Al-`Ula climate — normals and trends
Al-`Ula (Saudi Arabia) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.7 °C and it receives 27 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 (32.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Al-`Ula averages 4 frost days, 207 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 5 rainy days per year.
Al-`Ula has warmed by +3.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.39 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 9 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.2 °C (on 16 July 1978) and the coldest -6.4 °C (on 8 February 1950).
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-`UlaMedina Region
- coords
- 26.61°, 37.92°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.7°C
Average daily high
30.9°C
Average daily low
15.6°C
Annual rainfall
27mm
Sunshine / day
11.5h
Mean relative humidity
30%
Average peak wind
18.1km/h
Seasonal range
19.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
4 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
207 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
5 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.8 °C
Average feels-like low
12.7 °C
Average peak gust
34.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
130 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.3 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.75 · 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
46.2 °C
16 July 1978
Coldest day
-6.4 °C
8 February 1950
Wettest day
36 mm
18 December 1985
Windiest day
44.6 km/h
25 March 2003
Strongest gust
84.2 km/h
1 April 2014
Hottest feels-like
45.7 °C
11 August 2001
Coldest feels-like
-12.0 °C
8 February 1950
Sunniest day
13.0 h
2 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Feb | 22.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 27.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 32.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 36.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 38.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 39.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 41.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 39.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 34.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 28.7 °C | +2.6 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | 22.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 10 mm | +5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Al-`Ula?
Al-`Ula has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.7 °C and it receives 27 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Al-`Ula?
The hottest day measured in Al-`Ula between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 1978, reaching 46.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Al-`Ula?
The coldest day measured in Al-`Ula between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1950, at -6.4 °C.
Does it snow in Al-`Ula?
Almost never: Al-`Ula sees virtually no snow, with about 4 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Al-`Ula warmed?
Yes: Al-`Ula warmed by +3.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Al-`Ula?
The wettest day measured in Al-`Ula between 1940 and 2025 was 18 December 1985, with 36 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Al-`Ula?
The windiest day measured in Al-`Ula between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 2003, with winds reaching 44.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Al-`Ula?
The warmest month in Al-`Ula is August (32.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Al-`Ula?
Al-`Ula receives on average 27 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 5 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Al-`Ula?
Al-`Ula gets on average 11.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,198 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Al-`Ula?
Yes: Al-`Ula has on average 130 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Al-`Ula?
In Al-`Ula, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.7 °C on 11 August 2001, and the lowest was -12.0 °C on 8 February 1950.
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