‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ climate — normals and trends
‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ (Saudi Arabia) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.6 °C and it receives 92 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 (34.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ averages 2 frost days, 210 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 17 rainy days per year.
‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ has warmed by +3.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.46 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 4 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.4 °C (on 24 July 2022) and the coldest -6.2 °C (on 20 January 1964).
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
‘Uyūn al Jiwā’Al-Qassim Region
- coords
- 26.50°, 43.63°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.6°C
Average daily high
31.3°C
Average daily low
17.7°C
Annual rainfall
92mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
29%
Average peak wind
19.8km/h
Seasonal range
22.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
2 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
210 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
17 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.8 °C
Average feels-like low
14.2 °C
Average peak gust
33.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
166 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.9 °C
since 1940
+0.5 °C per decade · r² = 0.78 · 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
47.4 °C
24 July 2022
Coldest day
-6.2 °C
20 January 1964
Wettest day
78 mm
8 November 1997
Windiest day
51.4 km/h
22 April 2010
Strongest gust
83.5 km/h
30 January 1992
Hottest feels-like
48.2 °C
14 July 2010
Coldest feels-like
-11.3 °C
20 January 1964
Sunniest day
12.9 h
1 July 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17.8 °C | -0.5 °C | 16 mm | +1 mm |
| Feb | 18.6 °C | -2.7 °C | 34 mm | +26 mm |
| Mar | 26.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 16 mm | +2 mm |
| Apr | 35.0 °C | +3.6 °C | 3 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 39.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 42.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Jul | 42.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 43.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Sep | 40.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | +0 mm |
| Oct | 34.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 27.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 11 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 20.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 53 mm | +36 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’?
‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.6 °C and it receives 92 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’?
The hottest day measured in ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2022, reaching 47.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’?
The coldest day measured in ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1964, at -6.2 °C.
Does it snow in ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’?
Almost never: ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ sees virtually no snow, with about 2 frost days per year.
Has the climate of ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ warmed?
Yes: ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ warmed by +3.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’?
The wettest day measured in ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ between 1940 and 2025 was 8 November 1997, with 78 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’?
The windiest day measured in ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ between 1940 and 2025 was 22 April 2010, with winds reaching 51.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’?
The warmest month in ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ is July (34.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.2 °C).
How much does it rain in ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’?
‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ receives on average 92 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 17 rainy days.
Is it sunny in ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’?
‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’?
Yes: ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ has on average 166 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’?
In ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.2 °C on 14 July 2010, and the lowest was -11.3 °C on 20 January 1964.
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