Qassim weather by month & the best time to visit
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · city break · hot desert climate
The best time to visit Qassim is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 100/100), with February and March close behind. Qassim averages about 3,777 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 2 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,777
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 100/100
- Rain / year
- 29 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Population
- 745k
- Elevation
- 647 m
When is the best time to visit Qassim?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Qassim 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 Qassim?
Qassim is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,777 hours of sunshine a year. 100 Sunshine Score points separate January (100) from June (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #11 of 29 destinations in Saudi Arabia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,750 hours. Rain is a non-event in Qassim — about 29 mm in a typical year.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 100 | 20° / 68°F | 5° / 41°F | 2 mm | 5 |
| February | 100 | 23° / 73°F | 7° / 45°F | 2 mm | 7 |
| March | 100 | 28° / 82°F | 12° / 54°F | 1 mm | 8 |
| April | 89 | 33° / 91°F | 17° / 63°F | 7 mm | 9 |
| May | 30 | 39° / 102°F | 22° / 72°F | 0 mm | 10 |
| June | 0 | 42° / 108°F | 25° / 77°F | 0 mm | 11 |
| July | 0 | 44° / 111°F | 27° / 81°F | 0 mm | 11 |
| August | 0 | 44° / 111°F | 27° / 81°F | 3 mm | 11 |
| September | 10 | 41° / 106°F | 24° / 75°F | 0 mm | 10 |
| October | 70 | 35° / 95°F | 19° / 66°F | 0 mm | 8 |
| November | 99 | 26° / 79°F | 13° / 55°F | 5 mm | 5 |
| December | 98 | 21° / 70°F | 7° / 45°F | 9 mm | 5 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Hail Saudi Arabia · 243 km · best in Feb · 3,883 h sun/yr
- Riyadh Saudi Arabia · 329 km · best in Jan · 3,722 h sun/yr
- Medina Saudi Arabia · 453 km · best in Feb · 3,750 h sun/yr
- Kuwait City Kuwait · 525 km · best in Mar · 3,451 h sun/yr
- Al-Jawf Saudi Arabia · 529 km · best in Apr · 3,868 h sun/yr
- Ad Dammam Saudi Arabia · 600 km · best in Feb · 3,439 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Dawadmi Saudi Arabia · 209 km · 3,760 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- King Khaled Military City Saudi Arabia · 248 km · 3,737 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Hafar Al-Batin Saudi Arabia · 324 km · 3,555 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Rafha Saudi Arabia · 371 km · 3,753 h sun/yr · best in Mar
Head-to-head
How Qassim compares month by month: Qassim vs Riyadh · Qassim vs Medina · Qassim vs Hail · all comparisons
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