Sabt Al Alaya climate — normals and trends
Sabt Al Alaya (Saudi Arabia) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.6 °C and it receives 358 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 June (26.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (15.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Sabt Al Alaya averages 0 frost days, 105 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 89 rainy days per year.
Sabt Al Alaya has warmed by +3.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.45 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.8 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest 1.8 °C (on 25 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
Sabt Al Alaya'Asir Region
- coords
- 19.58°, 41.96°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
21.6°C
Average daily high
26.9°C
Average daily low
16.9°C
Annual rainfall
358mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
53%
Average peak wind
11.9km/h
Seasonal range
10.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
105 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
89 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
26.8 °C
Average feels-like low
16.4 °C
Average peak gust
37.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
99 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.8 °C
since 1940
+0.5 °C per decade · r² = 0.86 · 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
38.8 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
1.8 °C
25 January 1957
Wettest day
102 mm
10 April 2002
Windiest day
31.8 km/h
25 March 2019
Strongest gust
99.0 km/h
25 March 2019
Hottest feels-like
38.4 °C
2 July 2016
Coldest feels-like
-2.4 °C
26 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.3 h
9 July 1959
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 7 mm | -19 mm |
| Feb | 24.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 2 mm | -20 mm |
| Mar | 25.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 18 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 30.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 7 mm | -19 mm |
| May | 32.8 °C | +2.7 °C | 13 mm | -25 mm |
| Jun | 34.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 3 mm | -17 mm |
| Jul | 32.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 6 mm | -24 mm |
| Aug | 30.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 121 mm | +58 mm |
| Sep | 31.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 49 mm | -14 mm |
| Oct | 29.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 1 mm | -17 mm |
| Nov | 25.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 4 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 21.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 18 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sabt Al Alaya?
Sabt Al Alaya has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.6 °C and it receives 358 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sabt Al Alaya?
The hottest day measured in Sabt Al Alaya between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 38.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sabt Al Alaya?
The coldest day measured in Sabt Al Alaya between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1957, at 1.8 °C.
Does it snow in Sabt Al Alaya?
Almost never: Sabt Al Alaya sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sabt Al Alaya warmed?
Yes: Sabt Al Alaya warmed by +3.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sabt Al Alaya?
The wettest day measured in Sabt Al Alaya between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 2002, with 102 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sabt Al Alaya?
The windiest day measured in Sabt Al Alaya between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 2019, with winds reaching 31.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sabt Al Alaya?
The warmest month in Sabt Al Alaya is June (26.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (15.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Sabt Al Alaya?
Sabt Al Alaya receives on average 358 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 89 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sabt Al Alaya?
Sabt Al Alaya gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sabt Al Alaya?
Yes: Sabt Al Alaya has on average 99 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sabt Al Alaya?
In Sabt Al Alaya, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.4 °C on 2 July 2016, and the lowest was -2.4 °C on 26 January 1957.
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