Hofuf weather by month & the best time to visit

🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · city break · hot desert climate

The best time to visit Hofuf is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 99/100), with February and March close behind. Hofuf averages about 3,616 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F and roughly 5 mm of rain in January.

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Sun hours / year

3,616

Sunniest month

January

Peak score

99/100

Rain / year

32 mm

Midday UV at peak

10 (very high)

Population

637k

Elevation

178 m

When is the best time to visit Hofuf?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Hofuf is January, then February 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 Hofuf?

Hofuf is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,616 hours of sunshine a year. 99 Sunshine Score points separate January (99) from June (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #24 of 29 destinations in Saudi Arabia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,750 hours. Rain is a non-event in Hofuf — about 32 mm in a typical year.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Ad Dammam Saudi Arabia · 135 km · best in Feb · 3,439 h sun/yr
• Manama Bahrain · 159 km · best in May · 2,892 h sun/yr
• Doha Qatar · 213 km · best in May · 2,868 h sun/yr
• Riyadh Saudi Arabia · 283 km · best in Jan · 3,722 h sun/yr
• Asaluyeh Iran · 399 km · best in Apr · 3,506 h sun/yr
• Bushehr Iran · 428 km · best in May · 3,361 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Delma United Arab Emirates · 300 km · 3,113 h sun/yr · best in May