Al Mubarraz climate — normals and trends

Al Mubarraz (Saudi Arabia) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 66 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 (36.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (13.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Al Mubarraz averages 0 frost days, 226 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 13 rainy days per year.

Al Mubarraz has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 49.7 °C (on 30 July 2007) and the coldest -3.5 °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 MubarrazEastern Province

coords
25.41°, 49.59°
period
19402025 · 86 yrs
BWhHot desertWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthDecemberDriest monthJune

Mean daily temperature

26.2°C

Average daily high

33.3°C

Average daily low

19.8°C

Annual rainfall

66mm

Sunshine / day

11.2h

Mean relative humidity

36%

Average peak wind

21.3km/h

Seasonal range

22.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

226 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

13 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

30.9 °C

Average feels-like low

17.1 °C

Average peak gust

35.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

189 d/yr

Solar radiation

22.4 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.7 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · p = < 0.001

1940Each stripe is one year, from 1940 (left) to 2025 (right). Blue = colder than the period average, red = warmer.2025

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

49.7 °C

30 July 2007

Coldest day

-3.5 °C

20 January 1964

Wettest day

44 mm

16 December 1964

Windiest day

50.4 km/h

25 June 1967

Strongest gust

76.0 km/h

25 June 1967

Hottest feels-like

51.1 °C

2 August 2020

Coldest feels-like

-11.5 °C

20 January 1964

Sunniest day

13.0 h

12 May 1940

YearHottest dayColdest dayAnnual meanRainfallHot daysFrost days
202548.1 °C15 June 20254.6 °C5 January 202527.5 °C64 mm2310
202449.2 °C12 July 20245.3 °C16 December 202428.0 °C54 mm2380
202348.9 °C3 August 20237.8 °C29 January 202328.2 °C82 mm2360
202248.3 °C21 June 20223.8 °C22 January 202228.1 °C22 mm2500
202148.9 °C2 July 20215.2 °C14 January 202128.4 °C14 mm2430
202048.9 °C7 July 20204.1 °C12 February 202027.7 °C44 mm2370
201948.2 °C29 June 20195.6 °C21 January 201927.8 °C122 mm2180
201848.0 °C4 June 20185.8 °C12 January 201828.1 °C57 mm2450
201749.0 °C4 July 20171.7 °C4 February 201727.6 °C127 mm2240
201647.7 °C2 August 20163.5 °C30 January 201627.1 °C58 mm2270
201549.4 °C17 July 20155.0 °C23 January 201528.0 °C93 mm2330
201448.2 °C11 June 20144.7 °C9 January 201427.1 °C49 mm2270
201348.1 °C12 July 20133.5 °C28 December 201326.6 °C83 mm2320
201248.5 °C19 June 20121.7 °C23 January 201227.4 °C46 mm2310
201148.4 °C15 July 20115.5 °C9 December 201127.0 °C67 mm2310
201049.3 °C20 June 20104.2 °C9 February 201028.2 °C12 mm2490
200949.2 °C10 August 20092.7 °C17 January 200927.6 °C65 mm2400
200848.5 °C26 July 20081.2 °C16 January 200827.3 °C32 mm2360
200749.7 °C30 July 20072.0 °C1 January 200727.4 °C42 mm2440
200648.6 °C25 July 20062.7 °C31 December 200627.4 °C137 mm2390
200549.2 °C22 July 20053.1 °C11 February 200527.1 °C57 mm2350
200447.7 °C26 July 20043.5 °C19 December 200427.0 °C74 mm2440
200347.7 °C17 June 20033.2 °C19 January 200327.1 °C97 mm2360
200249.0 °C23 July 20024.3 °C20 January 200227.0 °C50 mm2330
200147.9 °C3 August 20013.0 °C30 January 200127.2 °C20 mm2400
200049.1 °C8 July 20005.1 °C30 December 200026.8 °C57 mm2250
199948.5 °C26 August 19996.3 °C23 January 199927.5 °C32 mm2330
199848.7 °C9 June 19983.5 °C18 January 199827.3 °C77 mm2330
199749.0 °C16 June 19973.6 °C23 January 199726.2 °C118 mm2110
199647.9 °C14 July 19965.0 °C15 January 199626.6 °C125 mm2160
199547.6 °C14 August 19956.2 °C8 January 199526.0 °C168 mm2190
199448.9 °C3 June 19942.2 °C8 December 199426.6 °C23 mm2290
199348.3 °C9 August 19932.5 °C19 January 199326.1 °C94 mm2250
199247.0 °C17 August 19920.9 °C7 January 199225.0 °C168 mm2130
199146.8 °C26 June 19914.3 °C29 January 199125.9 °C86 mm2250
199047.8 °C24 July 19902.4 °C21 January 199026.5 °C28 mm2250
198947.1 °C24 July 1989-0.2 °C20 January 198925.7 °C85 mm2241
198847.8 °C14 June 19882.8 °C21 January 198826.3 °C75 mm2290
198749.6 °C27 July 19874.5 °C22 January 198726.6 °C44 mm2160
198647.8 °C18 July 19860.4 °C22 January 198625.9 °C75 mm2200
198548.1 °C6 August 19853.7 °C7 February 198526.0 °C39 mm2260
198446.2 °C6 July 19843.7 °C2 February 198425.8 °C35 mm2190
198348.0 °C20 July 19832.3 °C2 February 198325.2 °C127 mm2060
198246.6 °C19 July 19821.8 °C19 January 198225.2 °C154 mm2070
198147.5 °C9 August 19812.1 °C16 January 198126.5 °C18 mm2370
198047.4 °C17 July 19803.6 °C18 January 198026.2 °C50 mm2440
197948.3 °C6 June 19794.4 °C31 December 197926.6 °C69 mm2330
197847.3 °C9 June 19783.1 °C1 January 197826.0 °C25 mm2230
197747.1 °C8 August 19772.3 °C26 January 197726.0 °C78 mm2170
197645.7 °C5 August 19762.7 °C17 January 197625.1 °C102 mm2060
197545.7 °C29 July 19751.8 °C13 February 197525.1 °C70 mm2140
197445.8 °C18 July 19743.1 °C27 January 197425.4 °C58 mm2180
197346.6 °C25 July 19732.1 °C8 January 197325.6 °C17 mm2290
197246.5 °C4 June 19721.7 °C27 December 197224.6 °C134 mm2090
197145.3 °C22 August 19711.3 °C23 December 197125.1 °C30 mm2130
197045.9 °C9 July 19702.2 °C17 December 197025.7 °C31 mm2250
196945.5 °C20 June 19692.3 °C6 February 196926.1 °C83 mm2320
196847.3 °C1 August 19682.8 °C20 January 196825.6 °C38 mm2250
196745.6 °C14 July 19670.8 °C26 December 196725.1 °C30 mm2130
196646.3 °C13 June 19663.1 °C18 January 196626.2 °C45 mm2190
196545.4 °C20 July 19653.0 °C23 December 196525.7 °C28 mm2160
196447.4 °C31 July 1964-3.5 °C20 January 196424.6 °C165 mm2175
196346.6 °C16 July 1963-1.2 °C13 December 196325.7 °C71 mm2171
196246.1 °C9 July 19623.9 °C5 January 196226.0 °C32 mm2370
196146.2 °C16 August 19614.0 °C31 December 196125.4 °C42 mm2150
196047.5 °C20 August 19603.3 °C30 January 196026.0 °C48 mm2220
195947.6 °C23 June 19592.4 °C2 March 195925.1 °C87 mm2240
195846.3 °C22 July 19582.3 °C1 January 195826.1 °C54 mm2330
195748.4 °C15 August 19572.5 °C25 January 195725.4 °C90 mm2230
195647.1 °C5 August 19563.6 °C19 January 195625.3 °C23 mm2180
195545.7 °C8 June 19553.6 °C10 January 195525.5 °C107 mm2220
195448.4 °C21 July 19545.5 °C8 January 195426.2 °C34 mm2320
195346.7 °C9 August 19531.9 °C23 December 195325.9 °C117 mm2320
195247.0 °C21 July 19523.4 °C7 January 195226.0 °C46 mm2320
195148.0 °C17 July 19510.7 °C28 January 195125.9 °C41 mm2200
195045.5 °C26 August 1950-1.3 °C30 January 195024.9 °C40 mm2225
194945.7 °C31 July 19490.3 °C4 January 194924.5 °C80 mm2150
194846.4 °C15 July 19480.9 °C31 December 194825.0 °C159 mm1940
194748.0 °C18 June 19472.4 °C28 January 194726.0 °C78 mm2280
194646.1 °C24 July 19462.6 °C15 January 194625.7 °C17 mm2140
194545.9 °C25 August 19452.7 °C29 January 194525.3 °C26 mm2230
194445.4 °C5 June 19444.3 °C21 December 194425.6 °C92 mm2300
194346.2 °C6 July 19433.4 °C4 February 194325.2 °C61 mm2130
194247.3 °C25 June 1942-1.5 °C8 January 194226.4 °C56 mm2411
194146.3 °C26 July 19413.4 °C7 January 194126.2 °C9 mm2220
194045.1 °C22 July 19403.2 °C18 January 194025.3 °C30 mm2230

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Across the whole year

Average daily high
34.2 °C
+0.9 °C
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
231 d/yr
+5
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
0
Annual rainfall
64 mm
-2 mm

Month by month

Highvs. normalPrecipitationvs. normal
Jan20.6 °C+0.9 °C7 mm-6 mm
Feb21.2 °C-1.3 °C10 mm-1 mm
Mar27.6 °C+0.1 °C10 mm-2 mm
Apr37.5 °C+3.8 °C0 mm-8 mm
May41.8 °C+2.0 °C0 mm-2 mm
Jun43.7 °C+0.7 °C0 mm0 mm
Jul44.9 °C+0.7 °C0 mm-0 mm
Aug44.7 °C+0.9 °C0 mm-0 mm
Sep41.2 °C+0.5 °C0 mm-0 mm
Oct34.9 °C-0.4 °C0 mm-0 mm
Nov29.0 °C+1.4 °C0 mm-6 mm
Dec22.9 °C+1.5 °C36 mm+22 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day
48.1 °C
15 Jun 2025
Coldest day
4.6 °C
5 Jan 2025
Wettest day
15.5 mm
18 Dec 2025
Windiest day
38.6 km/h
31 Jul 2025
Strongest gust
61.2 km/h
31 Jul 2025
Hottest feels-like
49.5 °C
8 Aug 2025
Coldest feels-like
-0.5 °C
26 Feb 2025
Sunniest day
13.0 h
11 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Al Mubarraz?

Al Mubarraz has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 66 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Al Mubarraz?

The hottest day measured in Al Mubarraz between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 2007, reaching 49.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Al Mubarraz?

The coldest day measured in Al Mubarraz between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1964, at -3.5 °C.

Does it snow in Al Mubarraz?

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

Has the climate of Al Mubarraz warmed?

Yes: Al Mubarraz warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Al Mubarraz?

The wettest day measured in Al Mubarraz between 1940 and 2025 was 16 December 1964, with 44 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Al Mubarraz?

The windiest day measured in Al Mubarraz between 1940 and 2025 was 25 June 1967, with winds reaching 50.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Al Mubarraz?

The warmest month in Al Mubarraz is July (36.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.8 °C).

How much does it rain in Al Mubarraz?

Al Mubarraz receives on average 66 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 13 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Al Mubarraz?

Al Mubarraz 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 Mubarraz?

Yes: Al Mubarraz has on average 189 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Al Mubarraz?

In Al Mubarraz, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 51.1 °C on 2 August 2020, and the lowest was -11.5 °C on 20 January 1964.

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