Al-Ula weather by month & the best time to visit

🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · small town · hot desert climate

The best time to visit Al-Ula is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 100/100), with January and March close behind. Al-Ula averages about 3,953 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 25°C / 77°F and roughly 1 mm of rain in February.

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Sun hours / year

3,953

Sunniest month

February

Peak score

100/100

Rain / year

23 mm

Midday UV at peak

11 (extreme)

Population

32k

Elevation

616 m

When is the best time to visit Al-Ula?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Al-Ula is February, then January and March. The dullest month is June (0/100, 0 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Al-Ula?

Al-Ula is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,953 hours of sunshine a year. 100 Sunshine Score points separate February (100) from June (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #3 of 29 destinations in Saudi Arabia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,750 hours. Rain is a non-event in Al-Ula — about 23 mm in a typical year.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Tabuk Saudi Arabia · 256 km · best in Feb · 4,052 h sun/yr
• Medina Saudi Arabia · 267 km · best in Feb · 3,750 h sun/yr
• Marsa Alam Egypt · 367 km · best in Jan · 3,782 h sun/yr
• Hail Saudi Arabia · 369 km · best in Feb · 3,883 h sun/yr
• Sharm El Sheikh Egypt · 404 km · best in Jan · 3,742 h sun/yr
• Al-Jawf Saudi Arabia · 415 km · best in Apr · 3,868 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Hanak Saudi Arabia · 140 km · 3,856 h sun/yr · best in Feb
• Al Wajh Saudi Arabia · 167 km · 3,829 h sun/yr · best in Feb
• Yanbu Saudi Arabia · 260 km · 3,741 h sun/yr · best in Feb
• Sharma Saudi Arabia · 322 km · 3,907 h sun/yr · best in Feb