Climate averages 1991–2020
Ash Shafā weather
in February.
A mild, very dry month: the 10th warmest and the 4th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a mild month in Ash Shafā: daytime highs average 18.5°C and nights cool to about 8.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 13 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes February a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 26 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ta’if (24 km away). In February its highs average 22.9°C, 4.4°C warmer than Ash Shafā, with 9.1 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Ash Shafā ranks 32nd of 35 for the warmest February highs and joint 29th of 35 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 35 cities is 23.2°C; Ash Shafā is 4.7°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 2.4°C to 20.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 13 mm to 18 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
Ash Shafā climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16.3°C8.0°C | 8.0°C | 51 | 6.0 | 11.011 h |
| February, selected | 18.5°C8.9°C | 8.9°C | 13 | 2.5 | 11.411 h |
| March | 20.9°C10.8°C | 10.8°C | 18 | 4.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 23.8°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 24 | 5.2 | 12.613 h |
| May | 27.1°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 21 | 6.7 | 13.113 h |
| June | 29.7°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 6.4 | 2.6 | 13.413 h |
| July | 28.7°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 4.2 | 1.3 | 13.313 h |
| August | 28.5°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 16 | 5.2 | 12.913 h |
| September | 27.6°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 26 | 8.3 | 12.312 h |
| October | 24.3°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 11 | 3.1 | 11.712 h |
| November | 20.2°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 15 | 4.2 | 11.211 h |
| December | 17.6°C9.1°C | 9.1°C | 26 | 4.8 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Ta’if in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 24 kmHigh 22.9°C · Low 11.9°C · 9.1 mm rain
- Makkah in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 64 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 16.4°C · 4.3 mm rain
- Al Līth in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 103 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 20.9°C · 3.6 mm rain
- Jeddah in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 126 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 20.2°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Al Bahah in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 168 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 10.5°C · 22 mm rain
- Rābigh in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 233 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 17.7°C · 2.4 mm rain
- Sabt Alalayah in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 239 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 11.0°C · 17 mm rain
- Bīshah in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 266 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 11.3°C · 3.0 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 Ash Shafā) is explained once on the Ash Shafā year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.