Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Hufūf weather
in January.
A mild, very dry month: the coolest and the joint 9th 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 Al Hufūf: daytime highs average 20.2°C and nights cool to about 8.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 13 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes January a very dry month (the joint 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 45 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Khobar (119 km away). In January its highs average 19.7°C, 0.5°C cooler than Al Hufūf, with 17 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Al Hufūf ranks 15th of 35 for the warmest January highs and joint 12th of 35 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 35 cities is 20.9°C; Al Hufūf is 0.7°C cooler than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 3.0°C to 23.3°C, and monthly rainfall stays at 13 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
Al Hufūf climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 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 | 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
January in nearby cities
- Khobar in JanuarySaudi Arabia · 119 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 12.0°C · 17 mm rain
- Madīnat Ḩamad in JanuaryBahrain · 124 kmHigh 18.4°C · Low 15.0°C · 14 mm rain
- Ar Rifā‘ in JanuaryBahrain · 129 kmHigh 18.4°C · Low 15.1°C · 15 mm rain
- Dammam in JanuarySaudi Arabia · 130 kmHigh 19.6°C · Low 12.5°C · 19 mm rain
- Manama in JanuaryBahrain · 139 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 15.2°C · 15 mm rain
- Al Qaţīf in JanuarySaudi Arabia · 140 kmHigh 19.6°C · Low 12.5°C · 19 mm rain
- Al Muharraq in JanuaryBahrain · 143 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 15.2°C · 15 mm rain
- Al Jubayl in JanuarySaudi Arabia · 184 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 11.7°C · 22 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.