Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Hufūf weather
in September.
A very hot, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the joint 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a very hot month in Al Hufūf: daytime highs average 41.3°C and nights cool to about 24.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical September (the joint 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 19 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Khobar (119 km away). In September its highs average 38.4°C, 2.9°C cooler than Al Hufūf, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Al Hufūf ranks 1st of 35 for the warmest September highs and joint 13th of 35 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 35 cities is 36.0°C; Al Hufūf is 5.3°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 5.3°C to 36.0°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 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 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 | 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, selected | 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
September in nearby cities
- Khobar in SeptemberSaudi Arabia · 119 kmHigh 38.4°C · Low 26.6°C · 0 mm rain
- Madīnat Ḩamad in SeptemberBahrain · 124 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 29.5°C · 0 mm rain
- Ar Rifā‘ in SeptemberBahrain · 129 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 29.4°C · 0 mm rain
- Dammam in SeptemberSaudi Arabia · 130 kmHigh 37.7°C · Low 27.0°C · 0 mm rain
- Manama in SeptemberBahrain · 139 kmHigh 34.4°C · Low 29.5°C · 0 mm rain
- Al Qaţīf in SeptemberSaudi Arabia · 140 kmHigh 37.8°C · Low 27.0°C · 0 mm rain
- Al Muharraq in SeptemberBahrain · 143 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 29.5°C · 0 mm rain
- Al Jubayl in SeptemberSaudi Arabia · 184 kmHigh 38.9°C · Low 26.7°C · 0.1 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.