Climate
Mecca features an extremely arid climate. Unlike other Saudi Arabian cities, Mecca retains its warm temperature in winter, which can range from 17 °C (63 °F) at midnight to 25 °C (77 °F) in the afternoon. Summer temperatures are considered very hot and break the 40 °C (104 °F) mark in the afternoon dropping to 30 °C (86 °F) in the evening. Rain usually falls in Mecca in small amounts between November and January.
| Climate data for Mecca | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 37.0 (98.6) |
38.3 (100.9) |
42.0 (107.6) |
44.7 (112.5) |
49.4 (120.9) |
49.4 (120.9) |
49.8 (121.6) |
49.6 (121.3) |
49.4 (120.9) |
46.8 (116.2) |
40.8 (105.4) |
37.8 (100) |
49.8 (121.6) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 30.2 (86.4) |
31.4 (88.5) |
34.6 (94.3) |
38.5 (101.3) |
41.9 (107.4) |
43.7 (110.7) |
42.8 (109) |
42.7 (108.9) |
42.7 (108.9) |
39.9 (103.8) |
35.0 (95) |
31.8 (89.2) |
37.93 (100.28) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 23.9 (75) |
24.5 (76.1) |
27.2 (81) |
30.8 (87.4) |
34.3 (93.7) |
35.7 (96.3) |
35.8 (96.4) |
35.6 (96.1) |
35.0 (95) |
32.1 (89.8) |
28.3 (82.9) |
25.5 (77.9) |
30.73 (87.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 18.6 (65.5) |
18.9 (66) |
21.0 (69.8) |
24.3 (75.7) |
27.5 (81.5) |
28.3 (82.9) |
29.0 (84.2) |
29.3 (84.7) |
28.8 (83.8) |
25.8 (78.4) |
22.9 (73.2) |
20.2 (68.4) |
24.55 (76.18) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 11.0 (51.8) |
10.0 (50) |
13.0 (55.4) |
15.6 (60.1) |
20.3 (68.5) |
22.0 (71.6) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.4 (74.1) |
22.0 (71.6) |
18.0 (64.4) |
16.4 (61.5) |
12.4 (54.3) |
10.0 (50) |
| Rainfall mm (inches) | 20.6 (0.811) |
1.4 (0.055) |
6.2 (0.244) |
11.6 (0.457) |
0.6 (0.024) |
0.0 (0) |
1.5 (0.059) |
5.6 (0.22) |
5.3 (0.209) |
14.2 (0.559) |
21.7 (0.854) |
21.4 (0.843) |
110.1 (4.335) |
| Avg. precipitation days | 4.1 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 23.1 |
| % humidity | 58 | 54 | 48 | 43 | 36 | 33 | 34 | 39 | 45 | 50 | 58 | 59 | 46.4 |
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