Jeddah weather by month & the best time to visit
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · major coastal city · hot desert climate
The best time to visit Jeddah is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 100/100), with January and December close behind. Jeddah averages about 3,618 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 1 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,618
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 100/100
- Rain / year
- 38 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 33°C / 91°F
- Population
- 4.7M
- Elevation
- 7 m
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When is the best time to visit Jeddah?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Jeddah is February, then January and December. The dullest month is June (0/100, 1 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Jeddah?
Jeddah is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,618 hours of sunshine a year. 100 Sunshine Score points separate February (100) from June (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #23 of 29 destinations in Saudi Arabia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,750 hours. Rain is a non-event in Jeddah — about 38 mm in a typical year.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 99 | 29° / 84°F | 19° / 66°F | 7 mm | 6 | 27° / 81°F |
| February | 100 | 31° / 88°F | 20° / 68°F | 1 mm | 8 | 25° / 77°F |
| March | 90 | 33° / 91°F | 21° / 70°F | 1 mm | 10 | 26° / 79°F |
| April | 59 | 36° / 97°F | 25° / 77°F | 5 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
| May | 20 | 40° / 104°F | 27° / 81°F | 2 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| June | 0 | 42° / 108°F | 28° / 82°F | 1 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| July | 10 | 41° / 106°F | 29° / 84°F | 0 mm | 11 | 32° / 90°F |
| August | 10 | 41° / 106°F | 29° / 84°F | 0 mm | 11 | 33° / 91°F |
| September | 20 | 40° / 104°F | 29° / 84°F | 1 mm | 10 | 32° / 90°F |
| October | 40 | 38° / 100°F | 27° / 81°F | 3 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| November | 78 | 34° / 93°F | 24° / 75°F | 12 mm | 7 | 30° / 86°F |
| December | 99 | 31° / 88°F | 21° / 70°F | 5 mm | 6 | 28° / 82°F |
Sea temperature in Jeddah by month
The sea off Jeddah is warmest in August at around 33°C / 91°F, and coolest in February at 25°C / 77°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
- Taif Saudi Arabia · 145 km · best in Feb · 3,742 h sun/yr
- Port Sudan Sudan · 320 km · best in Feb · 2,938 h sun/yr
- Medina Saudi Arabia · 324 km · best in Feb · 3,750 h sun/yr
- Bisha Saudi Arabia · 406 km · best in Jan · 3,690 h sun/yr
- Abha Saudi Arabia · 529 km · best in Jun · 3,555 h sun/yr
- Marsa Alam Egypt · 634 km · best in Jan · 3,782 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Yanbu Saudi Arabia · 296 km · 3,741 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Al-Baha Saudi Arabia · 300 km · 3,596 h sun/yr · best in Jan
Head-to-head
How Jeddah compares month by month: Jeddah vs Khartoum · Jeddah vs Taif · Jeddah vs Medina · Jeddah vs Port Sudan · all comparisons
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