Climate averages 1991–2020
Bariq weather
in February.
A hot, very dry month: the 10th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a hot month in Bariq: daytime highs average 29.1°C and nights cool to about 20.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 14 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes February a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 31 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sabt Alalayah (72 km away). In February its highs average 21.2°C, 7.9°C cooler than Bariq, with 17 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Bariq ranks joint 2nd of 35 for the warmest February highs and 31st of 35 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 35 cities is 23.2°C; Bariq is 5.9°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 2.6°C to 31.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 14 mm to 21 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
Bariq climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.3°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 19 | 3.7 | 11.111 h |
| February, selected | 29.1°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 14 | 2.4 | 11.512 h |
| March | 31.8°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 21 | 5.3 | 12.012 h |
| April | 34.6°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 29 | 7.5 | 12.613 h |
| May | 36.9°C26.8°C | 26.8°C | 31 | 10.3 | 13.013 h |
| June | 38.2°C27.9°C | 27.9°C | 15 | 4.0 | 13.213 h |
| July | 36.8°C27.6°C | 27.6°C | 28 | 5.7 | 13.213 h |
| August | 35.3°C26.8°C | 26.8°C | 90 | 15.1 | 12.813 h |
| September | 35.4°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 70 | 14.2 | 12.312 h |
| October | 33.8°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 26 | 6.4 | 11.712 h |
| November | 30.7°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 9.6 | 3.2 | 11.311 h |
| December | 28.3°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 9.6 | 2.5 | 11.011 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
- Sabt Alalayah in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 72 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 11.0°C · 17 mm rain
- Abha in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 100 kmHigh 19.8°C · Low 11.9°C · 15 mm rain
- Khamis Mushait in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 110 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 11.8°C · 17 mm rain
- Al Bahah in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 130 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 10.5°C · 22 mm rain
- Bīshah in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 139 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 11.3°C · 3.0 mm rain
- Şabyā in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 211 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 22.3°C · 11 mm rain
- Al Līth in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 220 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 20.9°C · 3.6 mm rain
- Jizan in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 236 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 23.4°C · 5.4 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 Bariq) is explained once on the Bariq year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.