Al Khurmah climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Al Khurmah?

Al Khurmah has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 60 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Al Khurmah between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 2024, reaching 45.4 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Al Khurmah?

The coldest day measured in Al Khurmah between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1973, at -3.2 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Al Khurmah?

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

Q: Has the climate of Al Khurmah warmed?

Yes: Al Khurmah warmed by +4.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Al Khurmah?

The wettest day measured in Al Khurmah between 1940 and 2025 was 22 November 1963, with 31 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Al Khurmah?

The windiest day measured in Al Khurmah between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 2012, with winds reaching 54.8 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Al Khurmah?

The warmest month in Al Khurmah is August (32.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (16.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Al Khurmah?

Al Khurmah receives on average 60 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 14 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Al Khurmah?

Al Khurmah gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Al Khurmah (Saudi Arabia) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 60 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 (32.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (16.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.

Al Khurmah averages 0 frost days, 232 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 14 rainy days per year.

Al Khurmah has warmed by +4.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.47 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 45.4 °C (on 13 July 2024) and the coldest -3.2 °C (on 4 January 1973).

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 KhurmahMecca Region

coords: 21.91°, 42.03°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthAprilDriest monthJune

Mean daily temperature

25.7°C

Average daily high

32.5°C

Average daily low

18.3°C

Annual rainfall

60mm

Sunshine / day

11.3h

Mean relative humidity

29%

Average peak wind

25.3km/h

Seasonal range

15.8°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

232 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

14 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

29.8 °C

Average feels-like low

15.1 °C

Average peak gust

39.9 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

160 d/yr

Solar radiation

23.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+4.0 °C

since 1940

+0.5 °C per decade · r² = 0.86 · 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

45.4 °C

13 July 2024

Coldest day

-3.2 °C

4 January 1973

Wettest day

31 mm

22 November 1963

Windiest day

54.8 km/h

25 February 2012

Strongest gust

86.0 km/h

19 March 2017

Hottest feels-like

44.5 °C

24 July 2016

Coldest feels-like

-8.5 °C

4 January 1973

Sunniest day

12.7 h

2 July 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	44.1 °C14 June 2025	2.1 °C20 December 2025	27.4 °C	26 mm	241	0
2024	45.4 °C13 July 2024	8.1 °C2 February 2024	28.0 °C	84 mm	255	0
2023	45.0 °C16 August 2023	7.1 °C17 December 2023	27.5 °C	104 mm	242	0
2022	44.7 °C22 July 2022	6.2 °C3 January 2022	27.7 °C	24 mm	265	0
2021	44.8 °C28 July 2021	8.4 °C7 February 2021	28.1 °C	19 mm	268	0
2020	43.7 °C30 June 2020	3.0 °C27 January 2020	27.0 °C	23 mm	259	0
2019	44.2 °C28 June 2019	5.1 °C20 February 2019	27.5 °C	56 mm	255	0
2018	44.2 °C5 July 2018	3.6 °C14 January 2018	27.3 °C	67 mm	246	0
2017	45.0 °C24 July 2017	6.0 °C13 December 2017	27.8 °C	38 mm	258	0
2016	44.3 °C23 July 2016	5.2 °C29 January 2016	27.4 °C	180 mm	252	0
2015	43.5 °C14 August 2015	3.1 °C20 January 2015	27.7 °C	53 mm	265	0
2014	42.4 °C28 July 2014	6.1 °C20 January 2014	27.3 °C	23 mm	244	0
2013	43.7 °C22 July 2013	5.7 °C11 January 2013	26.7 °C	87 mm	254	0
2012	44.5 °C19 July 2012	2.7 °C24 January 2012	27.1 °C	51 mm	249	0
2011	44.9 °C17 July 2011	4.9 °C1 December 2011	26.8 °C	30 mm	252	0
2010	45.2 °C13 July 2010	4.2 °C10 January 2010	27.3 °C	39 mm	253	0
2009	43.0 °C16 August 2009	4.8 °C16 January 2009	27.4 °C	30 mm	262	0
2008	42.6 °C24 July 2008	2.8 °C18 January 2008	26.7 °C	19 mm	242	0
2007	43.6 °C29 July 2007	4.4 °C3 January 2007	26.9 °C	33 mm	248	0
2006	44.9 °C28 July 2006	3.6 °C18 December 2006	26.7 °C	66 mm	240	0
2005	44.1 °C19 July 2005	2.9 °C1 January 2005	27.0 °C	46 mm	259	0
2004	43.5 °C10 July 2004	2.3 °C29 December 2004	26.9 °C	56 mm	255	0
2003	44.2 °C14 August 2003	4.0 °C5 January 2003	27.2 °C	28 mm	263	0
2002	44.5 °C22 July 2002	4.2 °C12 January 2002	26.9 °C	59 mm	248	0
2001	43.7 °C5 August 2001	4.2 °C9 January 2001	26.7 °C	54 mm	243	0
2000	44.1 °C8 July 2000	5.6 °C29 January 2000	27.3 °C	19 mm	256	0
1999	43.6 °C15 August 1999	5.5 °C24 December 1999	27.1 °C	35 mm	270	0
1998	43.7 °C9 June 1998	3.6 °C14 January 1998	26.7 °C	90 mm	252	0
1997	42.9 °C17 June 1997	1.9 °C26 January 1997	26.1 °C	61 mm	234	0
1996	42.7 °C18 August 1996	6.4 °C18 January 1996	26.6 °C	102 mm	238	0
1995	42.9 °C15 August 1995	7.2 °C9 February 1995	26.4 °C	113 mm	237	0
1994	42.3 °C10 August 1994	6.3 °C5 December 1994	26.3 °C	20 mm	240	0
1993	41.9 °C22 July 1993	1.0 °C15 January 1993	26.1 °C	42 mm	243	0
1992	41.7 °C14 June 1992	1.2 °C13 January 1992	24.8 °C	61 mm	220	0
1991	42.3 °C27 June 1991	2.8 °C28 January 1991	26.3 °C	18 mm	230	0
1990	42.4 °C8 August 1990	5.5 °C19 January 1990	26.1 °C	30 mm	233	0
1989	43.0 °C23 August 1989	5.2 °C7 January 1989	25.7 °C	49 mm	233	0
1988	43.7 °C27 July 1988	4.3 °C19 January 1988	26.4 °C	40 mm	242	0
1987	43.5 °C27 July 1987	6.0 °C19 January 1987	26.7 °C	40 mm	240	0
1986	42.4 °C4 August 1986	4.2 °C4 January 1986	25.4 °C	144 mm	219	0
1985	42.2 °C23 August 1985	6.2 °C28 December 1985	25.7 °C	73 mm	226	0
1984	41.6 °C28 July 1984	4.0 °C30 January 1984	25.7 °C	59 mm	238	0
1983	42.7 °C13 July 1983	2.6 °C25 January 1983	25.1 °C	77 mm	209	0
1982	41.8 °C22 August 1982	3.6 °C17 January 1982	24.9 °C	144 mm	209	0
1981	42.4 °C11 August 1981	3.4 °C12 February 1981	26.1 °C	34 mm	244	0
1980	42.7 °C8 August 1980	5.2 °C12 February 1980	26.3 °C	26 mm	246	0
1979	43.7 °C29 July 1979	5.1 °C16 December 1979	25.9 °C	58 mm	241	0
1978	41.8 °C14 June 1978	4.6 °C22 December 1978	25.6 °C	30 mm	234	0
1977	42.6 °C16 August 1977	4.7 °C11 January 1977	25.3 °C	54 mm	228	0
1976	41.9 °C9 August 1976	6.1 °C1 January 1976	25.2 °C	75 mm	216	0
1975	41.9 °C28 July 1975	4.8 °C19 January 1975	24.8 °C	168 mm	200	0
1974	41.4 °C7 August 1974	1.4 °C25 January 1974	25.0 °C	62 mm	209	0
1973	42.2 °C28 July 1973	-3.2 °C4 January 1973	25.8 °C	22 mm	243	1
1972	41.6 °C26 July 1972	3.9 °C9 February 1972	24.9 °C	88 mm	218	0
1971	41.4 °C8 July 1971	1.6 °C30 December 1971	24.2 °C	44 mm	199	0
1970	40.9 °C9 June 1970	3.2 °C29 January 1970	25.2 °C	34 mm	223	0
1969	41.1 °C3 July 1969	3.3 °C31 January 1969	25.6 °C	41 mm	237	0
1968	41.3 °C30 July 1968	-1.1 °C3 February 1968	24.5 °C	102 mm	207	1
1967	42.0 °C17 July 1967	3.4 °C6 February 1967	24.2 °C	79 mm	209	0
1966	41.4 °C15 July 1966	4.6 °C5 February 1966	24.9 °C	30 mm	215	0
1965	40.5 °C23 August 1965	3.5 °C11 January 1965	24.8 °C	40 mm	209	0
1964	42.4 °C16 July 1964	0.3 °C20 January 1964	23.9 °C	101 mm	214	0
1963	41.4 °C29 August 1963	-0.1 °C27 December 1963	24.7 °C	141 mm	231	1
1962	40.8 °C29 July 1962	5.7 °C23 January 1962	25.2 °C	35 mm	229	0
1961	39.8 °C24 July 1961	6.5 °C28 December 1961	24.6 °C	119 mm	200	0
1960	40.9 °C23 August 1960	3.0 °C31 January 1960	25.4 °C	75 mm	200	0
1959	40.5 °C26 June 1959	1.1 °C24 January 1959	24.4 °C	42 mm	220	0
1958	41.7 °C19 August 1958	3.5 °C16 January 1958	25.6 °C	44 mm	236	0
1957	41.1 °C30 July 1957	-2.0 °C25 January 1957	24.0 °C	95 mm	202	3
1956	40.0 °C25 July 1956	1.3 °C24 January 1956	24.2 °C	16 mm	216	0
1955	40.7 °C12 July 1955	4.8 °C27 February 1955	24.8 °C	33 mm	222	0
1954	40.8 °C23 July 1954	3.3 °C31 December 1954	24.7 °C	43 mm	228	0
1953	41.5 °C20 July 1953	-0.8 °C22 December 1953	24.2 °C	50 mm	227	1
1952	40.1 °C13 July 1952	0.2 °C18 January 1952	24.4 °C	91 mm	210	0
1951	41.9 °C13 July 1951	2.1 °C24 December 1951	24.8 °C	19 mm	218	0
1950	39.6 °C1 June 1950	2.1 °C8 February 1950	23.5 °C	92 mm	198	0
1949	39.6 °C12 June 1949	1.2 °C1 January 1949	23.2 °C	106 mm	191	0
1948	41.8 °C4 August 1948	2.5 °C31 December 1948	24.1 °C	81 mm	204	0
1947	40.5 °C3 July 1947	3.3 °C16 January 1947	24.2 °C	142 mm	208	0
1946	39.6 °C2 June 1946	2.2 °C13 January 1946	24.3 °C	32 mm	220	0
1945	40.6 °C12 June 1945	3.3 °C28 January 1945	24.5 °C	17 mm	221	0
1944	41.8 °C3 July 1944	3.4 °C19 December 1944	24.4 °C	62 mm	221	0
1943	40.9 °C11 August 1943	2.5 °C3 February 1943	24.2 °C	47 mm	209	0
1942	39.8 °C24 June 1942	3.7 °C7 January 1942	24.7 °C	61 mm	232	0
1941	41.0 °C18 July 1941	3.8 °C9 January 1941	24.5 °C	11 mm	221	0
1940	40.5 °C20 June 1940	2.4 °C16 January 1940	23.8 °C	66 mm	195	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

33.9 °C

+1.4 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

241 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

26 mm

-34 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	23.5 °C	-0.1 °C	1 mm	-6 mm
Feb	27.9 °C	+1.9 °C	7 mm	+3 mm
Mar	30.6 °C	+1.2 °C	5 mm	-7 mm
Apr	36.4 °C	+3.6 °C	2 mm	-16 mm
May	38.9 °C	+2.2 °C	3 mm	-2 mm
Jun	41.3 °C	+2.1 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Jul	40.3 °C	+1.0 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Aug	41.2 °C	+1.7 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Sep	39.6 °C	+1.9 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Oct	33.7 °C	+0.9 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Nov	28.1 °C	0.0 °C	2 mm	-4 mm
Dec	24.6 °C	+0.2 °C	6 mm	+0 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

44.1 °C

14 Jun 2025

Coldest day

2.1 °C

20 Dec 2025

Wettest day

4.9 mm

15 Dec 2025

Windiest day

45.4 km/h

3 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

69.5 km/h

3 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

42.2 °C

14 Jun 2025

Coldest feels-like

-1.7 °C

20 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

12.6 h

2 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Al Khurmah?

Al Khurmah has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 60 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Al Khurmah?

The hottest day measured in Al Khurmah between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 2024, reaching 45.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in Al Khurmah?

The coldest day measured in Al Khurmah between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1973, at -3.2 °C.

Does it snow in Al Khurmah?

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

Has the climate of Al Khurmah warmed?

Yes: Al Khurmah warmed by +4.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Al Khurmah?

The wettest day measured in Al Khurmah between 1940 and 2025 was 22 November 1963, with 31 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Al Khurmah?

The windiest day measured in Al Khurmah between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 2012, with winds reaching 54.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Al Khurmah?

The warmest month in Al Khurmah is August (32.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (16.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Al Khurmah?

Al Khurmah receives on average 60 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 14 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Al Khurmah?

Al Khurmah gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Al Khurmah?

Yes: Al Khurmah has on average 160 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Al Khurmah?

In Al Khurmah, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.5 °C on 24 July 2016, and the lowest was -8.5 °C on 4 January 1973.

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