Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Līth weather
in September.
A very hot, very dry month: the 5th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a very hot month in Al Līth: daytime highs average 35.7°C and nights cool to about 28.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical September (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 16 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ash Shafā (103 km away). In September its highs average 27.6°C, 8.1°C cooler than Al Līth, with 26 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Al Līth ranks joint 22nd of 35 for the warmest September highs and 25th of 35 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 35 cities is 36.0°C; Al Līth is 0.3°C cooler than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 1.8°C to 33.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 3.8 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 Līth climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.0°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 30 | 3.8 | 11.111 h |
| February | 29.3°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 3.6 | 0.9 | 11.511 h |
| March | 31.3°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 6.5 | 1.0 | 12.012 h |
| April | 33.7°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 6.3 | 1.2 | 12.613 h |
| May | 35.8°C27.3°C | 27.3°C | 1.3 | 0.4 | 13.113 h |
| June | 37.4°C27.9°C | 27.9°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.313 h |
| July | 37.2°C28.2°C | 28.2°C | 0.8 | 0.2 | 13.213 h |
| August | 36.7°C28.6°C | 28.6°C | 1.5 | 0.4 | 12.813 h |
| September, selected | 35.7°C28.4°C | 28.4°C | 0.6 | 0.1 | 12.312 h |
| October | 33.9°C26.4°C | 26.4°C | 3.8 | 0.8 | 11.712 h |
| November | 31.4°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 15 | 2.8 | 11.211 h |
| December | 29.2°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 19 | 3.4 | 10.911 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
- Ash Shafā in SeptemberSaudi Arabia · 103 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 17.6°C · 26 mm rain
- Ta’if in SeptemberSaudi Arabia · 126 kmHigh 32.7°C · Low 22.6°C · 14 mm rain
- Al Bahah in SeptemberSaudi Arabia · 126 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 17.7°C · 130 mm rain
- Makkah in SeptemberSaudi Arabia · 150 kmHigh 38.6°C · Low 25.7°C · 3.9 mm rain
- Jeddah in SeptemberSaudi Arabia · 187 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 27.5°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Sabt Alalayah in SeptemberSaudi Arabia · 188 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 18.3°C · 46 mm rain
- Bariq in SeptemberSaudi Arabia · 220 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 25.7°C · 70 mm rain
- Bīshah in SeptemberSaudi Arabia · 244 kmHigh 36.2°C · Low 20.5°C · 0 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 Līth) is explained once on the Al Līth year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.