Duba climate — normals and trends
Duba (Saudi Arabia) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 32 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 (31.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (18.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Duba averages 0 frost days, 184 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 5 rainy days per year.
Duba 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 41.9 °C (on 30 July 2000) and the coldest 4.9 °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
DubaTabuk Region
- coords
- 27.35°, 35.69°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.4°C
Average daily high
29.2°C
Average daily low
21.4°C
Annual rainfall
32mm
Sunshine / day
11.5h
Mean relative humidity
53%
Average peak wind
23.3km/h
Seasonal range
13.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
184 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
5 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.3 °C
Average feels-like low
21.7 °C
Average peak gust
36.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
221 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 = 0.62 · 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
41.9 °C
30 July 2000
Coldest day
4.9 °C
7 February 1950
Wettest day
70 mm
27 January 2019
Windiest day
46.8 km/h
15 January 1973
Strongest gust
70.9 km/h
2 January 1992
Hottest feels-like
44.4 °C
31 July 2002
Coldest feels-like
0.1 °C
7 February 1950
Sunniest day
13.0 h
30 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 | 24.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
| Feb | 22.5 °C | -0.4 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 26.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 28.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 31.5 °C | -0.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 32.4 °C | -1.8 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Jul | 34.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 36.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Sep | 33.3 °C | -0.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 32.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 30.3 °C | +2.8 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | 23.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 55 mm | +46 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Duba?
Duba has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 32 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Duba?
The hottest day measured in Duba between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 2000, reaching 41.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Duba?
The coldest day measured in Duba between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1950, at 4.9 °C.
Does it snow in Duba?
Almost never: Duba sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Duba warmed?
Yes: Duba warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Duba?
The wettest day measured in Duba between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 2019, with 70 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Duba?
The windiest day measured in Duba between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1973, with winds reaching 46.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Duba?
The warmest month in Duba is August (31.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (18.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Duba?
Duba receives on average 32 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 5 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Duba?
Duba gets on average 11.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,198 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Duba?
Yes: Duba has on average 221 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Duba?
In Duba, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.4 °C on 31 July 2002, and the lowest was 0.1 °C on 7 February 1950.
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