Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Bahah weather
in September.
A warm, wet month: the 5th warmest and the 11th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a warm month in Al Bahah: daytime highs average 27.0°C and nights cool to about 17.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 130 mm of rain on roughly 19 days, which makes September a wet month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 16 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sabt Alalayah (71 km away). In September its highs average 28.6°C, 1.6°C warmer than Al Bahah, with 46 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Al Bahah ranks 34th of 35 for the warmest September highs and 34th of 35 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 35 cities is 36.0°C; Al Bahah is 9.1°C cooler than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 2.8°C to 24.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 130 mm to 38 mm.
The annual picture
September 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
Al Bahah climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17.7°C9.4°C | 9.4°C | 42 | 6.2 | 11.111 h |
| February | 19.7°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 22 | 3.6 | 11.511 h |
| March | 21.6°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 35 | 6.6 | 12.012 h |
| April | 24.1°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 42 | 9.7 | 12.613 h |
| May | 27.1°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 51 | 14.9 | 13.113 h |
| June | 29.5°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 31 | 9.2 | 13.313 h |
| July | 28.6°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 37 | 9.7 | 13.213 h |
| August | 27.7°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 148 | 20.0 | 12.813 h |
| September, selected | 27.0°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 130 | 19.4 | 12.312 h |
| October | 24.1°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 38 | 10.3 | 11.712 h |
| November | 21.1°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 17 | 4.8 | 11.211 h |
| December | 19.0°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 21 | 3.9 | 10.911 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
September in nearby cities
- Sabt Alalayah in SeptemberSaudi Arabia · 71 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 18.3°C · 46 mm rain
- Bīshah in SeptemberSaudi Arabia · 119 kmHigh 36.2°C · Low 20.5°C · 0 mm rain
- Al Līth in SeptemberSaudi Arabia · 126 kmHigh 35.7°C · Low 28.4°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Bariq in SeptemberSaudi Arabia · 130 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 25.7°C · 70 mm rain
- Ash Shafā in SeptemberSaudi Arabia · 168 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 17.6°C · 26 mm rain
- Ta’if in SeptemberSaudi Arabia · 178 kmHigh 32.7°C · Low 22.6°C · 14 mm rain
- Abha in SeptemberSaudi Arabia · 228 kmHigh 24.6°C · Low 15.7°C · 190 mm rain
- Makkah in SeptemberSaudi Arabia · 232 kmHigh 38.6°C · Low 25.7°C · 3.9 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 Al Bahah) is explained once on the Al Bahah year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.