Jeddah climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Jeddah?

Jeddah has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.9 °C and it receives 100 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jeddah?

The hottest day measured in Jeddah between 1940 and 2025 was 5 June 2013, reaching 44.1 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Jeddah?

The coldest day measured in Jeddah between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1957, at 13.0 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Jeddah?

Almost never: Jeddah sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Jeddah warmed?

Yes: Jeddah warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Jeddah?

The wettest day measured in Jeddah between 1940 and 2025 was 16 November 2000, with 89 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Jeddah?

The windiest day measured in Jeddah between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 1997, with winds reaching 60.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Jeddah?

The warmest month in Jeddah is August (31.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.2 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Jeddah?

Jeddah receives on average 100 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 13 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Jeddah?

Jeddah gets on average 11.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,161 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.9 °C and it receives 100 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 (31.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.

Jeddah averages 0 frost days, 231 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 13 rainy days per year.

Jeddah has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 44.1 °C (on 5 June 2013) and the coldest 13.0 °C (on 24 January 1957).

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

JeddahMecca Region

coords: 21.49°, 39.19°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthNovemberDriest monthJune

Mean daily temperature

27.9°C

Average daily high

31.0°C

Average daily low

24.9°C

Annual rainfall

100mm

Sunshine / day

11.4h

Mean relative humidity

62%

Average peak wind

24.8km/h

Seasonal range

8.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

231 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

13 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

33.3 °C

Average feels-like low

26.7 °C

Average peak gust

37.7 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

332 d/yr

Solar radiation

22.0 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.2 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.79 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

44.1 °C

5 June 2013

Coldest day

13.0 °C

24 January 1957

Wettest day

89 mm

16 November 2000

Windiest day

60.4 km/h

28 March 1997

Strongest gust

89.6 km/h

28 March 1997

Hottest feels-like

44.8 °C

20 August 2015

Coldest feels-like

6.6 °C

24 January 1957

Sunniest day

13.0 h

29 May 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	39.8 °C16 September 2025	17.7 °C19 December 2025	29.1 °C	65 mm	259
2024	38.5 °C9 July 2024	17.9 °C2 February 2024	29.5 °C	55 mm	255
2023	39.7 °C28 July 2023	18.8 °C16 February 2023	29.4 °C	86 mm	260
2022	41.0 °C26 September 2022	17.5 °C1 February 2022	28.8 °C	69 mm	259
2021	38.8 °C29 August 2021	18.3 °C25 February 2021	29.0 °C	45 mm	260
2020	41.5 °C24 June 2020	15.8 °C13 January 2020	28.6 °C	36 mm	238
2019	43.9 °C21 June 2019	17.9 °C17 February 2019	29.0 °C	42 mm	249
2018	40.3 °C24 May 2018	18.0 °C28 January 2018	29.1 °C	92 mm	262
2017	38.6 °C9 September 2017	17.8 °C18 February 2017	29.0 °C	17 mm	258
2016	38.1 °C17 July 2016	16.4 °C29 January 2016	29.2 °C	58 mm	269
2015	39.1 °C13 August 2015	16.7 °C12 January 2015	28.9 °C	64 mm	243
2014	39.8 °C17 June 2014	17.8 °C12 January 2014	28.9 °C	53 mm	251
2013	44.1 °C5 June 2013	18.1 °C8 January 2013	28.8 °C	26 mm	259
2012	40.4 °C24 June 2012	17.2 °C22 January 2012	28.7 °C	46 mm	248
2011	39.7 °C27 July 2011	17.4 °C17 January 2011	28.2 °C	65 mm	228
2010	43.1 °C22 June 2010	19.0 °C7 February 2010	29.2 °C	46 mm	274
2009	37.7 °C3 October 2009	17.9 °C2 March 2009	28.6 °C	60 mm	237
2008	37.9 °C9 June 2008	16.8 °C16 January 2008	28.5 °C	46 mm	255
2007	38.2 °C26 August 2007	17.4 °C5 February 2007	28.5 °C	25 mm	242
2006	38.9 °C8 June 2006	18.2 °C30 December 2006	28.5 °C	26 mm	229
2005	38.4 °C30 May 2005	16.8 °C24 January 2005	28.4 °C	74 mm	242
2004	39.7 °C31 May 2004	17.9 °C14 January 2004	28.3 °C	37 mm	246
2003	39.1 °C22 May 2003	17.7 °C27 February 2003	28.6 °C	83 mm	232
2002	37.5 °C18 July 2002	15.6 °C13 January 2002	28.3 °C	131 mm	251
2001	38.5 °C22 May 2001	17.9 °C24 February 2001	28.6 °C	47 mm	257
2000	38.0 °C22 May 2000	15.8 °C29 January 2000	27.9 °C	194 mm	227
1999	38.1 °C3 October 1999	17.1 °C10 January 1999	28.6 °C	89 mm	253
1998	38.0 °C8 August 1998	14.9 °C14 January 1998	28.3 °C	66 mm	245
1997	37.0 °C26 July 1997	16.4 °C26 January 1997	27.8 °C	135 mm	222
1996	38.7 °C1 August 1996	18.1 °C8 March 1996	28.1 °C	193 mm	235
1995	42.4 °C30 June 1995	17.1 °C9 February 1995	28.2 °C	130 mm	235
1994	36.9 °C15 September 1994	18.1 °C13 March 1994	28.4 °C	51 mm	233
1993	37.3 °C7 August 1993	14.3 °C5 February 1993	28.0 °C	73 mm	249
1992	40.3 °C21 June 1992	14.1 °C13 January 1992	26.9 °C	227 mm	207
1991	37.5 °C4 August 1991	15.3 °C7 March 1991	27.8 °C	87 mm	244
1990	36.7 °C8 October 1990	17.4 °C26 February 1990	27.8 °C	38 mm	238
1989	37.8 °C10 October 1989	16.9 °C6 January 1989	27.6 °C	147 mm	235
1988	38.4 °C20 June 1988	17.5 °C19 February 1988	28.4 °C	46 mm	240
1987	37.4 °C30 July 1987	17.9 °C4 January 1987	28.1 °C	81 mm	247
1986	37.5 °C17 July 1986	16.1 °C6 December 1986	27.9 °C	26 mm	229
1985	36.8 °C7 October 1985	17.3 °C27 February 1985	28.1 °C	99 mm	245
1984	36.5 °C15 August 1984	17.7 °C17 January 1984	28.0 °C	37 mm	244
1983	37.0 °C6 August 1983	15.9 °C7 March 1983	27.3 °C	76 mm	223
1982	37.4 °C30 June 1982	16.1 °C9 February 1982	27.4 °C	78 mm	219
1981	37.8 °C15 June 1981	16.9 °C11 February 1981	27.8 °C	67 mm	216
1980	36.4 °C31 May 1980	16.4 °C3 March 1980	27.9 °C	30 mm	235
1979	41.1 °C24 June 1979	17.6 °C25 January 1979	28.1 °C	112 mm	243
1978	38.3 °C5 June 1978	16.2 °C12 January 1978	27.6 °C	109 mm	221
1977	40.1 °C6 June 1977	17.3 °C8 February 1977	27.4 °C	118 mm	203
1976	36.4 °C1 October 1976	17.9 °C7 January 1976	27.5 °C	26 mm	222
1975	36.1 °C20 July 1975	16.0 °C18 January 1975	27.3 °C	124 mm	209
1974	35.4 °C10 July 1974	15.5 °C22 January 1974	27.4 °C	102 mm	229
1973	38.4 °C12 June 1973	14.6 °C4 January 1973	27.8 °C	39 mm	227
1972	36.3 °C23 August 1972	15.9 °C9 February 1972	27.6 °C	156 mm	222
1971	37.6 °C31 May 1971	15.3 °C24 December 1971	27.2 °C	155 mm	210
1970	40.2 °C23 May 1970	17.1 °C15 December 1970	27.7 °C	95 mm	235
1969	38.6 °C5 September 1969	15.1 °C25 January 1969	27.9 °C	112 mm	231
1968	36.0 °C8 August 1968	14.0 °C3 February 1968	27.6 °C	123 mm	210
1967	38.6 °C22 June 1967	17.1 °C28 March 1967	27.2 °C	265 mm	198
1966	36.7 °C11 July 1966	16.2 °C3 February 1966	27.7 °C	51 mm	226
1965	36.7 °C8 June 1965	15.8 °C11 January 1965	27.1 °C	204 mm	175
1964	36.6 °C22 July 1964	14.7 °C14 December 1964	27.0 °C	205 mm	221
1963	39.1 °C26 May 1963	16.4 °C27 December 1963	27.7 °C	346 mm	208
1962	40.6 °C10 June 1962	17.4 °C22 February 1962	27.8 °C	161 mm	230
1961	42.8 °C10 June 1961	18.0 °C14 December 1961	27.4 °C	137 mm	208
1960	37.2 °C26 May 1960	17.7 °C27 January 1960	27.8 °C	90 mm	226
1959	42.4 °C12 June 1959	15.2 °C24 January 1959	27.5 °C	92 mm	219
1958	36.6 °C6 July 1958	17.2 °C28 January 1958	27.9 °C	70 mm	237
1957	36.7 °C10 September 1957	13.0 °C24 January 1957	27.4 °C	86 mm	212
1956	41.4 °C3 June 1956	16.0 °C16 January 1956	27.2 °C	174 mm	211
1955	35.8 °C30 July 1955	16.1 °C1 January 1955	27.2 °C	49 mm	221
1954	36.9 °C24 May 1954	16.5 °C30 December 1954	27.3 °C	53 mm	224
1953	40.6 °C17 June 1953	15.9 °C21 December 1953	27.1 °C	169 mm	213
1952	36.9 °C21 May 1952	16.3 °C12 January 1952	27.2 °C	269 mm	210
1951	36.5 °C4 June 1951	15.7 °C23 December 1951	27.1 °C	97 mm	214
1950	35.9 °C29 May 1950	14.3 °C7 February 1950	26.7 °C	327 mm	205
1949	35.3 °C3 August 1949	13.8 °C20 February 1949	26.3 °C	336 mm	209
1948	39.1 °C18 June 1948	15.4 °C9 March 1948	26.7 °C	105 mm	202
1947	36.6 °C13 July 1947	15.1 °C21 January 1947	27.1 °C	183 mm	219
1946	35.9 °C25 July 1946	15.5 °C13 January 1946	27.2 °C	58 mm	223
1945	36.7 °C27 August 1945	15.6 °C31 December 1945	27.0 °C	60 mm	215
1944	37.2 °C10 June 1944	15.7 °C31 January 1944	27.2 °C	79 mm	218
1943	34.7 °C30 July 1943	15.4 °C3 February 1943	26.9 °C	89 mm	211
1942	38.5 °C21 May 1942	14.9 °C4 January 1942	27.3 °C	142 mm	221
1941	37.4 °C2 June 1941	16.0 °C3 March 1941	27.3 °C	15 mm	221
1940	37.8 °C23 August 1940	15.5 °C16 January 1940	27.3 °C	81 mm	222

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

32.2 °C

+1.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

259 d/yr

+28

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

65 mm

-35 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	28.1 °C	+1.9 °C	26 mm	+5 mm
Feb	27.4 °C	+0.6 °C	1 mm	-5 mm
Mar	29.5 °C	+1.1 °C	12 mm	+6 mm
Apr	31.8 °C	+1.1 °C	1 mm	-7 mm
May	33.6 °C	+0.7 °C	0 mm	-3 mm
Jun	35.2 °C	+1.2 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Jul	36.6 °C	+2.0 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Aug	35.8 °C	+1.1 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Sep	35.2 °C	+1.4 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Oct	33.6 °C	+1.0 °C	0 mm	-4 mm
Nov	31.3 °C	+1.3 °C	19 mm	-7 mm
Dec	28.2 °C	+0.6 °C	5 mm	-21 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

39.8 °C

16 Sep 2025

Coldest day

17.7 °C

19 Dec 2025

Wettest day

21.2 mm

6 Jan 2025

Windiest day

41.6 km/h

5 Aug 2025

Strongest gust

62.6 km/h

4 Aug 2025

Hottest feels-like

42.8 °C

14 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

10.9 °C

19 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

13.0 h

30 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Jeddah?

Jeddah has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.9 °C and it receives 100 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jeddah?

The hottest day measured in Jeddah between 1940 and 2025 was 5 June 2013, reaching 44.1 °C.

What is the coldest day in Jeddah?

The coldest day measured in Jeddah between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1957, at 13.0 °C.

Does it snow in Jeddah?

Almost never: Jeddah sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Jeddah warmed?

Yes: Jeddah warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Jeddah?

The wettest day measured in Jeddah between 1940 and 2025 was 16 November 2000, with 89 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Jeddah?

The windiest day measured in Jeddah between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 1997, with winds reaching 60.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Jeddah?

The warmest month in Jeddah is August (31.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.2 °C).

How much does it rain in Jeddah?

Jeddah receives on average 100 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 13 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Jeddah?

Jeddah gets on average 11.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,161 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Jeddah?

Yes: Jeddah has on average 332 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Jeddah?

In Jeddah, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.8 °C on 20 August 2015, and the lowest was 6.6 °C on 24 January 1957.

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