Climate averages 1991–2020
Madinah weather
in September.
A very hot, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a very hot month in Madinah: daytime highs average 40.9°C and nights cool to about 25.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical September (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 19 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Yanbu (163 km away). In September its highs average 35.6°C, 5.3°C cooler than Madinah, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Madinah ranks 2nd of 35 for the warmest September highs and 24th of 35 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 35 cities is 36.0°C; Madinah is 4.9°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 4.9°C to 36.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 1.4 mm.
The annual picture
September 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
Madinah climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.5°C9.1°C | 9.1°C | 8.3 | 1.0 | 10.811 h |
| February | 26.3°C11.0°C | 11.0°C | 1.6 | 0.5 | 11.311 h |
| March | 29.9°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 4.1 | 0.9 | 12.012 h |
| April | 34.6°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 4.7 | 1.5 | 12.713 h |
| May | 38.7°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 1.9 | 0.7 | 13.313 h |
| June | 41.6°C25.5°C | 25.5°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.614 h |
| July | 41.5°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 13.513 h |
| August | 42.4°C26.3°C | 26.3°C | 1.7 | 0.6 | 13.013 h |
| September, selected | 40.9°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 12.312 h |
| October | 36.0°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 1.4 | 0.4 | 11.612 h |
| November | 29.5°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 5.7 | 1.2 | 11.011 h |
| December | 25.3°C11.0°C | 11.0°C | 6.9 | 0.9 | 10.711 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
September in nearby cities
- Yanbu in SeptemberSaudi Arabia · 163 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 26.8°C · 0 mm rain
- Rābigh in SeptemberSaudi Arabia · 195 kmHigh 37.2°C · Low 26.4°C · 0 mm rain
- Jeddah in SeptemberSaudi Arabia · 334 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 27.5°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Makkah in SeptemberSaudi Arabia · 339 kmHigh 38.6°C · Low 25.7°C · 3.9 mm rain
- Ta’if in SeptemberSaudi Arabia · 365 kmHigh 32.7°C · Low 22.6°C · 14 mm rain
- Ash Shafā in SeptemberSaudi Arabia · 384 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 17.6°C · 26 mm rain
- Ha'il in SeptemberSaudi Arabia · 398 kmHigh 37.1°C · Low 22.6°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Ar Rass in SeptemberSaudi Arabia · 421 kmHigh 39.4°C · Low 23.0°C · 0.1 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 Madinah) is explained once on the Madinah year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.