Climate averages 1991–2020
Makkah weather
in June.
A very hot, very dry month: the warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
June is a very hot month in Makkah: daytime highs average 40.3°C and nights cool to about 25.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical June (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 25 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ta’if (64 km away). In June its highs average 34.5°C, 5.8°C cooler than Makkah, with 2.6 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Makkah ranks 10th of 35 for the warmest June highs and 25th of 35 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 35 cities is 37.4°C; Makkah is 2.9°C warmer than that mean.
From June to July, average highs fall by 0.8°C to 39.5°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
June 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 | 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, selected | 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
June in nearby cities
- Ta’if in JuneSaudi Arabia · 64 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 23.8°C · 2.6 mm rain
- Ash Shafā in JuneSaudi Arabia · 64 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 19.0°C · 6.4 mm rain
- Jeddah in JuneSaudi Arabia · 67 kmHigh 34.7°C · Low 26.4°C · 0 mm rain
- Al Līth in JuneSaudi Arabia · 150 kmHigh 37.4°C · Low 27.9°C · 0 mm rain
- Rābigh in JuneSaudi Arabia · 173 kmHigh 37.4°C · Low 25.1°C · 0 mm rain
- Al Bahah in JuneSaudi Arabia · 232 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 19.5°C · 31 mm rain
- Sabt Alalayah in JuneSaudi Arabia · 303 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 19.6°C · 19 mm rain
- Bīshah in JuneSaudi Arabia · 330 kmHigh 38.2°C · Low 22.3°C · 0.4 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 Makkah) is explained once on the Makkah year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.