Climate averages 1991–2020
Az Zulfī weather
in February.
A mild, 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 mild month in Az Zulfī: daytime highs average 21.8°C and nights cool to about 8.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 9.5 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes February a very dry month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 15 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Buraydah (84 km away). In February its highs average 22.4°C, 0.6°C warmer than Az Zulfī, with 6.8 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Az Zulfī ranks 21st of 35 for the warmest February highs and joint 21st of 35 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 35 cities is 23.2°C; Az Zulfī is 1.4°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 4.4°C to 26.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 9.5 mm to 15 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
Az Zulfī climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18.5°C6.9°C | 6.9°C | 18 | 3.0 | 10.711 h |
| February, selected | 21.8°C8.7°C | 8.7°C | 9.5 | 1.6 | 11.311 h |
| March | 26.2°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 15 | 2.5 | 12.012 h |
| April | 31.9°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 17 | 2.6 | 12.813 h |
| May | 37.6°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 2.3 | 0.5 | 13.413 h |
| June | 40.7°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.814 h |
| July | 41.7°C26.2°C | 26.2°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.614 h |
| August | 42.1°C26.5°C | 26.5°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.113 h |
| September | 39.4°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 0 | 0.0 | 12.312 h |
| October | 33.9°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 1.9 | 0.3 | 11.612 h |
| November | 25.4°C13.5°C | 13.5°C | 28 | 3.5 | 10.911 h |
| December | 20.0°C8.6°C | 8.6°C | 15 | 2.7 | 10.511 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
- Buraydah in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 84 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 8.3°C · 6.8 mm rain
- Unaizah in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 84 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 8.2°C · 6.8 mm rain
- Ar Rass in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 140 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 8.1°C · 5.9 mm rain
- Ad Dawādimī in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 204 kmHigh 22.5°C · Low 9.4°C · 6.4 mm rain
- Riyadh in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 262 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 9.6°C · 5.4 mm rain
- Hafar Al-Batin in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 263 kmHigh 20.6°C · Low 7.6°C · 11 mm rain
- Ha'il in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 338 kmHigh 19.3°C · Low 6.1°C · 8.0 mm rain
- Al Kharj in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 348 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 10.0°C · 7.1 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 Az Zulfī) is explained once on the Az Zulfī year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.