Turabah climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Turabah?

Turabah has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 51 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Turabah between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 2011, reaching 43.7 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Turabah?

The coldest day measured in Turabah between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1973, at -2.7 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Turabah?

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

Q: Has the climate of Turabah warmed?

Yes: Turabah warmed by +3.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Turabah?

The wettest day measured in Turabah between 1940 and 2025 was 14 March 1983, with 30 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Turabah?

The windiest day measured in Turabah between 1940 and 2025 was 24 March 2000, with winds reaching 51.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Turabah?

The warmest month in Turabah is June (31.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.4 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Turabah?

Turabah receives on average 51 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 13 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Turabah?

Turabah gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Turabah (Saudi Arabia) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 51 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 (31.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (17.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.

Turabah averages 0 frost days, 233 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 13 rainy days per year.

Turabah 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 43.7 °C (on 30 July 2011) and the coldest -2.7 °C (on 4 January 1973).

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

TurabahMecca Region

coords: 21.21°, 41.63°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthJuneColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthAprilDriest monthSeptember

Mean daily temperature

25.3°C

Average daily high

32.2°C

Average daily low

17.7°C

Annual rainfall

51mm

Sunshine / day

11.3h

Mean relative humidity

30%

Average peak wind

25.3km/h

Seasonal range

14.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

233 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

13 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

29.5 °C

Average feels-like low

14.9 °C

Average peak gust

41.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

143 d/yr

Solar radiation

22.8 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+3.8 °C

since 1940

+0.5 °C per decade · r² = 0.87 · 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

43.7 °C

30 July 2011

Coldest day

-2.7 °C

4 January 1973

Wettest day

30 mm

14 March 1983

Windiest day

51.6 km/h

24 March 2000

Strongest gust

87.8 km/h

19 March 2017

Hottest feels-like

42.5 °C

19 June 2017

Coldest feels-like

-8.0 °C

4 January 1973

Sunniest day

12.7 h

3 July 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	42.7 °C14 June 2025	3.8 °C19 December 2025	26.9 °C	15 mm	247	0
2024	43.3 °C13 July 2024	10.2 °C2 February 2024	27.5 °C	51 mm	266	0
2023	43.0 °C16 August 2023	8.7 °C19 December 2023	27.0 °C	59 mm	258	0
2022	43.2 °C22 July 2022	6.3 °C3 January 2022	27.2 °C	22 mm	268	0
2021	43.1 °C28 July 2021	9.5 °C14 December 2021	27.5 °C	20 mm	275	0
2020	42.4 °C30 June 2020	4.8 °C12 January 2020	26.6 °C	22 mm	266	0
2019	42.7 °C28 June 2019	7.0 °C20 February 2019	27.0 °C	49 mm	268	0
2018	43.1 °C5 July 2018	5.8 °C14 January 2018	26.7 °C	67 mm	250	0
2017	43.7 °C24 July 2017	7.6 °C4 February 2017	27.3 °C	33 mm	266	0
2016	43.0 °C23 July 2016	6.2 °C29 January 2016	27.0 °C	131 mm	265	0
2015	42.2 °C14 August 2015	4.3 °C20 January 2015	27.2 °C	32 mm	278	0
2014	41.3 °C30 August 2014	6.5 °C12 January 2014	26.6 °C	13 mm	246	0
2013	42.3 °C20 July 2013	6.5 °C11 January 2013	26.4 °C	31 mm	258	0
2012	42.8 °C16 July 2012	3.1 °C24 January 2012	26.6 °C	51 mm	264	0
2011	43.7 °C30 July 2011	5.5 °C30 November 2011	26.4 °C	33 mm	258	0
2010	43.0 °C23 August 2010	4.2 °C10 January 2010	26.8 °C	28 mm	251	0
2009	41.5 °C21 June 2009	5.9 °C16 January 2009	26.9 °C	25 mm	268	0
2008	41.1 °C24 July 2008	3.3 °C18 January 2008	26.2 °C	25 mm	247	0
2007	41.9 °C29 July 2007	5.4 °C2 January 2007	26.4 °C	24 mm	251	0
2006	43.2 °C28 July 2006	5.6 °C18 December 2006	26.2 °C	64 mm	246	0
2005	42.4 °C21 July 2005	3.5 °C1 January 2005	26.4 °C	77 mm	263	0
2004	42.3 °C9 July 2004	0.8 °C29 December 2004	26.3 °C	66 mm	258	0
2003	42.7 °C17 August 2003	5.5 °C5 January 2003	26.7 °C	21 mm	267	0
2002	42.6 °C21 July 2002	5.6 °C12 January 2002	26.5 °C	46 mm	251	0
2001	42.5 °C5 August 2001	4.3 °C9 January 2001	26.2 °C	42 mm	252	0
2000	42.5 °C2 August 2000	6.2 °C29 January 2000	26.7 °C	16 mm	265	0
1999	42.2 °C11 July 1999	5.9 °C21 December 1999	26.6 °C	27 mm	273	0
1998	42.5 °C18 July 1998	4.0 °C14 January 1998	26.2 °C	81 mm	253	0
1997	41.4 °C17 June 1997	1.5 °C26 January 1997	25.6 °C	68 mm	233	0
1996	41.7 °C3 August 1996	5.9 °C18 January 1996	26.0 °C	66 mm	244	0
1995	41.7 °C6 August 1995	7.7 °C9 February 1995	26.0 °C	58 mm	239	0
1994	41.7 °C15 August 1994	6.0 °C21 January 1994	25.8 °C	21 mm	239	0
1993	41.0 °C22 July 1993	3.2 °C15 January 1993	25.6 °C	48 mm	242	0
1992	40.1 °C14 June 1992	2.4 °C13 January 1992	24.4 °C	71 mm	219	0
1991	40.8 °C30 June 1991	2.5 °C7 March 1991	25.8 °C	18 mm	241	0
1990	40.6 °C21 July 1990	6.3 °C19 January 1990	25.6 °C	28 mm	233	0
1989	41.4 °C5 July 1989	5.8 °C7 January 1989	25.2 °C	82 mm	236	0
1988	42.4 °C14 July 1988	5.3 °C19 January 1988	26.0 °C	48 mm	242	0
1987	41.9 °C26 July 1987	5.4 °C19 January 1987	26.0 °C	53 mm	236	0
1986	41.2 °C4 August 1986	4.8 °C4 January 1986	25.2 °C	85 mm	231	0
1985	41.4 °C23 August 1985	7.2 °C13 December 1985	25.1 °C	91 mm	223	0
1984	40.1 °C28 July 1984	5.4 °C30 January 1984	25.3 °C	20 mm	243	0
1983	41.5 °C20 July 1983	2.5 °C25 January 1983	24.7 °C	87 mm	210	0
1982	40.9 °C22 August 1982	5.2 °C11 February 1982	24.4 °C	110 mm	211	0
1981	40.9 °C31 July 1981	3.4 °C12 February 1981	25.5 °C	46 mm	245	0
1980	40.8 °C23 July 1980	3.5 °C12 February 1980	25.8 °C	27 mm	247	0
1979	41.6 °C17 June 1979	5.4 °C24 January 1979	25.4 °C	43 mm	240	0
1978	40.5 °C14 June 1978	5.1 °C22 December 1978	25.1 °C	32 mm	236	0
1977	41.1 °C16 August 1977	4.8 °C11 January 1977	24.9 °C	48 mm	234	0
1976	41.6 °C9 August 1976	6.5 °C13 January 1976	24.8 °C	64 mm	222	0
1975	40.7 °C28 July 1975	5.9 °C19 January 1975	24.5 °C	117 mm	206	0
1974	40.1 °C23 June 1974	2.5 °C25 January 1974	24.5 °C	41 mm	207	0
1973	41.0 °C28 July 1973	-2.7 °C4 January 1973	25.3 °C	44 mm	245	1
1972	40.3 °C27 July 1972	3.1 °C6 February 1972	24.4 °C	104 mm	216	0
1971	39.8 °C8 July 1971	1.1 °C25 December 1971	23.7 °C	45 mm	193	0
1970	39.5 °C10 June 1970	3.3 °C15 December 1970	24.7 °C	43 mm	219	0
1969	39.7 °C21 August 1969	2.2 °C25 January 1969	25.1 °C	27 mm	230	0
1968	39.6 °C1 August 1968	1.5 °C3 February 1968	24.1 °C	93 mm	201	0
1967	40.4 °C18 July 1967	3.6 °C6 February 1967	23.7 °C	66 mm	204	0
1966	40.2 °C15 July 1966	4.6 °C5 February 1966	24.5 °C	20 mm	212	0
1965	39.4 °C23 August 1965	2.9 °C11 January 1965	24.3 °C	33 mm	216	0
1964	40.8 °C16 July 1964	2.3 °C21 January 1964	23.6 °C	93 mm	210	0
1963	40.4 °C29 August 1963	0.0 °C27 December 1963	24.2 °C	87 mm	228	0
1962	39.6 °C29 July 1962	7.4 °C18 January 1962	24.7 °C	33 mm	226	0
1961	38.2 °C2 September 1961	7.5 °C28 December 1961	24.2 °C	125 mm	197	0
1960	40.1 °C23 August 1960	4.7 °C31 January 1960	24.8 °C	68 mm	193	0
1959	38.9 °C25 June 1959	1.2 °C23 January 1959	24.0 °C	37 mm	219	0
1958	39.5 °C19 August 1958	4.5 °C16 January 1958	25.1 °C	48 mm	229	0
1957	39.4 °C30 July 1957	-1.0 °C25 January 1957	23.8 °C	79 mm	200	2
1956	39.1 °C25 July 1956	3.4 °C1 January 1956	23.9 °C	16 mm	212	0
1955	39.5 °C4 July 1955	5.2 °C16 December 1955	24.4 °C	42 mm	216	0
1954	40.3 °C26 August 1954	4.1 °C31 December 1954	24.3 °C	30 mm	225	0
1953	40.0 °C20 July 1953	1.9 °C22 December 1953	23.8 °C	35 mm	221	0
1952	39.5 °C26 August 1952	1.1 °C18 January 1952	24.0 °C	91 mm	214	0
1951	40.0 °C13 July 1951	2.6 °C25 December 1951	24.3 °C	24 mm	212	0
1950	38.8 °C1 June 1950	2.4 °C19 January 1950	23.0 °C	103 mm	198	0
1949	38.8 °C4 June 1949	1.1 °C20 February 1949	23.0 °C	70 mm	192	0
1948	40.7 °C14 July 1948	2.8 °C9 March 1948	23.7 °C	62 mm	201	0
1947	39.7 °C3 July 1947	4.5 °C19 February 1947	23.7 °C	117 mm	204	0
1946	38.3 °C26 May 1946	2.9 °C13 January 1946	23.9 °C	16 mm	220	0
1945	39.9 °C27 August 1945	4.3 °C28 January 1945	24.1 °C	34 mm	221	0
1944	40.3 °C3 July 1944	3.7 °C1 February 1944	24.2 °C	40 mm	217	0
1943	39.7 °C11 August 1943	3.4 °C4 February 1943	23.8 °C	41 mm	199	0
1942	38.4 °C24 May 1942	4.8 °C7 January 1942	24.2 °C	49 mm	224	0
1941	39.6 °C16 July 1941	4.8 °C9 January 1941	24.1 °C	18 mm	213	0
1940	39.2 °C19 June 1940	3.5 °C16 January 1940	23.4 °C	43 mm	192	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

33.4 °C

+1.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

247 d/yr

+14

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

15 mm

-36 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	24.6 °C	-0.1 °C	1 mm	-4 mm
Feb	29.2 °C	+2.4 °C	2 mm	-2 mm
Mar	30.5 °C	+0.7 °C	6 mm	-4 mm
Apr	35.7 °C	+3.3 °C	0 mm	-14 mm
May	37.9 °C	+2.1 °C	3 mm	-4 mm
Jun	40.0 °C	+1.9 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Jul	38.7 °C	+0.8 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Aug	39.7 °C	+1.5 °C	1 mm	-0 mm
Sep	38.5 °C	+1.7 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Oct	32.7 °C	+0.5 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Nov	27.9 °C	-0.3 °C	2 mm	-2 mm
Dec	25.5 °C	+0.2 °C	0 mm	-4 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

42.7 °C

14 Jun 2025

Coldest day

3.8 °C

19 Dec 2025

Wettest day

1.7 mm

2 May 2025

Windiest day

51.1 km/h

4 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

79.2 km/h

4 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

40.5 °C

15 Jun 2025

Coldest feels-like

0.8 °C

19 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

12.5 h

13 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Turabah?

Turabah has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 51 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Turabah?

The hottest day measured in Turabah between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 2011, reaching 43.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Turabah?

The coldest day measured in Turabah between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1973, at -2.7 °C.

Does it snow in Turabah?

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

Has the climate of Turabah warmed?

Yes: Turabah warmed by +3.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Turabah?

The wettest day measured in Turabah between 1940 and 2025 was 14 March 1983, with 30 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Turabah?

The windiest day measured in Turabah between 1940 and 2025 was 24 March 2000, with winds reaching 51.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Turabah?

The warmest month in Turabah is June (31.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.4 °C).

How much does it rain in Turabah?

Turabah receives on average 51 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 13 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Turabah?

Turabah gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Turabah?

Yes: Turabah has on average 143 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Turabah?

In Turabah, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.5 °C on 19 June 2017, and the lowest was -8.0 °C on 4 January 1973.

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