Climate averages 1991–2020
Abha weather
in January.
A mild, fairly dry month: the coolest and the 4th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a mild month in Abha: daytime highs average 18.1°C and nights cool to about 10.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 21 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes January a fairly dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 10 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Khamis Mushait (26 km away). In January its highs average 20.7°C, 2.6°C warmer than Abha, with 24 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Abha ranks 27th of 35 for the warmest January highs and 25th of 35 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 35 cities is 20.9°C; Abha is 2.8°C cooler than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 1.7°C to 19.8°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 21 mm to 15 mm.
The annual picture
January in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Abha climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 18.1°C10.7°C | 10.7°C | 21 | 4.9 | 11.211 h |
| February | 19.8°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 15 | 3.9 | 11.512 h |
| March | 21.6°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 29 | 7.3 | 12.012 h |
| April | 23.4°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 55 | 12.0 | 12.513 h |
| May | 25.2°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 97 | 19.7 | 13.013 h |
| June | 27.0°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 78 | 15.8 | 13.213 h |
| July | 26.7°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 76 | 14.6 | 13.113 h |
| August | 25.0°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 218 | 25.5 | 12.713 h |
| September | 24.6°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 190 | 24.5 | 12.312 h |
| October | 22.5°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 36 | 9.8 | 11.712 h |
| November | 20.0°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 20 | 6.5 | 11.311 h |
| December | 18.7°C10.9°C | 10.9°C | 11 | 3.6 | 11.111 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
January in nearby cities
- Khamis Mushait in JanuarySaudi Arabia · 26 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 10.7°C · 24 mm rain
- Bariq in JanuarySaudi Arabia · 100 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 19.2°C · 19 mm rain
- Şabyā in JanuarySaudi Arabia · 119 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 21.9°C · 17 mm rain
- Jizan in JanuarySaudi Arabia · 148 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 23.0°C · 14 mm rain
- Sabt Alalayah in JanuarySaudi Arabia · 162 kmHigh 19.3°C · Low 9.9°C · 32 mm rain
- Najrān in JanuarySaudi Arabia · 190 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 9.6°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Bīshah in JanuarySaudi Arabia · 199 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 9.4°C · 4.1 mm rain
- Al Bahah in JanuarySaudi Arabia · 228 kmHigh 17.7°C · Low 9.4°C · 42 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Abha) is explained once on the Abha year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.