Medina weather by month & the best time to visit
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · city break · hot desert climate
The best time to visit Medina is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 100/100), with March and December close behind. Medina averages about 3,750 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 1 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,750
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 100/100
- Rain / year
- 21 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Population
- 1.3M
- Elevation
- 641 m
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When is the best time to visit Medina?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Medina is February, then March and December. 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 Medina?
Medina is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,750 hours of sunshine a year. 100 Sunshine Score points separate February (100) from June (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #15 of 29 destinations in Saudi Arabia for annual sunshine, right at the national median of 3,750 hours. Rain is a non-event in Medina — about 21 mm in a typical year.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 99 | 25° / 77°F | 9° / 48°F | 4 mm | 6 |
| February | 100 | 28° / 82°F | 11° / 52°F | 1 mm | 7 |
| March | 100 | 32° / 90°F | 14° / 57°F | 1 mm | 9 |
| April | 60 | 36° / 97°F | 19° / 66°F | 2 mm | 10 |
| May | 10 | 41° / 106°F | 24° / 75°F | 1 mm | 11 |
| June | 0 | 44° / 111°F | 26° / 79°F | 0 mm | 11 |
| July | 0 | 45° / 113°F | 27° / 81°F | 0 mm | 11 |
| August | 0 | 45° / 113°F | 28° / 82°F | 3 mm | 11 |
| September | 0 | 43° / 109°F | 26° / 79°F | 0 mm | 10 |
| October | 40 | 38° / 100°F | 22° / 72°F | 1 mm | 8 |
| November | 99 | 31° / 88°F | 16° / 61°F | 6 mm | 6 |
| December | 100 | 27° / 81°F | 11° / 52°F | 2 mm | 5 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Jeddah Saudi Arabia · 324 km · best in Feb · 3,618 h sun/yr
- Taif Saudi Arabia · 352 km · best in Feb · 3,742 h sun/yr
- Hail Saudi Arabia · 377 km · best in Feb · 3,883 h sun/yr
- Qassim Saudi Arabia · 453 km · best in Jan · 3,777 h sun/yr
- Tabuk Saudi Arabia · 524 km · best in Feb · 4,052 h sun/yr
- Marsa Alam Egypt · 527 km · best in Jan · 3,782 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Yanbu Saudi Arabia · 172 km · 3,741 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Al-Ula Saudi Arabia · 267 km · 3,953 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Hanak Saudi Arabia · 289 km · 3,856 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Al Wajh Saudi Arabia · 372 km · 3,829 h sun/yr · best in Feb
Head-to-head
How Medina compares month by month: Medina vs Jeddah · Medina vs Taif · Medina vs Qassim · Medina vs Hail · all comparisons
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