Climate averages 1991–2020
Makkah weather
in February.
A hot, very dry month: the 10th warmest and the 5th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a hot month in Makkah: daytime highs average 28.8°C and nights cool to about 16.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 4.3 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes February a very dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 26 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ta’if (64 km away). In February its highs average 22.9°C, 5.9°C cooler than Makkah, with 9.1 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Makkah ranks 4th of 35 for the warmest February highs and 9th of 35 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 35 cities is 23.2°C; Makkah is 5.6°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 2.9°C to 31.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 4.3 mm to 9.3 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
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, selected | 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
February in nearby cities
- Ta’if in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 64 kmHigh 22.9°C · Low 11.9°C · 9.1 mm rain
- Ash Shafā in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 64 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 8.9°C · 13 mm rain
- Jeddah in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 67 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 20.2°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Al Līth in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 150 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 20.9°C · 3.6 mm rain
- Rābigh in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 173 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 17.7°C · 2.4 mm rain
- Al Bahah in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 232 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 10.5°C · 22 mm rain
- Sabt Alalayah in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 303 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 11.0°C · 17 mm rain
- Bīshah in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 330 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 11.3°C · 3.0 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 Makkah) is explained once on the Makkah year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.