Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Kharj weather
in February.
A warm, very dry month: the 10th warmest and the 7th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a warm month in Al Kharj: daytime highs average 24.2°C and nights cool to about 10.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 7.1 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes February a very dry month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 20 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Riyadh (86 km away). In February its highs average 23.1°C, 1.0°C cooler than Al Kharj, with 5.4 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Al Kharj ranks 12th of 35 for the warmest February highs and 18th of 35 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 35 cities is 23.2°C; Al Kharj is 1.0°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 4.5°C to 28.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 7.1 mm to 8.5 mm.
The annual picture
February 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 Kharj climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20.9°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 8.3 | 2.1 | 10.811 h |
| February, selected | 24.2°C10.0°C | 10.0°C | 7.1 | 1.4 | 11.311 h |
| March | 28.6°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 8.5 | 1.8 | 12.012 h |
| April | 34.4°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 11 | 1.9 | 12.713 h |
| May | 39.9°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 1.1 | 0.3 | 13.313 h |
| June | 42.8°C25.9°C | 25.9°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.614 h |
| July | 43.8°C27.4°C | 27.4°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.513 h |
| August | 43.7°C27.1°C | 27.1°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.013 h |
| September | 40.5°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 0 | 0.0 | 12.312 h |
| October | 34.9°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 0.6 | 0.1 | 11.612 h |
| November | 27.5°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 9.1 | 1.4 | 11.011 h |
| December | 22.2°C9.1°C | 9.1°C | 8.7 | 1.7 | 10.711 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
February in nearby cities
- Riyadh in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 86 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 9.6°C · 5.4 mm rain
- Al Hufūf in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 264 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 10.6°C · 13 mm rain
- Ad Dawādimī in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 301 kmHigh 22.5°C · Low 9.4°C · 6.4 mm rain
- Az Zulfī in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 348 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 8.7°C · 9.5 mm rain
- Khobar in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 373 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 13.2°C · 11 mm rain
- Dammam in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 376 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 13.7°C · 12 mm rain
- Al Qaţīf in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 379 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 13.5°C · 12 mm rain
- Madīnat Ḩamad in FebruaryBahrain · 387 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 15.6°C · 10 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 Kharj) is explained once on the Al Kharj year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.