Al Khafjī climate — normals and trends
Al Khafjī (Saudi Arabia) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 100 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 July (37.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (14.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Al Khafjī averages 0 frost days, 206 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 18 rainy days per year.
Al Khafjī has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 48.2 °C (on 2 August 2016) and the coldest -1.6 °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
Al KhafjīEastern Province
- coords
- 28.44°, 48.49°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.5°C
Average daily high
31.5°C
Average daily low
21.5°C
Annual rainfall
100mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
43%
Average peak wind
24.5km/h
Seasonal range
23.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
206 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
18 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.9 °C
Average feels-like low
19.1 °C
Average peak gust
38.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
206 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
48.2 °C
2 August 2016
Coldest day
-1.6 °C
20 January 1964
Wettest day
85 mm
19 November 2013
Windiest day
55.6 km/h
24 June 1949
Strongest gust
85.3 km/h
9 January 1979
Hottest feels-like
52.2 °C
30 July 2020
Coldest feels-like
-9.5 °C
20 January 1964
Sunniest day
13.1 h
20 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 8 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | 19.4 °C | -1.2 °C | 17 mm | +5 mm |
| Mar | 24.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 39 mm | +25 mm |
| Apr | 32.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 39.9 °C | +3.4 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 42.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Jul | 44.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 42.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Sep | 40.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 35.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 29.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 0 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | 21.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 39 mm | +17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Al Khafjī?
Al Khafjī has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 100 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Al Khafjī?
The hottest day measured in Al Khafjī between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 2016, reaching 48.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Al Khafjī?
The coldest day measured in Al Khafjī between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1964, at -1.6 °C.
Does it snow in Al Khafjī?
Almost never: Al Khafjī sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Al Khafjī warmed?
Yes: Al Khafjī warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Al Khafjī?
The wettest day measured in Al Khafjī between 1940 and 2025 was 19 November 2013, with 85 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Al Khafjī?
The windiest day measured in Al Khafjī between 1940 and 2025 was 24 June 1949, with winds reaching 55.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Al Khafjī?
The warmest month in Al Khafjī is July (37.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (14.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Al Khafjī?
Al Khafjī receives on average 100 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 18 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Al Khafjī?
Al Khafjī 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 Khafjī?
Yes: Al Khafjī has on average 206 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Al Khafjī?
In Al Khafjī, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 52.2 °C on 30 July 2020, and the lowest was -9.5 °C on 20 January 1964.
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