Climate averages 1991–2020
Rābigh weather
in February.
A hot, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the 7th 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 Rābigh: daytime highs average 28.2°C and nights cool to about 17.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.4 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes February a very dry month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 23 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Jeddah (146 km away). In February its highs average 27.3°C, 0.8°C cooler than Rābigh, with 2.1 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Rābigh ranks 6th of 35 for the warmest February highs and 5th of 35 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 35 cities is 23.2°C; Rābigh is 5.0°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 2.2°C to 30.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 2.4 mm to 3.4 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
Rābigh climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.9°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 14 | 2.0 | 10.911 h |
| February, selected | 28.2°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 2.4 | 0.6 | 11.411 h |
| March | 30.3°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 3.4 | 0.8 | 12.012 h |
| April | 33.3°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 2.9 | 0.5 | 12.713 h |
| May | 36.3°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 13.213 h |
| June | 37.4°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.514 h |
| July | 37.7°C26.3°C | 26.3°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.413 h |
| August | 37.6°C27.2°C | 27.2°C | 0 | 0.0 | 12.913 h |
| September | 37.2°C26.4°C | 26.4°C | 0 | 0.0 | 12.312 h |
| October | 35.9°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 1.1 | 0.2 | 11.612 h |
| November | 31.6°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 27 | 2.3 | 11.111 h |
| December | 28.6°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 13 | 1.6 | 10.811 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
- Jeddah in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 146 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 20.2°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Makkah in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 173 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 16.4°C · 4.3 mm rain
- Yanbu in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 175 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 17.3°C · 3.3 mm rain
- Madinah in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 195 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 11.0°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Ta’if in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 222 kmHigh 22.9°C · Low 11.9°C · 9.1 mm rain
- Ash Shafā in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 233 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 8.9°C · 13 mm rain
- Al Līth in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 321 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 20.9°C · 3.6 mm rain
- Al Bahah in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 399 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 10.5°C · 22 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 Rābigh) is explained once on the Rābigh year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.