Taif weather by month & the best time to visit

🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · city break · hot desert climate

The best time to visit Taif is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 100/100), with March and October close behind. Taif averages about 3,742 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 25°C / 77°F and roughly 0 mm of rain in February.

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Sun hours / year

3,742

Sunniest month

February

Peak score

100/100

Rain / year

39 mm

Midday UV at peak

12 (extreme)

Population

1.6M

Elevation

1,456 m

When is the best time to visit Taif?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Taif is February, then March and October. The dullest month is June (50/100, 4 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Taif?

Taif is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,742 hours of sunshine a year. 50 Sunshine Score points separate February (100) from June (50), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #17 of 29 destinations in Saudi Arabia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,750 hours. Rain is a non-event in Taif — about 39 mm in a typical year.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Jeddah Saudi Arabia · 145 km · best in Feb · 3,618 h sun/yr
• Bisha Saudi Arabia · 273 km · best in Jan · 3,690 h sun/yr
• Medina Saudi Arabia · 352 km · best in Feb · 3,750 h sun/yr
• Port Sudan Sudan · 413 km · best in Feb · 2,938 h sun/yr
• Abha Saudi Arabia · 423 km · best in Jun · 3,555 h sun/yr
• Jizan Saudi Arabia · 553 km · best in Feb · 3,288 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Al-Baha Saudi Arabia · 174 km · 3,596 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Yanbu Saudi Arabia · 390 km · 3,741 h sun/yr · best in Feb

Head-to-head

How Taif compares month by month: Taif vs Jeddah · Taif vs Medina · Taif vs Port Sudan · Taif vs Bisha · all comparisons