Yanbu climate — normals and trends
Yanbu (Saudi Arabia) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 63 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 (30.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Yanbu averages 0 frost days, 139 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 8 rainy days per year.
Yanbu has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.2 °C (on 16 June 1995) and the coldest 12.0 °C (on 24 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
YanbuMedina Region
- coords
- 24.09°, 38.06°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.8°C
Average daily high
28.3°C
Average daily low
25.3°C
Annual rainfall
63mm
Sunshine / day
11.6h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
27.4km/h
Seasonal range
8.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
139 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
8 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.2 °C
Average feels-like low
26.8 °C
Average peak gust
37.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
332 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
41.2 °C
16 June 1995
Coldest day
12.0 °C
24 January 1957
Wettest day
72 mm
18 November 1967
Windiest day
52.7 km/h
10 July 1967
Strongest gust
83.5 km/h
18 December 1985
Hottest feels-like
44.3 °C
24 August 2017
Coldest feels-like
5.0 °C
24 January 1957
Sunniest day
13.0 h
10 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 18 mm | +6 mm |
| Feb | 24.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 26.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 27.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 30.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 31.0 °C | -0.1 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Jul | 32.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 33.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 32.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 31.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Nov | 30.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 2 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | 25.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 76 mm | +61 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Yanbu?
Yanbu has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 63 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Yanbu?
The hottest day measured in Yanbu between 1940 and 2025 was 16 June 1995, reaching 41.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Yanbu?
The coldest day measured in Yanbu between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1957, at 12.0 °C.
Does it snow in Yanbu?
Almost never: Yanbu sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Yanbu warmed?
Yes: Yanbu warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Yanbu?
The wettest day measured in Yanbu between 1940 and 2025 was 18 November 1967, with 72 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Yanbu?
The windiest day measured in Yanbu between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 1967, with winds reaching 52.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Yanbu?
The warmest month in Yanbu is August (30.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Yanbu?
Yanbu receives on average 63 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 8 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Yanbu?
Yanbu gets on average 11.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,234 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Yanbu?
Yes: Yanbu has on average 332 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Yanbu?
In Yanbu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.3 °C on 24 August 2017, and the lowest was 5.0 °C on 24 January 1957.
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