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Al Hufūf weather by month: averages, rainfall & climate trends

Seasons run to extremes in Al Hufūf: monthly means span 22.8°C between the coldest month and the warmest. Rain is a rare event here. Al Hufūf weather by month: average temperatures, rainfall, extremes and how the climate has changed since 1940.

Today vs average

+3.7°Chigh well above average

39° / 25°Today
35° / 19°Average
see today in detail →

How it's changed

+2.4°Caverage temperature, 2016–2025 vs 1940–1949average temperature vs 1940–49237days above 30°C a year now (2016–2025) · 222 in the 1940sdays above 30°C · 222 in the 1940s+2.4°C vs the 1940s · see how it's changed →
Weather by montha typical year, averaged over the full recordJanuary, rain 13 mmhigh 20°low 9°February, rain 12 mmhigh 23°low 10°March, rain 12 mmhigh 28°low 14°April, rain 7 mmhigh 34°low 19°May, rain 2 mmhigh 40°low 25°June, rain 0 mmhigh 43°low 27°July, rain 0 mmhigh 44°low 29°August, rain 0 mmhigh 44°low 28°September, rain 0 mmhigh 41°low 25°October, rain 0 mmhigh 36°low 20°November, rain 5 mmhigh 28°low 15°December, rain 14 mmhigh 22°low 10°wettest month December, 14 mm · 65 mm a yearsee month by month →

Right now

What it's doing today vs the historical average for this date.
Clear

Right now

27.4°

32°feels like
74%humidity
22°dew point
4 km/hfrom NE
UV index0.0
sunrise05:42sunset17:10day length11h 28m
TodayClear39°25°
WedClear37°25°
ThuMostly clear36°23°
FriMostly clear38°25°
SatClear38°24°
SunClear37°22°
MonClear37°23°

On this date: October 20

Today (forecast)
39° / 25°
Average for October 20
35° / 19°

High well above average · +3.7°C

  • Highest since 1940: 38.9° · 1976
  • Lowest since 1940: 14.5° · 1948
  • One year ago: 35° / 20°

Every October 20 in history, coldest to hottest

▲ Daily highs▼ Daily lows

Dots show daily highs (top) and lows (bottom) for each October 20 on record (n = 87). Outlined dots are today's forecast.

Area we sample

Each city's history comes from one ERA5 grid cell, about 28 km across, shown by the dashed box. Near mountains or coasts, conditions can vary across the cell.

Location & data

Historical weather for Al Hufūf is sampled from the ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis at 25.36°N, 49.59°E, with daily records since 1940.

Coordinates
25.36°N, 49.59°E
Time zone
Asia/Riyadh
Period
1940–2026
Data source
ERA5 (ECMWF)

Last 30 days

31 of the last 31 days were warmer than the historical average for that date. Average difference: +3.7°C.

Each bar is one day, from morning low to afternoon high. Warm-colored bars are days whose mean ran above average; cool bars ran below. The dot inside the bar is the daily mean. The shaded band is the typical 10–90% range expected for that date. Average = the day's mean temperature averaged across every year of record (1940–2026) for that calendar date.

This date over the years

One dot per year, showing the mean temperature on this calendar date. Dots are warmer or cooler than the long-term average (dashed line); the shaded band is the typical 10–90% range, and the highlighted dot is today's forecast. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Weather by month

Average temperatures and rainfall for each month: a typical year, from the full record.

Climate overview

The year peaks in July, at around 44.5°C by mid-afternoon, with nights around 29.0°C. On about 210 nights a year, the temperature never drops below 20°C. At the other extreme, January brings afternoon highs of about 20.0°C and typical overnight lows of 8.6°C.

The annual total in Al Hufūf is just 65 mm or so, with December the most likely month to see any of it.

Comparing the record's first decade with its most recent one, Al Hufūf now averages 2.4°C warmer than it did in the 1940s. The year-by-year charts below trace that shift in detail.

Climate graph (climograph)

July is the warmest month, January the coolest: a yearly swing of 23°C. Wettest month: December (~14 mm). Whole year averages ~65 mm of rain.

Bars = average monthly rainfall (right axis). Lines = average daily high and low (left axis). Average = each month's value averaged across every year of record (1940–2026).

Monthly wind

Average daily peak wind at 10 m, by month.

Monthly solar energy

Average daily incoming solar energy in megajoules per square metre: the record's own proxy for how sunny the month is.

Al Hufūf month by month: what to expect

Typical conditions for each month, averaged across the full record (since 1940). Daylight is the time from sunrise to sunset. Highest and Lowest are the most extreme values in the ERA5 dataset (modelled since 1940), so they can differ from official weather-station readings.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainDaylightHighestLowest
January20.0°8.6°13 mm10.6 h32.1° (1953)−3.3° (1964)
February22.8°10.2°12 mm11.1 h36.0° (1973)−1.4° (1950)
March27.9°14.2°12 mm11.8 h40.7° (2021)2.5° (1959)
April34.0°19.4°7 mm12.6 h45.2° (2009)7.6° (1956)
May40.2°24.7°2 mm13.2 h49.3° (2009)15.2° (1984)
June43.3°27.4°0 mm13.6 h49.5° (2010)19.0° (1961)
July44.5°29.0°0 mm13.4 h49.9° (2007)22.3° (1967)
August44.0°28.2°0 mm12.9 h49.2° (2009)20.6° (1941)
September40.9°24.8°0 mm12.1 h47.7° (1951)17.3° (1940)
October35.5°20.2°0 mm11.4 h43.7° (2015)10.2° (1984)
November27.9°15.2°5 mm10.7 h36.8° (2006)6.0° (1961)
December21.7°10.4°14 mm10.4 h32.0° (2016)−2.3° (1963)

How it's changed

Year-by-year signals from 1940 to today.

Climate stripes

Annual mean shifted from 1940–1949 to 2016–2025 by +2.4°C.

Each vertical stripe is one year. Color encodes how much that year's annual mean differed from the long-term average. Average = each year's annual mean compared to the average of all years (1940–2026). cooler ← → warmer

Annual mean temperature

Long-term trend: +0.32°C per decade.

One point per year, showing the temperature averaged across the whole year. The dashed line is the least-squares long-term trend. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Seasonal warming

Jun–Aug is warming fastest: +0.36°C per decade.

Each faint line is one three-month period's average per year; the bold dashed line is its long-term trend. Different parts of the year often warm at different rates. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Hot days vs frost days

Days ≥ 30°C per year: 221.9 early in the record → 236.7 recently. Frost days: 0 → 0.

Thin lines are raw yearly counts; thick lines are the smoothed trend that removes year-to-year noise. The hot-day threshold is auto-picked per city so the line actually moves. Average = a centered 5-year rolling average to smooth weather noise.

Yearly hot & cold extremes

Hottest day since 1940 in 2007, coldest in 1964: 49.9°C / −3.3°C.

One point per year: the single hottest and coldest day recorded that year.

Annual rainfall

~65 mm/year on average. Last decade: −6% vs that average. Long-term trend: +1 mm per decade.

One bar per year of total rainfall. Dashed line is the long-term average. Average = the average annual rainfall across every year of record (1940–2026).

Day-by-day grid

Each tiny square is one calendar day across the full record, about 30,000 days per city. Use the mode switch above the chart: Anomaly colors each day by how far it ran from the historical average for that date (red = warmer, blue = cooler), Daily mean temp shows the absolute mean temperature for the day (useful to see seasons and heatwaves), and Precipitation shows daily rainfall (useful to spot wet/dry seasons and droughts). Average = the long-term average for that calendar date (1940–2026).

Frequently asked questions about Al Hufūf

Which is the warmest month in Al Hufūf?
On long-term average, the warmest month in Al Hufūf is July (mean daily temperature of about 36.8°C) and the coolest is January (about 14.0°C).
How does today's temperature in Al Hufūf compare to the historical average?
On October 20, 2026, Al Hufūf is forecast to reach a high of 38.7°C and a low of 24.7°C. The long-term average for this date (the full record since 1940) is a high of 35.0°C and a low of 19.5°C, so today's high is 3.7°C warmer than that average.
How much has Al Hufūf warmed since 1940?
Comparing the first decade of the record (1940–1949) with the most recent (2016–2025), the annual mean temperature in Al Hufūf is about 2.4°C warmer.
How much does it rain in Al Hufūf?
Al Hufūf receives about 65 mm of precipitation per year on long-term average, with December typically the wettest month.
What is the average temperature in Al Hufūf?
Over the full record (since 1940), the annual mean temperature in Al Hufūf is about 26.4°C. The warmest month is July and the coolest is January.
What are the average temperatures in Al Hufūf by month?
Average daily highs and lows for each month in Al Hufūf (°C, full record since 1940): January 20°/9°, February 23°/10°, March 28°/14°, April 34°/19°, May 40°/25°, June 43°/27°, July 44°/29°, August 44°/28°, September 41°/25°, October 36°/20°, November 28°/15°, December 22°/10°.
What is the weather like in Al Hufūf in summer?
June to August is summer in Al Hufūf, and it is dry and really hot. Afternoons run 43–44°C and nights 27–29°C; July is the warmest month. Almost no rain.
What is the weather like in Al Hufūf in winter?
December to February is winter in Al Hufūf, and it is dry and mild. Expect 20–23°C by day and 9–10°C at night, with January the coldest month. Rain is steady at around 13 mm a month.
What is the weather like in Al Hufūf in spring?
In spring, March through May, Al Hufūf is dry and hot. March is still 28°C in the afternoon and 14°C at night, May already 40°C and 25°C. Almost no rain.
What is the weather like in Al Hufūf in autumn?
September to November is autumn in Al Hufūf, and it is dry and hot. It cools from 41°C by day and 25°C at night in September to 28°C and 15°C in November. Hardly any rain falls.

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