Abha weather by month & the best time to visit

🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · highland city · hot desert climate

The best time to visit Abha is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 100/100), with September and October close behind. Abha averages about 3,555 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 1 mm of rain in June.

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Sun hours / year

3,555

Sunniest month

June

Peak score

100/100

Rain / year

62 mm

Midday UV at peak

13 (extreme)

Population

211k

Elevation

2,088 m

When is the best time to visit Abha?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Abha is June, then September and October. The dullest month is January (91/100, 4 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Abha?

Abha is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,555 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 9 Sunshine Score points separate June from January. It ranks #26 of 29 destinations in Saudi Arabia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,750 hours. Rain is a non-event in Abha — about 62 mm in a typical year.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Jizan Saudi Arabia · 149 km · best in Feb · 3,288 h sun/yr
• Bisha Saudi Arabia · 194 km · best in Jan · 3,690 h sun/yr
• Najran Saudi Arabia · 199 km · best in Jan · 3,871 h sun/yr
• Taif Saudi Arabia · 423 km · best in Feb · 3,742 h sun/yr
• Jeddah Saudi Arabia · 529 km · best in Feb · 3,618 h sun/yr
• Port Sudan Sudan · 586 km · best in Feb · 2,938 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Al-Baha Saudi Arabia · 253 km · 3,596 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Sanaa Yemen · 349 km · 3,715 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Wadi Al Dawasir Saudi Arabia · 367 km · 3,910 h sun/yr · best in Jan

Head-to-head

How Abha compares month by month: Abha vs Najran · Abha vs Jizan · Abha vs Bisha · all comparisons