The climate of Al Hofuf (Saudi Arabia)
Al Hofuf is a large city located in the eastern part of Saudi Arabia
in the Al Hasa Oasis in the east province of Saudi Arabia. This oasis
and province have been inhabited since prehistoric times. With more
than three million palm trees the Al Hasa desert has the largest oasis
in the world. The city is also situated in the vicinity of the largest
oil fields in the world. The city has its own airport and can be
reached by train from several other cities. In Al Hofuf a palace can
be found dating back to the Ottoman era as well as the Hofuf fortress.
Despite its situation in an oasis Al Hofuf has a desert climate with
hot summers and extremely mild winters. Summers are extremely hot with
temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius on average. During the night
temperatures drop to just below 30 degrees Celsius. Precipitation
figures are low all year round. Most precipitation that does fall,
falls during the winter. Winters are very mild. Temperatures below 10
degrees Celsius are uncommon.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Al Hofuf.
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
20
9
8
5
n/a
February
23
11
8
4
n/a
March
28
15
8
5
n/a
April
33
20
9
4
n/a
May
40
25
10
2
n/a
June
42
27
11
0
n/a
July
44
29
10
0
n/a
August
44
29
10
0
n/a
September
41
25
10
0
n/a
October
36
21
10
1
n/a
November
29
16
9
2
n/a
December
22
11
8
4
n/a
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
