Hafar Al-Batin climate — normals and trends
Hafar Al-Batin (Saudi Arabia) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.2 °C and it receives 95 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 July (35.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (10.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Hafar Al-Batin averages 3 frost days, 206 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 18 rainy days per year.
Hafar Al-Batin has warmed by +3.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.40 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 6 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 49.5 °C (on 30 July 2020) and the coldest -9.8 °C (on 8 January 1942).
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
Hafar Al-BatinEastern Province
- coords
- 28.43°, 45.97°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.2°C
Average daily high
31.1°C
Average daily low
17.4°C
Annual rainfall
95mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
33%
Average peak wind
22.0km/h
Seasonal range
24.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
3 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
206 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
18 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.4 °C
Average feels-like low
13.9 °C
Average peak gust
35.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
166 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.4 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · 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
49.5 °C
30 July 2020
Coldest day
-9.8 °C
8 January 1942
Wettest day
54 mm
24 December 1995
Windiest day
60.7 km/h
3 May 1946
Strongest gust
88.6 km/h
3 May 1946
Hottest feels-like
51.9 °C
29 July 2020
Coldest feels-like
-15.1 °C
8 January 1942
Snowiest day
0.1 cm
27 January 1945
Sunniest day
13.2 h
2 June 2001
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 10 mm | -9 mm |
| Feb | 17.6 °C | -2.4 °C | 23 mm | +12 mm |
| Mar | 25.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 28 mm | +13 mm |
| Apr | 34.9 °C | +3.7 °C | 2 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 40.5 °C | +3.0 °C | 3 mm | +1 mm |
| Jun | 43.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Jul | 44.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 44.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Sep | 40.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Oct | 34.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 27.7 °C | +3.0 °C | 3 mm | -15 mm |
| Dec | 19.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 31 mm | +12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hafar Al-Batin?
Hafar Al-Batin has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.2 °C and it receives 95 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hafar Al-Batin?
The hottest day measured in Hafar Al-Batin between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 2020, reaching 49.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hafar Al-Batin?
The coldest day measured in Hafar Al-Batin between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1942, at -9.8 °C.
Does it snow in Hafar Al-Batin?
Almost never: Hafar Al-Batin sees virtually no snow, with about 3 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Hafar Al-Batin warmed?
Yes: Hafar Al-Batin warmed by +3.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hafar Al-Batin?
The wettest day measured in Hafar Al-Batin between 1940 and 2025 was 24 December 1995, with 54 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hafar Al-Batin?
The windiest day measured in Hafar Al-Batin between 1940 and 2025 was 3 May 1946, with winds reaching 60.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hafar Al-Batin?
The warmest month in Hafar Al-Batin is July (35.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Hafar Al-Batin?
Hafar Al-Batin receives on average 95 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 18 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hafar Al-Batin?
Hafar Al-Batin gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Hafar Al-Batin?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Hafar Al-Batin between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1945, with 0.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Hafar Al-Batin?
Yes: Hafar Al-Batin has on average 166 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hafar Al-Batin?
In Hafar Al-Batin, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 51.9 °C on 29 July 2020, and the lowest was -15.1 °C on 8 January 1942.
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