Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Hufūf weather
in April.
A very hot, very dry month: the 7th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a very hot month in Al Hufūf: daytime highs average 34.5°C and nights cool to about 19.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 6.9 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes April a very dry month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 44 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Khobar (119 km away). In April its highs average 30.8°C, 3.7°C cooler than Al Hufūf, with 3.8 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Al Hufūf ranks 4th of 35 for the warmest April highs and 14th of 35 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 35 cities is 30.7°C; Al Hufūf is 3.8°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 6.1°C to 40.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 6.9 mm to 1.0 mm.
The annual picture
April 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 Hufūf climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20.2°C8.9°C | 8.9°C | 13 | 2.7 | 10.711 h |
| February | 23.3°C10.6°C | 10.6°C | 13 | 2.1 | 11.311 h |
| March | 28.1°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 13 | 2.4 | 12.012 h |
| April, selected | 34.5°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 6.9 | 1.5 | 12.713 h |
| May | 40.6°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 1.0 | 0.2 | 13.413 h |
| June | 43.7°C27.3°C | 27.3°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.714 h |
| July | 44.8°C28.7°C | 28.7°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 13.614 h |
| August | 44.5°C27.9°C | 27.9°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 13.013 h |
| September | 41.3°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 0.1 | 0.1 | 12.312 h |
| October | 36.0°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 11.612 h |
| November | 27.8°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 7.3 | 1.3 | 10.911 h |
| December | 22.0°C10.6°C | 10.6°C | 15 | 2.5 | 10.611 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
April in nearby cities
- Khobar in AprilSaudi Arabia · 119 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 20.6°C · 3.8 mm rain
- Madīnat Ḩamad in AprilBahrain · 124 kmHigh 26.0°C · Low 22.2°C · 3.0 mm rain
- Ar Rifā‘ in AprilBahrain · 129 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 22.1°C · 3.2 mm rain
- Dammam in AprilSaudi Arabia · 130 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 20.7°C · 4.2 mm rain
- Manama in AprilBahrain · 139 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 22.2°C · 3.2 mm rain
- Al Qaţīf in AprilSaudi Arabia · 140 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 20.7°C · 4.2 mm rain
- Al Muharraq in AprilBahrain · 143 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 22.2°C · 3.2 mm rain
- Al Jubayl in AprilSaudi Arabia · 184 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 20.4°C · 5.3 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 Hufūf) is explained once on the Al Hufūf year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.