Climate averages 1991–2020
Sabt Alalayah weather
in February.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 10th warmest and the 4th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a mild month in Sabt Alalayah: daytime highs average 21.2°C and nights cool to about 11.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 17 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes February a fairly dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 29 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Al Bahah (71 km away). In February its highs average 19.7°C, 1.6°C cooler than Sabt Alalayah, with 22 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Sabt Alalayah ranks joint 24th of 35 for the warmest February highs and joint 33rd of 35 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 35 cities is 23.2°C; Sabt Alalayah is 2.0°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 1.9°C to 23.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 17 mm to 24 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
Sabt Alalayah climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19.3°C9.9°C | 9.9°C | 32 | 4.9 | 11.111 h |
| February, selected | 21.2°C11.0°C | 11.0°C | 17 | 3.0 | 11.511 h |
| March | 23.1°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 24 | 5.1 | 12.012 h |
| April | 25.6°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 28 | 7.0 | 12.613 h |
| May | 28.5°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 37 | 11.8 | 13.013 h |
| June | 30.8°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 19 | 6.4 | 13.313 h |
| July | 29.9°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 21 | 7.3 | 13.213 h |
| August | 29.4°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 53 | 14.5 | 12.813 h |
| September | 28.6°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 46 | 11.7 | 12.312 h |
| October | 25.4°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 15 | 4.9 | 11.712 h |
| November | 22.5°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 6.6 | 2.0 | 11.211 h |
| December | 20.5°C10.6°C | 10.6°C | 10 | 2.2 | 11.011 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
- Al Bahah in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 71 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 10.5°C · 22 mm rain
- Bariq in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 72 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 20.4°C · 14 mm rain
- Bīshah in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 82 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 11.3°C · 3.0 mm rain
- Abha in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 162 kmHigh 19.8°C · Low 11.9°C · 15 mm rain
- Khamis Mushait in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 163 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 11.8°C · 17 mm rain
- Al Līth in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 188 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 20.9°C · 3.6 mm rain
- Ash Shafā in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 239 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 8.9°C · 13 mm rain
- Ta’if in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 248 kmHigh 22.9°C · Low 11.9°C · 9.1 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 Sabt Alalayah) is explained once on the Sabt Alalayah year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.