Al Wajh weather by month & the best time to visit
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · beach resort · hot desert climate
The best time to visit Al Wajh is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 100/100), with March and April close behind. Al Wajh averages about 3,829 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 1 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,829
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 100/100
- Rain / year
- 20 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 32°C / 90°F
- Population
- 27k
- Elevation
- 19 m
When is the best time to visit Al Wajh?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Al Wajh is February, then March and April. The dullest month is August (90/100, 0 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Al Wajh?
Al Wajh is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,829 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 10 Sunshine Score points separate February from August. It ranks #10 of 29 destinations in Saudi Arabia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,750 hours. Rain is a non-event in Al Wajh — about 20 mm in a typical year.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 99 | 22° / 72°F | 20° / 68°F | 7 mm | 5 | 25° / 77°F |
| February | 100 | 23° / 73°F | 20° / 68°F | 1 mm | 7 | 23° / 73°F |
| March | 100 | 25° / 77°F | 22° / 72°F | 1 mm | 8 | 24° / 75°F |
| April | 100 | 27° / 81°F | 23° / 73°F | 1 mm | 10 | 26° / 79°F |
| May | 100 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 0 mm | 11 | 27° / 81°F |
| June | 100 | 31° / 88°F | 27° / 81°F | 0 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| July | 100 | 32° / 90°F | 29° / 84°F | 0 mm | 11 | 32° / 90°F |
| August | 90 | 33° / 91°F | 29° / 84°F | 0 mm | 11 | 32° / 90°F |
| September | 100 | 32° / 90°F | 28° / 82°F | 0 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| October | 100 | 30° / 86°F | 28° / 82°F | 1 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
| November | 99 | 27° / 81°F | 25° / 77°F | 4 mm | 6 | 27° / 81°F |
| December | 99 | 24° / 75°F | 22° / 72°F | 5 mm | 4 | 25° / 77°F |
Sea temperature in Al Wajh by month
The sea off Al Wajh is warmest in July at around 32°C / 90°F, and coolest in February at 23°C / 73°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Marsa Alam Egypt · 202 km · best in Jan · 3,782 h sun/yr
- Tabuk Saudi Arabia · 242 km · best in Feb · 4,052 h sun/yr
- Sharm El Sheikh Egypt · 286 km · best in Jan · 3,742 h sun/yr
- Hurghada Egypt · 288 km · best in Jan · 3,879 h sun/yr
- Medina Saudi Arabia · 372 km · best in Feb · 3,750 h sun/yr
- Luxor Egypt · 382 km · best in Jan · 3,991 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Hanak Saudi Arabia · 88 km · 3,856 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Al-Ula Saudi Arabia · 167 km · 3,953 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Sharma Saudi Arabia · 225 km · 3,907 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Yanbu Saudi Arabia · 279 km · 3,741 h sun/yr · best in Feb
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