Climate averages 1991–2020
Khamis Mushait weather
in January.
A mild, fairly dry month: the coolest and the 5th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a mild month in Khamis Mushait: daytime highs average 20.7°C and nights cool to about 10.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 24 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes January a fairly dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 10 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Abha (26 km away). In January its highs average 18.1°C, 2.6°C cooler than Khamis Mushait, with 21 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Khamis Mushait ranks 13th of 35 for the warmest January highs and joint 28th of 35 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 35 cities is 20.9°C; Khamis Mushait is 0.2°C cooler than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 1.8°C to 22.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 24 mm to 17 mm.
The annual picture
January 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
Khamis Mushait climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 20.7°C10.7°C | 10.7°C | 24 | 4.2 | 11.211 h |
| February | 22.6°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 17 | 3.6 | 11.512 h |
| March | 24.0°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 40 | 9.1 | 12.012 h |
| April | 25.9°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 58 | 10.9 | 12.513 h |
| May | 28.6°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 46 | 11.4 | 13.013 h |
| June | 31.2°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 26 | 7.6 | 13.213 h |
| July | 30.3°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 61 | 13.5 | 13.113 h |
| August | 29.1°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 114 | 23.4 | 12.713 h |
| September | 29.2°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 35 | 10.3 | 12.312 h |
| October | 26.5°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 7.9 | 1.4 | 11.712 h |
| November | 23.4°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 8.4 | 2.2 | 11.311 h |
| December | 21.7°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 5.9 | 1.3 | 11.111 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
January in nearby cities
- Abha in JanuarySaudi Arabia · 26 kmHigh 18.1°C · Low 10.7°C · 21 mm rain
- Bariq in JanuarySaudi Arabia · 110 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 19.2°C · 19 mm rain
- Şabyā in JanuarySaudi Arabia · 128 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 21.9°C · 17 mm rain
- Jizan in JanuarySaudi Arabia · 158 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 23.0°C · 14 mm rain
- Sabt Alalayah in JanuarySaudi Arabia · 163 kmHigh 19.3°C · Low 9.9°C · 32 mm rain
- Najrān in JanuarySaudi Arabia · 173 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 9.6°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Bīshah in JanuarySaudi Arabia · 190 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 9.4°C · 4.1 mm rain
- Al Bahah in JanuarySaudi Arabia · 232 kmHigh 17.7°C · Low 9.4°C · 42 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 Khamis Mushait) is explained once on the Khamis Mushait year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.