Climate averages 1991–2020
Najrān weather
in October.
A hot, very dry month: the 8th warmest and the 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Najrān: daytime highs average 29.8°C and nights cool to about 16.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 3.3 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes October a very dry month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 45 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Şabyā (164 km away). In October its highs average 34.0°C, 4.2°C warmer than Najrān, with 24 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Najrān ranks 28th of 35 for the warmest October highs and 24th of 35 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 35 cities is 32.0°C; Najrān is 2.2°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 2.8°C to 27.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 3.3 mm to under 1 mm.
The annual picture
October 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
Najrān climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.7°C9.6°C | 9.6°C | 1.6 | 0.5 | 11.211 h |
| February | 28.1°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 1.9 | 0.5 | 11.612 h |
| March | 30.3°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 9.5 | 2.0 | 12.012 h |
| April | 32.2°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 13 | 3.6 | 12.513 h |
| May | 34.7°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 4.3 | 1.0 | 12.913 h |
| June | 36.8°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 1.4 | 0.1 | 13.213 h |
| July | 37.1°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 1.6 | 0.4 | 13.113 h |
| August | 36.7°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 2.4 | 0.5 | 12.713 h |
| September | 34.4°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 12.212 h |
| October, selected | 29.8°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 3.3 | 0.5 | 11.812 h |
| November | 27.0°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 0.8 | 0.2 | 11.311 h |
| December | 25.4°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 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
October in nearby cities
- Şabyā in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 164 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 27.1°C · 24 mm rain
- Khamis Mushait in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 173 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 15.5°C · 7.9 mm rain
- Jizan in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 180 kmHigh 33.5°C · Low 28.2°C · 23 mm rain
- Abha in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 190 kmHigh 22.5°C · Low 12.9°C · 36 mm rain
- ‘Amrān in OctoberYemen · 205 kmHigh 23.0°C · Low 12.3°C · 8.3 mm rain
- Sanaa in OctoberYemen · 238 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 11.1°C · 10 mm rain
- Bariq in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 282 kmHigh 33.8°C · Low 23.4°C · 26 mm rain
- Bīshah in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 322 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 16.3°C · 1.2 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 Najrān) is explained once on the Najrān year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.