Ash Shafā climate — normals and trends
Ash Shafā (Saudi Arabia) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 258 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 June (31.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (19.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Ash Shafā averages 0 frost days, 208 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 58 rainy days per year.
Ash Shafā has warmed by +3.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.46 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.2 °C (on 30 July 2017) and the coldest 3.9 °C (on 3 February 1968).
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
Ash ShafāMecca Region
- coords
- 21.07°, 40.32°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.7°C
Average daily high
30.8°C
Average daily low
21.0°C
Annual rainfall
258mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
46%
Average peak wind
13.2km/h
Seasonal range
12.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
208 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
58 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.9 °C
Average feels-like low
20.5 °C
Average peak gust
38.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
211 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.9 °C
since 1940
+0.5 °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
44.2 °C
30 July 2017
Coldest day
3.9 °C
3 February 1968
Wettest day
94 mm
10 December 1964
Windiest day
28.3 km/h
28 March 1997
Strongest gust
87.8 km/h
12 April 1971
Hottest feels-like
44.6 °C
30 July 2017
Coldest feels-like
0.2 °C
4 January 1973
Sunniest day
13.0 h
23 June 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 | +1.6 °C | 29 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | 26.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 7 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 28.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 48 mm | +22 mm |
| Apr | 33.5 °C | +2.5 °C | 1 mm | -25 mm |
| May | 37.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 7 mm | -14 mm |
| Jun | 39.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 38.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
| Aug | 36.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 43 mm | +28 mm |
| Sep | 37.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 12 mm | -15 mm |
| Oct | 34.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -12 mm |
| Nov | 29.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 8 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | 25.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 17 mm | -18 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ash Shafā?
Ash Shafā has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 258 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ash Shafā?
The hottest day measured in Ash Shafā between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 2017, reaching 44.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ash Shafā?
The coldest day measured in Ash Shafā between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1968, at 3.9 °C.
Does it snow in Ash Shafā?
Almost never: Ash Shafā sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ash Shafā warmed?
Yes: Ash Shafā warmed by +3.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ash Shafā?
The wettest day measured in Ash Shafā between 1940 and 2025 was 10 December 1964, with 94 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ash Shafā?
The windiest day measured in Ash Shafā between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 1997, with winds reaching 28.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ash Shafā?
The warmest month in Ash Shafā is June (31.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (19.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Ash Shafā?
Ash Shafā receives on average 258 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 58 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ash Shafā?
Ash Shafā gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ash Shafā?
Yes: Ash Shafā has on average 211 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ash Shafā?
In Ash Shafā, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.6 °C on 30 July 2017, and the lowest was 0.2 °C on 4 January 1973.
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