

29 March 1997

Windiest day

52.3 km/h

25 February 2012

Strongest gust

87.1 km/h

25 February 2012

Hottest feels-like

38.8 °C

28 July 2016

Coldest feels-like

-5.1 °C

4 January 1973

Sunniest day

12.5 h

30 June 1949

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	39.4 °C15 June 2025	3.7 °C19 December 2025	24.0 °C	54 mm	192	0
2024	40.5 °C23 June 2024	6.6 °C16 December 2024	24.4 °C	106 mm	182	0
2023	39.2 °C26 August 2023	6.6 °C18 December 2023	23.9 °C	123 mm	168	0
2022	40.1 °C22 July 2022	5.5 °C31 December 2022	24.2 °C	66 mm	200	0
2021	39.5 °C14 July 2021	5.3 °C12 January 2021	24.4 °C	57 mm	216	0
2020	39.2 °C29 June 2020	3.1 °C12 January 2020	23.8 °C	57 mm	187	0
2019	39.7 °C28 June 2019	5.5 °C20 February 2019	23.9 °C	122 mm	178	0
2018	38.8 °C4 July 2018	4.5 °C11 January 2018	23.8 °C	103 mm	184	0
2017	40.0 °C16 June 2017	5.4 °C21 December 2017	24.2 °C	139 mm	204	0
2016	39.7 °C23 July 2016	3.0 °C30 January 2016	24.0 °C	231 mm	185	0
2015	38.9 °C2 September 2015	4.5 °C20 January 2015	24.4 °C	81 mm	216	0
2014	38.2 °C15 August 2014	6.3 °C8 January 2014	23.8 °C	59 mm	189	0
2013	39.0 °C19 July 2013	5.6 °C25 December 2013	23.6 °C	74 mm	185	0
2012	39.5 °C16 July 2012	5.0 °C21 January 2012	23.9 °C	91 mm	189	0
2011	39.7 °C15 July 2011	5.4 °C30 November 2011	23.7 °C	70 mm	196	0
2010	38.9 °C17 August 2010	5.9 °C13 January 2010	24.0 °C	59 mm	199	0
2009	38.7 °C21 June 2009	5.0 °C16 January 2009	24.2 °C	44 mm	193	0
2008	38.3 °C22 July 2008	3.7 °C17 January 2008	23.7 °C	48 mm	194	0
2007	39.3 °C29 July 2007	4.4 °C4 January 2007	23.7 °C	67 mm	188	0
2006	39.0 °C7 August 2006	6.3 °C31 December 2006	23.4 °C	180 mm	181	0
2005	39.4 °C19 July 2005	5.1 °C1 January 2005	23.7 °C	99 mm	185	0
2004	39.1 °C9 July 2004	3.3 °C31 December 2004	23.6 °C	92 mm	185	0
2003	38.8 °C17 August 2003	5.7 °C7 January 2003	23.9 °C	85 mm	197	0
2002	39.3 °C5 August 2002	5.6 °C12 January 2002	23.8 °C	96 mm	208	0
2001	39.5 °C5 August 2001	3.5 °C11 January 2001	23.5 °C	71 mm	202	0
2000	39.4 °C2 August 2000	5.5 °C31 January 2000	23.9 °C	52 mm	196	0
1999	39.2 °C11 July 1999	4.7 °C24 December 1999	23.8 °C	72 mm	208	0
1998	39.5 °C12 June 1998	2.7 °C14 January 1998	23.5 °C	164 mm	187	0
1997	38.3 °C17 June 1997	1.6 °C26 January 1997	22.7 °C	180 mm	162	0
1996	38.7 °C3 August 1996	7.2 °C18 January 1996	23.2 °C	119 mm	170	0
1995	38.6 °C15 August 1995	7.1 °C4 March 1995	23.1 °C	91 mm	176	0
1994	38.1 °C18 August 1994	5.9 °C21 January 1994	23.0 °C	52 mm	182	0
1993	38.1 °C22 July 1993	0.9 °C6 February 1993	22.8 °C	112 mm	159	0
1992	37.0 °C17 July 1992	1.3 °C5 January 1992	21.9 °C	156 mm	163	0
1991	38.1 °C5 July 1991	3.6 °C7 March 1991	23.1 °C	101 mm	182	0
1990	37.6 °C19 August 1990	5.8 °C19 January 1990	23.0 °C	75 mm	169	0
1989	38.2 °C21 July 1989	4.2 °C7 January 1989	22.5 °C	176 mm	161	0
1988	38.7 °C26 July 1988	4.6 °C1 January 1988	23.3 °C	79 mm	188	0
1987	39.1 °C27 July 1987	4.5 °C19 January 1987	23.3 °C	80 mm	179	0
1986	38.3 °C6 July 1986	3.7 °C7 December 1986	22.6 °C	115 mm	167	0
1985	37.8 °C23 August 1985	5.3 °C7 December 1985	22.3 °C	185 mm	154	0
1984	36.7 °C11 July 1984	4.7 °C12 January 1984	22.6 °C	50 mm	182	0
1983	37.9 °C13 July 1983	4.6 °C29 December 1983	22.1 °C	141 mm	154	0
1982	37.8 °C22 August 1982	4.6 °C16 December 1982	21.9 °C	154 mm	157	0
1981	37.7 °C11 August 1981	3.5 °C12 February 1981	22.7 °C	133 mm	163	0
1980	38.2 °C25 July 1980	3.8 °C12 February 1980	23.0 °C	64 mm	196	0
1979	38.5 °C28 July 1979	5.2 °C11 January 1979	22.6 °C	123 mm	177	0
1978	37.0 °C13 June 1978	4.7 °C21 December 1978	22.2 °C	120 mm	150	0
1977	37.8 °C16 August 1977	4.4 °C11 January 1977	22.2 °C	112 mm	159	0
1976	36.6 °C7 August 1976	6.1 °C2 January 1976	22.0 °C	103 mm	144	0
1975	38.6 °C28 July 1975	4.0 °C15 January 1975	21.8 °C	180 mm	156	0
1974	37.1 °C22 June 1974	3.0 °C25 January 1974	21.7 °C	114 mm	162	0
1973	37.6 °C3 September 1973	-0.9 °C4 January 1973	22.7 °C	79 mm	190	1
1972	37.1 °C7 August 1972	3.6 °C6 February 1972	21.7 °C	166 mm	147	0
1971	36.5 °C13 July 1971	1.7 °C25 December 1971	21.0 °C	76 mm	129	0
1970	36.8 °C10 June 1970	2.7 °C16 December 1970	22.2 °C	65 mm	147	0
1969	36.7 °C16 June 1969	3.3 °C25 January 1969	22.3 °C	80 mm	144	0
1968	37.2 °C1 August 1968	0.7 °C3 February 1968	21.3 °C	156 mm	121	0
1967	37.1 °C18 July 1967	4.3 °C7 February 1967	21.0 °C	124 mm	124	0
1966	37.4 °C15 July 1966	5.3 °C8 December 1966	21.9 °C	55 mm	161	0
1965	37.3 °C23 August 1965	2.8 °C11 January 1965	21.7 °C	63 mm	151	0
1964	37.8 °C16 July 1964	3.7 °C21 January 1964	21.4 °C	243 mm	160	0
1963	36.6 °C21 July 1963	3.2 °C27 December 1963	21.6 °C	136 mm	135	0
1962	37.0 °C29 July 1962	5.3 °C17 January 1962	22.0 °C	117 mm	151	0
1961	35.4 °C3 September 1961	5.8 °C29 December 1961	21.5 °C	186 mm	129	0
1960	36.7 °C23 August 1960	2.7 °C31 January 1960	22.0 °C	119 mm	136	0
1959	36.2 °C26 June 1959	2.3 °C24 January 1959	21.5 °C	100 mm	144	0
1958	36.6 °C27 August 1958	5.7 °C23 January 1958	22.5 °C	114 mm	168	0
1957	36.7 °C30 July 1957	-0.9 °C25 January 1957	21.3 °C	112 mm	135	3
1956	35.1 °C25 July 1956	3.9 °C22 January 1956	21.4 °C	31 mm	150	0
1955	36.2 °C3 September 1955	5.9 °C26 February 1955	21.9 °C	74 mm	163	0
1954	36.9 °C24 August 1954	5.0 °C31 December 1954	21.8 °C	60 mm	161	0
1953	36.1 °C19 July 1953	2.3 °C23 December 1953	21.2 °C	121 mm	133	0
1952	37.2 °C26 August 1952	3.3 °C18 January 1952	21.4 °C	184 mm	133	0
1951	37.3 °C14 July 1951	2.9 °C26 December 1951	21.6 °C	108 mm	158	0
1950	35.6 °C8 June 1950	1.3 °C19 January 1950	20.5 °C	197 mm	115	0
1949	36.0 °C14 June 1949	2.3 °C2 January 1949	20.7 °C	150 mm	144	0
1948	38.4 °C14 July 1948	2.8 °C20 January 1948	21.2 °C	101 mm	140	0
1947	36.6 °C27 July 1947	4.2 °C27 December 1947	21.0 °C	277 mm	144	0
1946	35.3 °C3 June 1946	3.6 °C12 January 1946	21.4 °C	52 mm	157	0
1945	36.8 °C24 June 1945	4.9 °C21 December 1945	21.6 °C	91 mm	147	0
1944	36.8 °C11 June 1944	5.0 °C19 December 1944	21.6 °C	105 mm	138	0
1943	36.6 °C11 August 1943	3.0 °C3 February 1943	21.1 °C	86 mm	140	0
1942	35.5 °C24 May 1942	5.6 °C11 December 1942	21.5 °C	91 mm	129	0
1941	36.8 °C17 July 1941	3.6 °C7 January 1941	21.4 °C	46 mm	158	0
1940	36.0 °C19 June 1940	2.2 °C16 January 1940	20.8 °C	112 mm	129	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

30.3 °C

+1.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

192 d/yr

+26

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

54 mm

-54 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	23.0 °C	+0.4 °C	8 mm	-2 mm
Feb	26.1 °C	+1.8 °C	3 mm	-6 mm
Mar	26.8 °C	+0.4 °C	16 mm	-3 mm
Apr	31.8 °C	+3.3 °C	5 mm	-20 mm
May	34.2 °C	+2.4 °C	16 mm	-1 mm
Jun	36.8 °C	+2.0 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Jul	35.3 °C	+0.8 °C	0 mm	-3 mm
Aug	36.1 °C	+1.2 °C	3 mm	-0 mm
Sep	34.9 °C	+1.5 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Oct	29.3 °C	+0.3 °C	0 mm	-3 mm
Nov	25.3 °C	-0.2 °C	1 mm	-7 mm
Dec	23.5 °C	+0.4 °C	3 mm	-7 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

39.4 °C

15 Jun 2025

Coldest day

3.7 °C

19 Dec 2025

Wettest day

3.9 mm

12 Jan 2025

Windiest day

50.1 km/h

4 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

81.4 km/h

4 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

37.2 °C

27 May 2025

Coldest feels-like

0.8 °C

19 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

12.4 h

1 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Al ‘Aqīq?

Al ‘Aqīq has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.6 °C and it receives 108 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Al ‘Aqīq?

The hottest day measured in Al ‘Aqīq between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 2024, reaching 40.5 °C.

What is the coldest day in Al ‘Aqīq?

The coldest day measured in Al ‘Aqīq between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1957, at -0.9 °C.

Does it snow in Al ‘Aqīq?

Almost never: Al ‘Aqīq sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Al ‘Aqīq warmed?

Yes: Al ‘Aqīq warmed by +3.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Al ‘Aqīq?

The wettest day measured in Al ‘Aqīq between 1940 and 2025 was 29 March 1997, with 66 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Al ‘Aqīq?

The windiest day measured in Al ‘Aqīq between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 2012, with winds reaching 52.3 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Al ‘Aqīq?

The warmest month in Al ‘Aqīq is June (28.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (15.6 °C).

How much does it rain in Al ‘Aqīq?

Al ‘Aqīq receives on average 108 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 26 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Al ‘Aqīq?

Al ‘Aqīq gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Al ‘Aqīq?

Yes: Al ‘Aqīq has on average 106 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Al ‘Aqīq?

In Al ‘Aqīq, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.8 °C on 28 July 2016, and the lowest was -5.1 °C on 4 January 1973.

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