Al Mash‘ilīyah climate — normals and trends
Al Mash‘ilīyah (Saudi Arabia) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.7 °C and it receives 30 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 (31.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (16.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Al Mash‘ilīyah averages 0 frost days, 226 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 6 rainy days per year.
Al Mash‘ilīyah 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 43.0 °C (on 13 July 2024) and the coldest -1.0 °C (on 9 January 1941).
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 Mash‘ilīyahNajran Region
- coords
- 17.76°, 44.47°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.7°C
Average daily high
31.6°C
Average daily low
16.8°C
Annual rainfall
30mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
28%
Average peak wind
20.3km/h
Seasonal range
15.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
226 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
6 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.3 °C
Average feels-like low
13.9 °C
Average peak gust
34.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
124 d/yr
Solar radiation
23.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.5 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.86 · 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
43.0 °C
13 July 2024
Coldest day
-1.0 °C
9 January 1941
Wettest day
39 mm
17 August 1947
Windiest day
44.1 km/h
18 July 1953
Strongest gust
70.6 km/h
18 July 1953
Hottest feels-like
42.5 °C
31 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-5.9 °C
9 January 1941
Sunniest day
12.0 h
31 March 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23.1 °C | -0.9 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 28.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 30.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 35.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 37.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 39.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 39.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 38.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 5 mm | +3 mm |
| Sep | 37.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 30.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 25.3 °C | -1.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 25.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Al Mash‘ilīyah?
Al Mash‘ilīyah has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.7 °C and it receives 30 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Al Mash‘ilīyah?
The hottest day measured in Al Mash‘ilīyah between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 2024, reaching 43.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Al Mash‘ilīyah?
The coldest day measured in Al Mash‘ilīyah between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1941, at -1.0 °C.
Does it snow in Al Mash‘ilīyah?
Almost never: Al Mash‘ilīyah sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Al Mash‘ilīyah warmed?
Yes: Al Mash‘ilīyah warmed by +3.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Al Mash‘ilīyah?
The wettest day measured in Al Mash‘ilīyah between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 1947, with 39 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Al Mash‘ilīyah?
The windiest day measured in Al Mash‘ilīyah between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1953, with winds reaching 44.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Al Mash‘ilīyah?
The warmest month in Al Mash‘ilīyah is July (31.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (16.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Al Mash‘ilīyah?
Al Mash‘ilīyah receives on average 30 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 6 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Al Mash‘ilīyah?
Al Mash‘ilīyah 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 Mash‘ilīyah?
Yes: Al Mash‘ilīyah has on average 124 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Al Mash‘ilīyah?
In Al Mash‘ilīyah, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.5 °C on 31 August 2010, and the lowest was -5.9 °C on 9 January 1941.
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