Hofuf climate — normals and trends
Hofuf (Saudi Arabia) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 62 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 (36.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (13.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Hofuf averages 0 frost days, 227 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 12 rainy days per year.
Hofuf has warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 49.6 °C (on 30 July 2007) and the coldest -3.6 °C (on 20 January 1964).
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
HofufEastern Province
- coords
- 25.36°, 49.59°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.1°C
Average daily high
33.3°C
Average daily low
19.4°C
Annual rainfall
62mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
35%
Average peak wind
21.1km/h
Seasonal range
22.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
227 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
12 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.0 °C
Average feels-like low
16.7 °C
Average peak gust
34.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
184 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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
49.6 °C
30 July 2007
Coldest day
-3.6 °C
20 January 1964
Wettest day
49 mm
16 December 1964
Windiest day
50.1 km/h
25 June 1967
Strongest gust
77.8 km/h
25 February 2012
Hottest feels-like
50.9 °C
9 August 2006
Coldest feels-like
-11.3 °C
20 January 1964
Sunniest day
13.0 h
12 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 7 mm | -5 mm |
| Feb | 21.2 °C | -1.4 °C | 14 mm | +3 mm |
| Mar | 27.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 9 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 37.5 °C | +3.7 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 41.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 43.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Jul | 44.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 44.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 41.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 34.8 °C | -0.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Nov | 28.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | 22.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 29 mm | +15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hofuf?
Hofuf has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 62 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hofuf?
The hottest day measured in Hofuf between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 2007, reaching 49.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hofuf?
The coldest day measured in Hofuf between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1964, at -3.6 °C.
Does it snow in Hofuf?
Almost never: Hofuf sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Hofuf warmed?
Yes: Hofuf warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hofuf?
The wettest day measured in Hofuf between 1940 and 2025 was 16 December 1964, with 49 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hofuf?
The windiest day measured in Hofuf between 1940 and 2025 was 25 June 1967, with winds reaching 50.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hofuf?
The warmest month in Hofuf is July (36.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Hofuf?
Hofuf receives on average 62 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 12 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hofuf?
Hofuf gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Hofuf?
Yes: Hofuf has on average 184 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hofuf?
In Hofuf, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 50.9 °C on 9 August 2006, and the lowest was -11.3 °C on 20 January 1964.
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