Climate averages 1991–2020
Ash Shafā weather
in November.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 9th warmest and the 5th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
November is a mild month in Ash Shafā: daytime highs average 20.2°C and nights cool to about 11.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 15 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes November a fairly dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 09 min on an average November day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ta’if (24 km away). In November its highs average 24.7°C, 4.5°C warmer than Ash Shafā, with 13 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Ash Shafā ranks 34th of 35 for the warmest November highs and joint 16th of 35 for the driest November (rainfall, lowest first). The mean November high of those 35 cities is 26.2°C; Ash Shafā is 6.0°C cooler than that mean.
From November to December, average highs fall by 2.5°C to 17.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 15 mm to 26 mm.
The annual picture
November 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 | 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, selected | 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
November in nearby cities
- Ta’if in NovemberSaudi Arabia · 24 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 14.5°C · 13 mm rain
- Makkah in NovemberSaudi Arabia · 64 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 19.8°C · 20 mm rain
- Al Līth in NovemberSaudi Arabia · 103 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 23.7°C · 15 mm rain
- Jeddah in NovemberSaudi Arabia · 126 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 24.1°C · 26 mm rain
- Al Bahah in NovemberSaudi Arabia · 168 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 12.0°C · 17 mm rain
- Rābigh in NovemberSaudi Arabia · 233 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 21.7°C · 27 mm rain
- Sabt Alalayah in NovemberSaudi Arabia · 239 kmHigh 22.5°C · Low 12.4°C · 6.6 mm rain
- Bīshah in NovemberSaudi Arabia · 266 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 13.1°C · 1.7 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.