Middle East
Best time to visit Saudi Arabia
By region
When to visit Saudi Arabia
November–March across most of the country; AlUla and the desert are pleasant by day, cold at night. May–September tops 45 °C in Riyadh; Jeddah is humid year-round.
Best months across Saudi Arabia
Average daily high in °C; ★ marks the best months for each place.
| Place | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mecca | ★ 29° | ★ 32° | 35° | 38° | 42° | 44° | 43° | 43° | 43° | 39° | ★ 34° | ★ 31° |
| Riyadh | ★ 21° | ★ 24° | ★ 29° | 34° | 40° | 43° | 44° | 44° | 40° | 34° | ★ 27° | ★ 22° |
| Jeddah | ★ 29° | ★ 31° | ★ 33° | 36° | 40° | 42° | 41° | 41° | 40° | 38° | ★ 34° | ★ 31° |
| Medina | ★ 25° | ★ 28° | ★ 32° | 36° | 41° | 44° | 44° | 45° | 43° | 38° | ★ 31° | ★ 27° |
| AlUla | ★ 22° | ★ 25° | ★ 29° | 34° | 38° | 42° | 43° | 43° | 41° | 36° | ★ 28° | ★ 23° |
| Dammam | ★ 21° | ★ 22° | ★ 27° | 32° | 37° | 40° | 42° | 42° | 39° | 35° | ★ 28° | ★ 23° |
| Abha | 19° | 20° | 22° | ★ 24° | ★ 27° | ★ 30° | 29° | 28° | ★ 29° | ★ 25° | 22° | 19° |
Weather & best time by place
Sources
- NASA POWER climatology
- US State Department travel advisory
- UK FCDO travel advice: Saudi Arabia
- Saudi unified visa platform
- Visit Saudi
- World Bank open data
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