Jizan weather by month & the best time to visit
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · beach resort · hot desert climate
The best time to visit Jizan is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 98/100), with March and January close behind. Jizan averages about 3,288 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 4 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,288
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 98/100
- Rain / year
- 159 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 34°C / 93°F
- Population
- 105k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Jizan?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Jizan is February, then March and January. The dullest month is July (46/100, 32 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Jizan?
Jizan is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,288 hours of sunshine a year. 52 Sunshine Score points separate February (98) from July (46), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #29 of 29 destinations in Saudi Arabia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,750 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around August, carries about 55% of the annual 159 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 97 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 7 mm | 8 | 28° / 82°F |
| February | 98 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 4 mm | 10 | 28° / 82°F |
| March | 98 | 32° / 90°F | 26° / 79°F | 3 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| April | 77 | 34° / 93°F | 29° / 84°F | 11 mm | 12 | 32° / 90°F |
| May | 59 | 36° / 97°F | 30° / 86°F | 6 mm | 11 | 33° / 91°F |
| June | 48 | 37° / 99°F | 30° / 86°F | 10 mm | 10 | 34° / 93°F |
| July | 46 | 37° / 99°F | 30° / 86°F | 32 mm | 10 | 33° / 91°F |
| August | 55 | 36° / 97°F | 30° / 86°F | 42 mm | 10 | 32° / 90°F |
| September | 48 | 37° / 99°F | 30° / 86°F | 13 mm | 10 | 33° / 91°F |
| October | 68 | 35° / 95°F | 29° / 84°F | 5 mm | 10 | 33° / 91°F |
| November | 87 | 33° / 91°F | 27° / 81°F | 11 mm | 8 | 32° / 90°F |
| December | 96 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 15 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
Sea temperature in Jizan by month
The sea off Jizan is warmest in June at around 34°C / 93°F, and coolest in January at 28°C / 82°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
- Abha Saudi Arabia · 149 km · best in Jun · 3,555 h sun/yr
- Najran Saudi Arabia · 210 km · best in Jan · 3,871 h sun/yr
- Bisha Saudi Arabia · 343 km · best in Jan · 3,690 h sun/yr
- Aden Yemen · 523 km · best in Feb · 3,336 h sun/yr
- Taif Saudi Arabia · 553 km · best in Feb · 3,742 h sun/yr
- Djibouti Djibouti · 599 km · best in Jan · 3,064 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Sanaa Yemen · 236 km · 3,715 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Al-Baha Saudi Arabia · 391 km · 3,596 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Taiz Yemen · 394 km · 3,396 h sun/yr · best in Jan
Head-to-head
How Jizan compares month by month: Jizan vs Addis Ababa · Jizan vs Aden · Jizan vs Djibouti · Jizan vs Najran · all comparisons
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