The climate of Medina (Saudi Arabia)
Medina is a large city located in the western part of Saudi Arabia in
the province of Medina. It is the second holiest city in Islam after
Mecca. The tomb of Muhammad, the Islamic Prophet can be found in
Medina. The tomb of Muhammad is situated under the green dome of the
Al Masjid Al Nabawi mosque. This is the largest mosque in the world.
Every year millions of Pilgrims on their way to Mecca make a stop-over
in Medina. The Quba mosque can also be found in Medina. This is the
oldest mosque in the world and was partly built by Muhammad. Medina is
off-limits for non-Muslims, just like Mecca. Medina has a warm desert
climate with extremely low annual precipitation figures. Summers are
very warm with daytime temperatures of around 40 degrees Celsius on
average. Even the nights are hot with temperatures around 30 degrees
Celsius. Winters are slightly colder. However, really low temperatures
are uncommon. With 45 millimeters of annual precipitation on average
precipitation figures are extremely low.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Medina.
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
24
11
8
1
n/a
February
26
13
9
1
n/a
March
30
17
9
2
n/a
April
34
20
10
3
n/a
May
38
24
11
2
n/a
June
41
27
12
1
n/a
July
39
28
12
0
n/a
August
41
28
11
1
n/a
September
40
26
11
0
n/a
October
36
22
10
1
n/a
November
30
17
8
2
n/a
December
25
13
8
1
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
