Rābigh climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Rābigh?

Rābigh has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.9 °C and it receives 87 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Rābigh between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 2015, reaching 47.1 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Rābigh?

The coldest day measured in Rābigh between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1968, at 11.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Rābigh?

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

Q: Has the climate of Rābigh warmed?

Yes: Rābigh warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Rābigh?

The wettest day measured in Rābigh between 1940 and 2025 was 3 March 1987, with 94 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Rābigh?

The windiest day measured in Rābigh between 1940 and 2025 was 18 December 1985, with winds reaching 55.5 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Rābigh?

The warmest month in Rābigh is August (32.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.6 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Rābigh?

Rābigh receives on average 87 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 11 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Rābigh?

Rābigh gets on average 11.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,198 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Rābigh (Saudi Arabia) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.9 °C and it receives 87 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 (32.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.

Rābigh averages 0 frost days, 259 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 11 rainy days per year.

Rābigh has warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.33 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 47.1 °C (on 20 August 2015) and the coldest 11.1 °C (on 3 February 1968).

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

RābighMecca Region

coords: 22.80°, 39.03°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthNovemberDriest monthJune

Mean daily temperature

27.9°C

Average daily high

32.5°C

Average daily low

23.8°C

Annual rainfall

87mm

Sunshine / day

11.5h

Mean relative humidity

62%

Average peak wind

25.1km/h

Seasonal range

9.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

259 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

11 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

34.1 °C

Average feels-like low

26.6 °C

Average peak gust

39.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

297 d/yr

Solar radiation

22.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.8 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.81 · 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

47.1 °C

20 August 2015

Coldest day

11.1 °C

3 February 1968

Wettest day

94 mm

3 March 1987

Windiest day

55.5 km/h

18 December 1985

Strongest gust

82.1 km/h

18 December 1985

Hottest feels-like

49.0 °C

24 August 2017

Coldest feels-like

3.9 °C

24 January 1957

Sunniest day

13.0 h

22 May 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	43.0 °C15 September 2025	16.7 °C19 December 2025	29.5 °C	82 mm	280
2024	41.4 °C14 July 2024	16.8 °C4 February 2024	29.9 °C	31 mm	289
2023	42.9 °C7 September 2023	17.7 °C3 February 2023	29.7 °C	80 mm	292
2022	44.7 °C14 May 2022	16.0 °C28 January 2022	29.2 °C	67 mm	282
2021	45.7 °C12 June 2021	17.0 °C31 December 2021	29.6 °C	17 mm	299
2020	43.7 °C18 September 2020	14.1 °C13 January 2020	29.1 °C	58 mm	273
2019	44.6 °C20 September 2019	16.7 °C4 March 2019	29.4 °C	48 mm	274
2018	44.8 °C17 June 2018	16.5 °C28 January 2018	29.6 °C	76 mm	295
2017	46.7 °C24 August 2017	17.0 °C12 February 2017	29.5 °C	50 mm	280
2016	43.7 °C13 June 2016	16.8 °C29 January 2016	29.7 °C	50 mm	290
2015	47.1 °C20 August 2015	14.6 °C12 January 2015	29.2 °C	75 mm	278
2014	44.5 °C1 July 2014	16.7 °C2 January 2014	29.2 °C	50 mm	293
2013	46.4 °C5 June 2013	16.5 °C11 January 2013	29.1 °C	32 mm	303
2012	45.3 °C3 June 2012	14.1 °C22 January 2012	28.7 °C	42 mm	267
2011	44.5 °C27 July 2011	15.6 °C1 December 2011	28.1 °C	46 mm	259
2010	46.2 °C22 June 2010	16.9 °C14 December 2010	29.6 °C	44 mm	312
2009	41.1 °C4 October 2009	16.2 °C2 March 2009	28.5 °C	92 mm	261
2008	43.4 °C9 June 2008	15.2 °C16 January 2008	28.6 °C	27 mm	288
2007	42.7 °C27 August 2007	15.0 °C5 February 2007	28.4 °C	6 mm	271
2006	44.3 °C6 June 2006	15.3 °C29 December 2006	28.7 °C	35 mm	269
2005	45.8 °C4 September 2005	15.5 °C23 January 2005	28.4 °C	54 mm	273
2004	44.9 °C31 May 2004	16.6 °C26 January 2004	28.7 °C	21 mm	281
2003	43.5 °C25 May 2003	16.3 °C28 February 2003	28.8 °C	73 mm	258
2002	41.6 °C24 April 2002	15.5 °C12 January 2002	28.7 °C	75 mm	278
2001	43.2 °C22 May 2001	16.5 °C24 February 2001	28.8 °C	46 mm	290
2000	42.3 °C9 September 2000	15.3 °C29 January 2000	28.0 °C	105 mm	256
1999	43.7 °C23 May 1999	16.1 °C22 January 1999	28.8 °C	92 mm	290
1998	41.7 °C15 October 1998	14.3 °C14 January 1998	28.5 °C	33 mm	265
1997	42.3 °C16 August 1997	14.9 °C27 January 1997	27.8 °C	101 mm	239
1996	43.3 °C1 August 1996	15.7 °C20 January 1996	28.2 °C	196 mm	259
1995	45.9 °C30 June 1995	16.1 °C10 February 1995	28.3 °C	83 mm	252
1994	40.2 °C26 May 1994	16.5 °C13 March 1994	28.5 °C	43 mm	261
1993	40.9 °C24 June 1993	13.9 °C6 February 1993	28.2 °C	60 mm	278
1992	43.6 °C20 June 1992	11.8 °C13 January 1992	26.9 °C	147 mm	232
1991	39.8 °C14 September 1991	13.7 °C7 March 1991	27.8 °C	67 mm	263
1990	41.8 °C7 October 1990	14.6 °C15 February 1990	27.7 °C	36 mm	268
1989	42.6 °C23 June 1989	15.0 °C15 February 1989	28.0 °C	52 mm	263
1988	44.9 °C20 September 1988	14.7 °C20 February 1988	28.6 °C	55 mm	286
1987	41.3 °C24 July 1987	15.9 °C4 January 1987	28.1 °C	117 mm	278
1986	41.4 °C11 June 1986	14.5 °C6 December 1986	28.1 °C	28 mm	264
1985	40.8 °C7 October 1985	15.9 °C5 February 1985	28.2 °C	91 mm	282
1984	41.9 °C11 June 1984	16.2 °C17 January 1984	27.9 °C	25 mm	276
1983	39.3 °C12 July 1983	14.6 °C25 January 1983	27.2 °C	41 mm	243
1982	40.3 °C30 June 1982	15.4 °C14 March 1982	27.2 °C	72 mm	238
1981	44.3 °C3 September 1981	15.5 °C3 February 1981	27.9 °C	49 mm	246
1980	39.7 °C30 May 1980	15.2 °C26 January 1980	27.8 °C	27 mm	258
1979	43.6 °C24 June 1979	16.8 °C25 January 1979	28.1 °C	126 mm	265
1978	42.1 °C5 June 1978	15.6 °C12 January 1978	27.5 °C	85 mm	243
1977	43.1 °C1 June 1977	15.8 °C25 December 1977	27.6 °C	61 mm	249
1976	40.0 °C29 June 1976	15.5 °C1 March 1976	27.5 °C	22 mm	254
1975	39.5 °C8 June 1975	15.3 °C4 February 1975	27.3 °C	77 mm	247
1974	38.6 °C28 September 1974	12.9 °C25 January 1974	27.3 °C	105 mm	248
1973	41.6 °C12 June 1973	13.2 °C4 January 1973	27.8 °C	39 mm	260
1972	39.5 °C25 October 1972	14.2 °C2 February 1972	27.4 °C	168 mm	233
1971	40.8 °C21 September 1971	13.4 °C26 December 1971	27.3 °C	166 mm	250
1970	44.5 °C22 May 1970	14.6 °C15 December 1970	27.7 °C	55 mm	262
1969	42.1 °C5 September 1969	13.1 °C1 February 1969	27.9 °C	108 mm	274
1968	40.0 °C20 September 1968	11.1 °C3 February 1968	27.5 °C	176 mm	237
1967	42.7 °C12 June 1967	15.9 °C6 February 1967	27.1 °C	305 mm	220
1966	38.6 °C11 July 1966	15.2 °C3 February 1966	27.5 °C	102 mm	255
1965	42.0 °C10 June 1965	13.3 °C15 January 1965	26.5 °C	337 mm	206
1964	39.0 °C18 September 1964	12.7 °C20 January 1964	26.6 °C	135 mm	250
1963	40.9 °C31 May 1963	12.4 °C27 December 1963	27.6 °C	222 mm	227
1962	42.4 °C10 June 1962	16.0 °C30 January 1962	27.8 °C	104 mm	267
1961	44.7 °C7 June 1961	16.5 °C14 February 1961	27.5 °C	218 mm	227
1960	39.7 °C26 May 1960	14.9 °C2 January 1960	27.9 °C	65 mm	259
1959	43.6 °C11 June 1959	14.9 °C3 March 1959	27.6 °C	65 mm	251
1958	39.4 °C7 July 1958	15.0 °C1 February 1958	27.9 °C	62 mm	266
1957	42.5 °C10 September 1957	11.4 °C24 January 1957	27.2 °C	102 mm	237
1956	43.4 °C5 June 1956	13.4 °C16 January 1956	27.1 °C	101 mm	245
1955	41.7 °C4 September 1955	13.6 °C1 January 1955	27.0 °C	108 mm	254
1954	42.1 °C24 May 1954	12.8 °C12 February 1954	27.0 °C	30 mm	239
1953	44.0 °C17 June 1953	12.6 °C21 December 1953	26.9 °C	52 mm	235
1952	41.1 °C22 May 1952	13.0 °C12 January 1952	27.0 °C	202 mm	233
1951	37.2 °C3 June 1951	12.8 °C24 December 1951	27.0 °C	47 mm	237
1950	43.3 °C29 May 1950	12.0 °C7 February 1950	26.6 °C	214 mm	234
1949	43.2 °C24 May 1949	11.6 °C20 February 1949	26.1 °C	234 mm	228
1948	42.7 °C18 June 1948	14.1 °C19 February 1948	26.4 °C	46 mm	216
1947	40.2 °C29 June 1947	13.0 °C24 January 1947	27.0 °C	155 mm	241
1946	38.9 °C25 May 1946	13.1 °C12 January 1946	27.0 °C	46 mm	248
1945	40.9 °C27 August 1945	13.0 °C3 February 1945	26.8 °C	51 mm	232
1944	41.2 °C16 June 1944	14.2 °C1 February 1944	27.0 °C	78 mm	246
1943	38.5 °C21 August 1943	12.8 °C4 February 1943	26.8 °C	92 mm	236
1942	43.7 °C22 May 1942	12.4 °C7 January 1942	27.1 °C	190 mm	246
1941	39.6 °C5 June 1941	13.1 °C27 December 1941	27.0 °C	11 mm	256
1940	41.2 °C17 June 1940	13.5 °C12 January 1940	27.2 °C	75 mm	250

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

34.0 °C

+1.5 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

280 d/yr

+21

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

82 mm

-5 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	29.1 °C	+2.3 °C	34 mm	+18 mm
Feb	27.8 °C	+0.2 °C	1 mm	-5 mm
Mar	31.3 °C	+1.8 °C	6 mm	+0 mm
Apr	33.1 °C	+0.9 °C	1 mm	-7 mm
May	35.6 °C	+1.0 °C	0 mm	-2 mm
Jun	36.9 °C	+1.0 °C	0 mm	0 mm
Jul	38.9 °C	+2.5 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Aug	38.0 °C	+1.5 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Sep	37.3 °C	+1.4 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Oct	36.6 °C	+1.9 °C	0 mm	-3 mm
Nov	34.3 °C	+3.0 °C	13 mm	-14 mm
Dec	28.2 °C	0.0 °C	29 mm	+9 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

43.0 °C

15 Sep 2025

Coldest day

16.7 °C

19 Dec 2025

Wettest day

33.4 mm

6 Jan 2025

Windiest day

42.1 km/h

5 Aug 2025

Strongest gust

66.6 km/h

31 Aug 2025

Hottest feels-like

45.0 °C

12 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

12.3 °C

19 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

13.0 h

23 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Rābigh?

Rābigh has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.9 °C and it receives 87 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rābigh?

The hottest day measured in Rābigh between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 2015, reaching 47.1 °C.

What is the coldest day in Rābigh?

The coldest day measured in Rābigh between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1968, at 11.1 °C.

Does it snow in Rābigh?

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

Has the climate of Rābigh warmed?

Yes: Rābigh warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Rābigh?

The wettest day measured in Rābigh between 1940 and 2025 was 3 March 1987, with 94 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Rābigh?

The windiest day measured in Rābigh between 1940 and 2025 was 18 December 1985, with winds reaching 55.5 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Rābigh?

The warmest month in Rābigh is August (32.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.6 °C).

How much does it rain in Rābigh?

Rābigh receives on average 87 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 11 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Rābigh?

Rābigh gets on average 11.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,198 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Rābigh?

Yes: Rābigh has on average 297 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Rābigh?

In Rābigh, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.0 °C on 24 August 2017, and the lowest was 3.9 °C on 24 January 1957.

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