Baq‘ā’ climate — normals and trends
Baq‘ā’ (Saudi Arabia) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.3 °C and it receives 71 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 (32.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Baq‘ā’ averages 11 frost days, 195 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 15 rainy days per year.
Baq‘ā’ has warmed by +4.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.47 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 20 to 2 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.2 °C (on 1 August 2017) and the coldest -10.1 °C (on 16 January 2008).
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
Baq‘ā’Ha'il Region
- coords
- 27.91°, 42.39°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.3°C
Average daily high
29.6°C
Average daily low
14.8°C
Annual rainfall
71mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
33%
Average peak wind
20.1km/h
Seasonal range
22.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
11 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
195 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
15 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
27.1 °C
Average feels-like low
11.2 °C
Average peak gust
33.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
125 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+4.0 °C
since 1940
+0.5 °C per decade · r² = 0.77 · 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
47.2 °C
1 August 2017
Coldest day
-10.1 °C
16 January 2008
Wettest day
56 mm
26 October 2024
Windiest day
52.2 km/h
1 April 2015
Strongest gust
87.8 km/h
1 March 1953
Hottest feels-like
46.8 °C
31 July 2020
Coldest feels-like
-14.9 °C
16 January 2008
Snowiest day
1.0 cm
28 February 1959
Sunniest day
13.2 h
5 June 1956
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 11 mm | +1 mm |
| Feb | 17.2 °C | -2.2 °C | 10 mm | +2 mm |
| Mar | 23.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 26 mm | +16 mm |
| Apr | 32.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 5 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 37.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 40.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Jul | 40.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 41.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Sep | 39.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Oct | 33.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Nov | 27.0 °C | +3.5 °C | 7 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 19.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 44 mm | +33 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Baq‘ā’?
Baq‘ā’ has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.3 °C and it receives 71 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Baq‘ā’?
The hottest day measured in Baq‘ā’ between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 2017, reaching 47.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Baq‘ā’?
The coldest day measured in Baq‘ā’ between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 2008, at -10.1 °C.
Does it snow in Baq‘ā’?
Almost never: Baq‘ā’ sees virtually no snow, with about 11 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Baq‘ā’ warmed?
Yes: Baq‘ā’ warmed by +4.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Baq‘ā’?
The wettest day measured in Baq‘ā’ between 1940 and 2025 was 26 October 2024, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Baq‘ā’?
The windiest day measured in Baq‘ā’ between 1940 and 2025 was 1 April 2015, with winds reaching 52.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Baq‘ā’?
The warmest month in Baq‘ā’ is August (32.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Baq‘ā’?
Baq‘ā’ receives on average 71 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 15 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Baq‘ā’?
Baq‘ā’ gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Baq‘ā’?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Baq‘ā’ between 1940 and 2025 was 28 February 1959, with 1.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Baq‘ā’?
Yes: Baq‘ā’ has on average 125 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Baq‘ā’?
In Baq‘ā’, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.8 °C on 31 July 2020, and the lowest was -14.9 °C on 16 January 2008.
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