Fayfā’ climate — normals and trends
Fayfā’ (Saudi Arabia) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.4 °C and it receives 1,027 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 (25.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (17.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Fayfā’ averages 0 frost days, 54 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 154 rainy days per year.
Fayfā’ has warmed by +3.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.41 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.2 °C (on 21 June 2010) and the coldest 5.7 °C (on 19 January 1987).
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
Fayfā’Jazan Region
- coords
- 17.28°, 43.14°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
21.4°C
Average daily high
26.5°C
Average daily low
17.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,027mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
10.8km/h
Seasonal range
7.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
54 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
154 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.0 °C
Average feels-like low
16.6 °C
Average peak gust
33.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
74 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.5 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.89 · 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
37.2 °C
21 June 2010
Coldest day
5.7 °C
19 January 1987
Wettest day
292 mm
23 May 1979
Windiest day
22.7 km/h
26 October 1972
Strongest gust
80.6 km/h
27 October 1972
Hottest feels-like
37.9 °C
14 June 1983
Coldest feels-like
0.3 °C
19 January 1987
Sunniest day
12.0 h
6 April 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 3 mm | -13 mm |
| Feb | 25.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 3 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 27.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 14 mm | -12 mm |
| Apr | 30.4 °C | +2.6 °C | 13 mm | -34 mm |
| May | 32.3 °C | +3.1 °C | 30 mm | -81 mm |
| Jun | 32.8 °C | +2.6 °C | 16 mm | -72 mm |
| Jul | 31.9 °C | +3.8 °C | 25 mm | -127 mm |
| Aug | 27.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 442 mm | +128 mm |
| Sep | 29.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 146 mm | -43 mm |
| Oct | 28.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 13 mm | -21 mm |
| Nov | 26.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 3 mm | -15 mm |
| Dec | 23.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 6 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Fayfā’?
Fayfā’ has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.4 °C and it receives 1,027 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Fayfā’?
The hottest day measured in Fayfā’ between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 2010, reaching 37.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Fayfā’?
The coldest day measured in Fayfā’ between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1987, at 5.7 °C.
Does it snow in Fayfā’?
Almost never: Fayfā’ sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Fayfā’ warmed?
Yes: Fayfā’ warmed by +3.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Fayfā’?
The wettest day measured in Fayfā’ between 1940 and 2025 was 23 May 1979, with 292 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Fayfā’?
The windiest day measured in Fayfā’ between 1940 and 2025 was 26 October 1972, with winds reaching 22.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Fayfā’?
The warmest month in Fayfā’ is June (25.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Fayfā’?
Fayfā’ receives on average 1,027 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 154 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Fayfā’?
Fayfā’ gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Fayfā’?
Yes: Fayfā’ has on average 74 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Fayfā’?
In Fayfā’, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.9 °C on 14 June 1983, and the lowest was 0.3 °C on 19 January 1987.
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