Al Wajh climate — normals and trends
Al Wajh (Saudi Arabia) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 40 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 (31.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (19.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Al Wajh averages 0 frost days, 191 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 6 rainy days per year.
Al Wajh has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.4 °C (on 10 June 1965) and the coldest 5.5 °C (on 7 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 WajhTabuk Region
- coords
- 26.23°, 36.46°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.7°C
Average daily high
29.5°C
Average daily low
22.1°C
Annual rainfall
40mm
Sunshine / day
11.5h
Mean relative humidity
53%
Average peak wind
24.8km/h
Seasonal range
11.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
191 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
6 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.1 °C
Average feels-like low
22.1 °C
Average peak gust
37.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
240 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.60 · 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
42.4 °C
10 June 1965
Coldest day
5.5 °C
7 February 1950
Wettest day
102 mm
16 November 2015
Windiest day
50.6 km/h
5 February 1986
Strongest gust
74.9 km/h
25 March 1986
Hottest feels-like
44.3 °C
25 August 2023
Coldest feels-like
0.0 °C
7 February 1950
Sunniest day
13.0 h
28 April 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 | 25.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 2 mm | -6 mm |
| Feb | 23.4 °C | -0.4 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 27.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 29.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 32.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jun | 32.4 °C | -1.4 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Jul | 34.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 35.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Sep | 33.6 °C | -0.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 32.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Nov | 31.3 °C | +3.1 °C | 2 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 24.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 81 mm | +71 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Al Wajh?
Al Wajh has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 40 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Al Wajh?
The hottest day measured in Al Wajh between 1940 and 2025 was 10 June 1965, reaching 42.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Al Wajh?
The coldest day measured in Al Wajh between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1950, at 5.5 °C.
Does it snow in Al Wajh?
Almost never: Al Wajh sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Al Wajh warmed?
Yes: Al Wajh warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Al Wajh?
The wettest day measured in Al Wajh between 1940 and 2025 was 16 November 2015, with 102 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Al Wajh?
The windiest day measured in Al Wajh between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1986, with winds reaching 50.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Al Wajh?
The warmest month in Al Wajh is August (31.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (19.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Al Wajh?
Al Wajh receives on average 40 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 6 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Al Wajh?
Al Wajh 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 Wajh?
Yes: Al Wajh has on average 240 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Al Wajh?
In Al Wajh, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.3 °C on 25 August 2023, and the lowest was 0.0 °C on 7 February 1950.
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