Najran climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Najran?

Najran has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.3 °C and it receives 49 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Najran between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 2016, reaching 40.5 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Najran?

The coldest day measured in Najran between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1941, at -2.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Najran?

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

Q: Has the climate of Najran warmed?

Yes: Najran warmed by +3.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Najran?

The wettest day measured in Najran between 1940 and 2025 was 8 October 1992, with 30 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Najran?

The windiest day measured in Najran between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 1971, with winds reaching 44.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Najran?

The warmest month in Najran is July (29.2 °C on average); the coldest is December (16.2 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Najran?

Najran receives on average 49 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 11 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Najran?

Najran gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Najran (Saudi Arabia) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.3 °C and it receives 49 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 (29.2 °C on average) and the coldest is December (16.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.

Najran averages 0 frost days, 199 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 11 rainy days per year.

Najran has warmed by +3.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.40 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 40.5 °C (on 16 August 2016) and the coldest -2.1 °C (on 9 January 1941).

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

NajranNajran Region

coords: 17.49°, 44.13°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthJulyColdest monthDecemberWettest monthAprilDriest monthSeptember

Mean daily temperature

23.3°C

Average daily high

30.2°C

Average daily low

15.5°C

Annual rainfall

49mm

Sunshine / day

11.2h

Mean relative humidity

31%

Average peak wind

19.8km/h

Seasonal range

13.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

199 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

11 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

27.9 °C

Average feels-like low

12.9 °C

Average peak gust

37.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

84 d/yr

Solar radiation

23.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+3.4 °C

since 1940

+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.86 · 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

40.5 °C

16 August 2016

Coldest day

-2.1 °C

9 January 1941

Wettest day

30 mm

8 October 1992

Windiest day

44.4 km/h

13 February 1971

Strongest gust

80.3 km/h

13 February 1971

Hottest feels-like

40.0 °C

13 July 2010

Coldest feels-like

-7.8 °C

9 January 1941

Sunniest day

12.0 h

17 May 1956

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	39.3 °C16 August 2025	5.0 °C5 January 2025	24.7 °C	6 mm	216	0
2024	40.5 °C13 July 2024	3.4 °C10 January 2024	25.4 °C	33 mm	232	0
2023	39.5 °C7 July 2023	2.7 °C18 December 2023	24.9 °C	63 mm	222	0
2022	39.5 °C13 August 2022	7.4 °C22 January 2022	24.6 °C	36 mm	222	0
2021	38.6 °C7 June 2021	3.9 °C15 December 2021	24.5 °C	38 mm	218	0
2020	39.1 °C25 August 2020	4.9 °C17 January 2020	24.5 °C	34 mm	217	0
2019	39.4 °C9 July 2019	7.1 °C6 January 2019	24.9 °C	59 mm	225	0
2018	40.1 °C5 July 2018	-0.2 °C12 January 2018	24.7 °C	37 mm	226	1
2017	40.1 °C3 August 2017	1.3 °C11 December 2017	24.8 °C	11 mm	232	0
2016	40.5 °C16 August 2016	5.6 °C31 January 2016	24.6 °C	76 mm	211	0
2015	38.6 °C10 July 2015	2.1 °C4 January 2015	24.9 °C	24 mm	243	0
2014	39.9 °C17 August 2014	4.0 °C31 December 2014	24.7 °C	8 mm	230	0
2013	39.9 °C18 July 2013	4.0 °C3 January 2013	24.4 °C	41 mm	217	0
2012	39.8 °C29 July 2012	5.9 °C26 January 2012	24.8 °C	29 mm	226	0
2011	40.0 °C29 July 2011	2.2 °C15 December 2011	24.8 °C	14 mm	226	0
2010	39.8 °C17 August 2010	2.3 °C12 January 2010	24.7 °C	52 mm	222	0
2009	40.0 °C13 July 2009	4.5 °C17 January 2009	25.2 °C	13 mm	233	0
2008	39.9 °C5 July 2008	0.4 °C21 December 2008	24.4 °C	16 mm	216	0
2007	40.0 °C18 August 2007	3.9 °C18 December 2007	24.7 °C	11 mm	229	0
2006	39.8 °C29 August 2006	3.7 °C3 January 2006	24.9 °C	24 mm	240	0
2005	39.3 °C19 July 2005	-1.1 °C1 January 2005	24.5 °C	56 mm	219	1
2004	40.2 °C8 August 2004	1.7 °C31 December 2004	24.3 °C	43 mm	209	0
2003	38.9 °C18 July 2003	1.2 °C9 January 2003	24.5 °C	32 mm	240	0
2002	39.8 °C8 August 2002	4.4 °C8 February 2002	24.4 °C	26 mm	220	0
2001	39.7 °C5 August 2001	0.7 °C2 January 2001	24.1 °C	58 mm	215	0
2000	40.2 °C10 July 2000	3.3 °C31 December 2000	24.4 °C	5 mm	228	0
1999	39.3 °C14 August 1999	2.3 °C22 December 1999	24.2 °C	9 mm	210	0
1998	39.6 °C30 July 1998	2.5 °C11 December 1998	24.4 °C	77 mm	217	0
1997	39.6 °C29 July 1997	4.1 °C1 January 1997	24.2 °C	98 mm	211	0
1996	39.7 °C2 August 1996	4.3 °C20 December 1996	23.7 °C	82 mm	212	0
1995	38.3 °C3 August 1995	2.6 °C8 January 1995	23.7 °C	47 mm	205	0
1994	38.8 °C19 August 1994	-0.3 °C21 January 1994	23.9 °C	15 mm	211	1
1993	38.8 °C11 August 1993	0.9 °C21 December 1993	23.4 °C	78 mm	198	0
1992	37.4 °C9 July 1992	1.4 °C6 January 1992	23.0 °C	87 mm	186	0
1991	38.5 °C19 June 1991	2.9 °C28 November 1991	24.0 °C	32 mm	205	0
1990	38.2 °C29 July 1990	2.1 °C30 December 1990	23.7 °C	56 mm	208	0
1989	38.8 °C22 July 1989	3.6 °C7 January 1989	23.2 °C	48 mm	182	0
1988	39.5 °C8 July 1988	3.3 °C14 December 1988	23.7 °C	34 mm	216	0
1987	39.3 °C27 July 1987	-0.5 °C19 January 1987	23.8 °C	23 mm	212	1
1986	38.1 °C28 July 1986	-0.6 °C4 January 1986	23.4 °C	100 mm	182	1
1985	39.0 °C27 August 1985	2.0 °C21 February 1985	23.2 °C	42 mm	196	0
1984	38.3 °C29 July 1984	1.9 °C7 January 1984	23.1 °C	9 mm	204	0
1983	39.5 °C19 August 1983	2.2 °C30 December 1983	22.9 °C	75 mm	193	0
1982	38.9 °C24 July 1982	4.0 °C22 November 1982	23.2 °C	55 mm	197	0
1981	39.1 °C17 July 1981	0.9 °C13 December 1981	23.4 °C	71 mm	202	0
1980	39.3 °C23 July 1980	1.6 °C5 December 1980	23.9 °C	5 mm	213	0
1979	40.1 °C22 July 1979	1.7 °C26 November 1979	23.4 °C	29 mm	210	0
1978	38.2 °C16 June 1978	0.6 °C22 December 1978	22.9 °C	79 mm	194	0
1977	38.1 °C18 July 1977	1.9 °C11 January 1977	22.8 °C	135 mm	191	0
1976	37.7 °C20 June 1976	3.4 °C4 December 1976	22.7 °C	70 mm	178	0
1975	37.4 °C28 July 1975	5.3 °C16 January 1975	22.5 °C	90 mm	188	0
1974	37.0 °C3 July 1974	3.3 °C27 January 1974	22.2 °C	75 mm	175	0
1973	38.0 °C8 August 1973	2.3 °C16 December 1973	22.9 °C	7 mm	209	0
1972	37.9 °C28 July 1972	2.0 °C3 January 1972	22.4 °C	91 mm	168	0
1971	37.3 °C20 July 1971	1.2 °C10 January 1971	21.7 °C	25 mm	161	0
1970	37.0 °C1 July 1970	2.3 °C16 December 1970	22.5 °C	16 mm	175	0
1969	36.9 °C12 July 1969	0.7 °C6 February 1969	22.8 °C	48 mm	183	0
1968	37.1 °C30 July 1968	1.4 °C5 January 1968	22.1 °C	76 mm	176	0
1967	38.1 °C16 July 1967	0.8 °C15 January 1967	21.8 °C	121 mm	170	0
1966	37.8 °C14 July 1966	0.2 °C8 December 1966	22.6 °C	15 mm	187	0
1965	37.3 °C27 July 1965	3.7 °C7 January 1965	22.5 °C	30 mm	177	0
1964	37.1 °C17 August 1964	2.3 °C31 January 1964	22.2 °C	49 mm	186	0
1963	37.0 °C22 July 1963	-0.7 °C25 December 1963	22.4 °C	68 mm	165	1
1962	37.4 °C12 August 1962	2.7 °C20 January 1962	22.5 °C	26 mm	181	0
1961	36.1 °C14 August 1961	4.6 °C31 December 1961	22.4 °C	122 mm	174	0
1960	37.8 °C20 July 1960	1.6 °C31 January 1960	22.5 °C	37 mm	178	0
1959	36.7 °C28 June 1959	0.2 °C8 December 1959	22.1 °C	32 mm	192	0
1958	37.0 °C30 August 1958	1.2 °C30 December 1958	22.8 °C	29 mm	194	0
1957	36.9 °C16 August 1957	0.5 °C26 January 1957	22.1 °C	64 mm	172	0
1956	36.4 °C25 July 1956	-0.3 °C27 January 1956	21.6 °C	40 mm	190	1
1955	36.5 °C27 June 1955	2.5 °C1 March 1955	22.4 °C	21 mm	194	0
1954	37.5 °C7 June 1954	1.3 °C18 December 1954	22.8 °C	19 mm	191	0
1953	37.1 °C22 June 1953	4.0 °C22 January 1953	22.9 °C	33 mm	186	0
1952	36.5 °C13 June 1952	1.2 °C10 December 1952	22.4 °C	110 mm	167	0
1951	37.7 °C14 July 1951	4.5 °C26 November 1951	22.6 °C	54 mm	179	0
1950	36.2 °C8 June 1950	3.0 °C17 December 1950	21.6 °C	104 mm	149	0
1949	37.1 °C12 July 1949	1.2 °C8 January 1949	21.7 °C	125 mm	182	0
1948	38.1 °C15 July 1948	-0.1 °C21 January 1948	22.3 °C	96 mm	186	1
1947	36.6 °C8 July 1947	3.1 °C16 December 1947	22.1 °C	84 mm	164	0
1946	35.7 °C27 July 1946	3.4 °C13 January 1946	22.1 °C	32 mm	181	0
1945	36.5 °C7 July 1945	3.5 °C29 December 1945	22.0 °C	70 mm	177	0
1944	36.4 °C15 June 1944	4.0 °C8 January 1944	22.7 °C	45 mm	182	0
1943	36.5 °C17 August 1943	0.6 °C11 February 1943	21.6 °C	64 mm	172	0
1942	36.9 °C26 June 1942	4.8 °C9 January 1942	22.3 °C	62 mm	167	0
1941	37.1 °C6 August 1941	-2.1 °C9 January 1941	22.3 °C	11 mm	175	2
1940	36.2 °C31 July 1940	2.4 °C16 December 1940	21.7 °C	37 mm	156	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

31.0 °C

+0.8 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

216 d/yr

+17

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

6 mm

-43 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	23.4 °C	-0.6 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Feb	28.4 °C	+2.1 °C	0 mm	-3 mm
Mar	29.3 °C	+0.3 °C	1 mm	-9 mm
Apr	33.2 °C	+2.2 °C	0 mm	-14 mm
May	35.4 °C	+1.9 °C	0 mm	-6 mm
Jun	36.9 °C	+1.4 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Jul	37.1 °C	+1.2 °C	0 mm	-5 mm
Aug	36.2 °C	+0.5 °C	5 mm	+1 mm
Sep	34.7 °C	+1.4 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Oct	28.9 °C	+0.4 °C	0 mm	-2 mm
Nov	24.2 °C	-1.2 °C	0 mm	-2 mm
Dec	24.7 °C	+1.0 °C	0 mm	-2 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

39.3 °C

16 Aug 2025

Coldest day

5.0 °C

5 Jan 2025

Wettest day

2.6 mm

24 Aug 2025

Windiest day

29.2 km/h

17 Jul 2025

Strongest gust

55.4 km/h

4 Aug 2025

Hottest feels-like

36.5 °C

28 May 2025

Coldest feels-like

0.5 °C

6 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

31 Mar 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Najran?

Najran has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.3 °C and it receives 49 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Najran?

The hottest day measured in Najran between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 2016, reaching 40.5 °C.

What is the coldest day in Najran?

The coldest day measured in Najran between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1941, at -2.1 °C.

Does it snow in Najran?

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

Has the climate of Najran warmed?

Yes: Najran warmed by +3.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Najran?

The wettest day measured in Najran between 1940 and 2025 was 8 October 1992, with 30 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Najran?

The windiest day measured in Najran between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 1971, with winds reaching 44.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Najran?

The warmest month in Najran is July (29.2 °C on average); the coldest is December (16.2 °C).

How much does it rain in Najran?

Najran receives on average 49 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 11 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Najran?

Najran gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Najran?

Yes: Najran has on average 84 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Najran?

In Najran, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.0 °C on 13 July 2010, and the lowest was -7.8 °C on 9 January 1941.

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