Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Jubayl weather
in January.
A mild, fairly dry month: the coolest and one of the wettest 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 Jubayl: daytime highs average 19.4°C and nights cool to about 11.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 22 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes January a fairly dry month (one of the wettest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 39 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Al Qaţīf (63 km away). In January its highs average 19.6°C, about as warm as Al Jubayl, with 19 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Al Jubayl ranks 20th of 35 for the warmest January highs and joint 26th of 35 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 35 cities is 20.9°C; Al Jubayl is 1.5°C cooler than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 2.0°C to 21.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 22 mm to 12 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 Jubayl climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 19.4°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 22 | 3.8 | 10.611 h |
| February | 21.4°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 12 | 2.3 | 11.211 h |
| March | 25.6°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 13 | 2.3 | 12.012 h |
| April | 31.1°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 5.3 | 1.2 | 12.813 h |
| May | 36.8°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 1.0 | 0.1 | 13.513 h |
| June | 40.1°C28.6°C | 28.6°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.814 h |
| July | 41.4°C30.0°C | 30.0°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 13.714 h |
| August | 41.2°C29.4°C | 29.4°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 13.113 h |
| September | 38.9°C26.7°C | 26.7°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 12.312 h |
| October | 34.6°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 1.6 | 0.2 | 11.512 h |
| November | 27.1°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 21 | 2.5 | 10.811 h |
| December | 21.5°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 22 | 3.3 | 10.510 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
- Al Qaţīf in JanuarySaudi Arabia · 63 kmHigh 19.6°C · Low 12.5°C · 19 mm rain
- Dammam in JanuarySaudi Arabia · 81 kmHigh 19.6°C · Low 12.5°C · 19 mm rain
- Khobar in JanuarySaudi Arabia · 101 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 12.0°C · 17 mm rain
- Al Muharraq in JanuaryBahrain · 130 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 15.2°C · 15 mm rain
- Manama in JanuaryBahrain · 130 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 15.2°C · 15 mm rain
- Madīnat Ḩamad in JanuaryBahrain · 133 kmHigh 18.4°C · Low 15.0°C · 14 mm rain
- Ar Rifā‘ in JanuaryBahrain · 135 kmHigh 18.4°C · Low 15.1°C · 15 mm rain
- Al Hufūf in JanuarySaudi Arabia · 184 kmHigh 20.2°C · Low 8.9°C · 13 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 Jubayl) is explained once on the Al Jubayl year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.