Climate averages 1991–2020
Makkah weather
by month.
See how the year changes. June has the highest average daily maximum; July has the lowest average monthly rainfall.
Pleasant-weather months by our simple rule: JanuaryFebruaryDecember
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
Across the year Makkah averages a daytime high of 34.4°C and a nighttime low of 21.7°C, with about 130 mm of rain on roughly 21 days. June is the warmest month (average high 40.3°C) and January the coolest (26.3°C). January is the wettest month with 42 mm; July is the driest with under 1 mm.
Months with pleasant weather by a simple rule (average high between 18°C and 29°C, average low of at least 5°C and at most 8 rain days): January, February and December. This looks at temperature and rain only, not humidity, wind, sea temperature or crowds.
The annual picture
A year in Makkah
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
Makkah climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.3°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 42 | 3.7 | 11.011 h |
| February | 28.8°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 4.3 | 1.0 | 11.411 h |
| March | 31.7°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 9.3 | 1.3 | 12.012 h |
| April | 35.3°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 12 | 2.0 | 12.613 h |
| May | 38.7°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 6.3 | 2.2 | 13.113 h |
| June | 40.3°C25.6°C | 25.6°C | 0.6 | 0.3 | 13.413 h |
| July | 39.5°C26.3°C | 26.3°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 13.313 h |
| August | 39.1°C26.5°C | 26.5°C | 1.8 | 0.6 | 12.913 h |
| September | 38.6°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 3.9 | 1.3 | 12.312 h |
| October | 35.8°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 6.4 | 2.6 | 11.712 h |
| November | 31.1°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 20 | 2.7 | 11.111 h |
| December | 28.0°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 24 | 2.9 | 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
Nearby cities
- Ta’ifSaudi Arabia · 64 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 17.7°C · 195 mm rain a year
- Ash ShafāSaudi Arabia · 64 kmHigh 23.6°C · Low 13.9°C · 233 mm rain a year
- JeddahSaudi Arabia · 67 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 24.4°C · 78 mm rain a year
- Al LīthSaudi Arabia · 150 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 25.1°C · 89 mm rain a year
- RābighSaudi Arabia · 173 kmHigh 33.4°C · Low 22.5°C · 64 mm rain a year
- Al BahahSaudi Arabia · 232 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 14.7°C · 613 mm rain a year
- Sabt AlalayahSaudi Arabia · 303 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 15.1°C · 307 mm rain a year
- BīshahSaudi Arabia · 330 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 16.9°C · 38 mm rain a year
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 limitsWhat do the high and low temperatures mean?
We average the daily maximum and daily minimum for each calendar month over 1991–2020. They are not record extremes, a forecast range or temperatures at a fixed time of day.
How is a rain day counted?
A local calendar day (standard time, UTC+3, no daylight saving) with at least 1 mm of total precipitation counts as one rain day. We count these for each year and month, then average across 30 years. The average does not predict which days will be wet.
Where do the numbers come from?
ERA5-Land (temperature) and ERA5 (precipitation) reanalysis from the Copernicus Climate Change Service, read from the Open-Meteo open-data archive. Temperature comes from the 0.1° model cell at 21.40°, 39.80° (4 km from the city centre), adjusted down by 0.2°C for the difference between the city's elevation (333 m) and the cell's (296 m). Rain comes from the 0.25° cell at 21.50°, 39.75°. These are model estimates, not weather-station readings; coast, hills and city streets can differ.
Does this page show sunshine, humidity or sea temperature?
No. The data used here contain air temperature and precipitation only. Daylight hours are calculated from the city's latitude (sunrise to sunset), not measured sunshine.