Yanbu weather by month & the best time to visit
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · beach resort · hot desert climate
The best time to visit Yanbu is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 100/100), with March and April close behind. Yanbu averages about 3,741 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 2 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,741
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 100/100
- Rain / year
- 17 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 32°C / 90°F
- Population
- 268k
- Elevation
- 9 m
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When is the best time to visit Yanbu?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Yanbu is February, then March and April. The dullest month is June (40/100, 0 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Yanbu?
Yanbu is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,741 hours of sunshine a year. 60 Sunshine Score points separate February (100) from June (40), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #18 of 29 destinations in Saudi Arabia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,750 hours. Rain is a non-event in Yanbu — about 17 mm in a typical year.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 99 | 26° / 79°F | 18° / 64°F | 5 mm | 5 | 26° / 79°F |
| February | 100 | 28° / 82°F | 19° / 66°F | 2 mm | 7 | 25° / 77°F |
| March | 100 | 30° / 86°F | 21° / 70°F | 0 mm | 9 | 25° / 77°F |
| April | 100 | 32° / 90°F | 24° / 75°F | 0 mm | 10 | 27° / 81°F |
| May | 60 | 36° / 97°F | 27° / 81°F | 0 mm | 10 | 28° / 82°F |
| June | 40 | 38° / 100°F | 29° / 84°F | 0 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| July | 40 | 38° / 100°F | 30° / 86°F | 0 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| August | 40 | 38° / 100°F | 30° / 86°F | 0 mm | 10 | 32° / 90°F |
| September | 40 | 38° / 100°F | 29° / 84°F | 0 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| October | 70 | 35° / 95°F | 28° / 82°F | 0 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
| November | 99 | 31° / 88°F | 24° / 75°F | 6 mm | 6 | 29° / 84°F |
| December | 99 | 28° / 82°F | 21° / 70°F | 4 mm | 5 | 27° / 81°F |
Sea temperature in Yanbu by month
The sea off Yanbu is warmest in August at around 32°C / 90°F, and coolest in February at 25°C / 77°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
- Medina Saudi Arabia · 172 km · best in Feb · 3,750 h sun/yr
- Jeddah Saudi Arabia · 296 km · best in Feb · 3,618 h sun/yr
- Marsa Alam Egypt · 384 km · best in Jan · 3,782 h sun/yr
- Taif Saudi Arabia · 390 km · best in Feb · 3,742 h sun/yr
- Tabuk Saudi Arabia · 491 km · best in Feb · 4,052 h sun/yr
- Hail Saudi Arabia · 515 km · best in Feb · 3,883 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Hanak Saudi Arabia · 192 km · 3,856 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Al-Ula Saudi Arabia · 260 km · 3,953 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Al Wajh Saudi Arabia · 279 km · 3,829 h sun/yr · best in Feb
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