Najran weather by month & the best time to visit

🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · city break · hot desert climate

The best time to visit Najran is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 100/100), with February and March close behind. Najran averages about 3,871 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 27°C / 81°F and roughly 1 mm of rain in January.

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Sun hours / year

3,871

Sunniest month

January

Peak score

100/100

Rain / year

22 mm

Midday UV at peak

12 (extreme)

Population

506k

Elevation

1,208 m

When is the best time to visit Najran?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Najran is January, then February and March. The dullest month is June (30/100, 0 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Najran?

Najran is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,871 hours of sunshine a year. 70 Sunshine Score points separate January (100) from June (30), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #7 of 29 destinations in Saudi Arabia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,750 hours. Rain is a non-event in Najran — about 22 mm in a typical year.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Abha Saudi Arabia · 199 km · best in Jun · 3,555 h sun/yr
• Jizan Saudi Arabia · 210 km · best in Feb · 3,288 h sun/yr
• Bisha Saudi Arabia · 325 km · best in Jan · 3,690 h sun/yr
• Aden Yemen · 536 km · best in Feb · 3,336 h sun/yr
• Taif Saudi Arabia · 592 km · best in Feb · 3,742 h sun/yr
• Djibouti Djibouti · 688 km · best in Jan · 3,064 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Sanaa Yemen · 238 km · 3,715 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Sharurah Saudi Arabia · 287 km · 3,992 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Wadi Al Dawasir Saudi Arabia · 332 km · 3,910 h sun/yr · best in Jan

Head-to-head

How Najran compares month by month: Najran vs Aden · Najran vs Abha · Najran vs Jizan · Najran vs Bisha · all comparisons