Climate and average weather in Az Zuwāydah
In Az Zuwāydah, the summers are muggy, hot, dry, and clear and the winters are mild and mostly clear.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Az Zuwāydah typically varies from 11°C to 32°C, and is rarely below 8°C or above 34°C. August is the hottest month of the year, while January is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best times of year to visit Az Zuwāydah for warm-weather activities are from late February to late June and early October to mid December.
- Hottest
- Aug
- 32°
- Coldest
- Jan
- 11°
- Wettest
- Jan
- 77 mm
- Driest
- Aug
- 0 mm
- Rain / yr
- 286 mm
- 43 wet days
- Daylight
- 10.0–14.0 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 34 m
- 31.4°N
- Clearest
- Jul
- 8% cloud
Az Zuwāydah is human settlement in Gaza Strip.
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Az Zuwāydah weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around late February to late June.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Az Zuwāydah, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
The hot season lasts 4.5 months, from June 3 to October 16, with daily high temperatures above 28°C. The hottest month of the year in Az Zuwāydah is August, with an average high of 32°C and low of 25°C.
The cool season lasts 3.3 months, from December 9 to March 18, with daily high temperatures below 20°C. The coldest month of the year in Az Zuwāydah is January, with an average low of 11°C and high of 18°C.
Days typically run about 7°C warmer than nights year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 18 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 24 | 20 |
| Avg low (°C) | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 13 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18 | 11 |
| Feb | 18 | 11 |
| Mar | 21 | 13 |
| Apr | 24 | 16 |
| May | 27 | 19 |
| Jun | 30 | 22 |
| Jul | 31 | 24 |
| Aug | 32 | 25 |
| Sep | 31 | 24 |
| Oct | 28 | 21 |
| Nov | 24 | 17 |
| Dec | 20 | 13 |
How hot and cold Az Zuwāydah really feels
The felt-temperature range through the year — heat index on the day's high (summer humidity), wind chill on the night's low (winter wind). The dashed lines are the plain thermometer; the gap is how much hotter or colder it really feels.
On the hottest afternoons, once humidity is folded in, Az Zuwāydah feels like about 37°C (around August 11). About 97 days a year carry some heat stress, peaking in August.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels-like high (°C) | 18 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 31 | 35 | 36 | 33 | 29 | 24 | 20 |
| Air high (°C) | 18 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 24 | 20 |
| Feels-like low (°C) | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 13 |
| Air low (°C) | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 13 |
| Feels-like high (°C) | Air high (°C) | Feels-like low (°C) | Air low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18 | 18 | 11 | 11 |
| Feb | 18 | 18 | 11 | 11 |
| Mar | 21 | 21 | 13 | 13 |
| Apr | 24 | 24 | 16 | 16 |
| May | 27 | 27 | 19 | 19 |
| Jun | 31 | 30 | 22 | 22 |
| Jul | 35 | 31 | 24 | 24 |
| Aug | 36 | 32 | 25 | 25 |
| Sep | 33 | 31 | 23 | 24 |
| Oct | 29 | 28 | 21 | 21 |
| Nov | 24 | 24 | 17 | 17 |
| Dec | 20 | 20 | 13 | 13 |
Average hourly temperature in Az Zuwāydah
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on August afternoons, near 32°C, and coldest before dawn in January, near 11°C.
Az Zuwāydah weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18° / 11° | 77 | 9.5 | 10.2 | 6.1 |
| Feb | 18° / 11° | 59 | 8.2 | 10.9 | 6.4 |
| Mar | 21° / 13° | 37 | 5.5 | 11.8 | 7.4 |
| Apr | 24° / 16° | 12 | 2.9 | 12.7 | 8.6 |
| May | 27° / 19° | 4 | 1 | 13.6 | 8.6 |
| Jun | 30° / 22° | 1 | 0.2 | 14 | 7.2 |
| Jul | 31° / 24° | 1 | 0.2 | 13.8 | 5.9 |
| Aug | 32° / 25° | 0 | 0 | 13.1 | 5.6 |
| Sep | 31° / 24° | 2 | 0.5 | 12.2 | 6.3 |
| Oct | 28° / 21° | 13 | 2.8 | 11.2 | 7.4 |
| Nov | 24° / 17° | 28 | 4.9 | 10.4 | 8.0 |
| Dec | 20° / 13° | 53 | 7.4 | 10 | 7.0 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Az Zuwāydah gets about 286 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is mostly dry, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 5.5 months, from around Oct 22 to Apr 5, peaking in January at about 32% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Jul 29.
January is the wettest month by volume, with 77 mm over about 10 wet days; August is the driest, with 0 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 30 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 24 |
| Rain days | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30 | 10 |
| Feb | 29 | 8 |
| Mar | 18 | 6 |
| Apr | 10 | 3 |
| May | 4 | 1 |
| Jun | 1 | 0 |
| Jul | 1 | 0 |
| Aug | 0 | 0 |
| Sep | 2 | 1 |
| Oct | 9 | 3 |
| Nov | 17 | 5 |
| Dec | 24 | 7 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Az Zuwāydah collects about 286 mm of rain across 43 wet days — roughly 24 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. January is the wettest month with 77 mm, while August is the driest at just 0 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 66% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 77 | 59 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 28 | 53 |
| Rain days | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 77 | 10 |
| Feb | 59 | 8 |
| Mar | 37 | 6 |
| Apr | 12 | 3 |
| May | 4 | 1 |
| Jun | 1 | 0 |
| Jul | 1 | 0 |
| Aug | 0 | 0 |
| Sep | 2 | 1 |
| Oct | 13 | 3 |
| Nov | 28 | 5 |
| Dec | 53 | 7 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Az Zuwāydah, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around May 2 and lasts for 5.8 months, ending around October 25. The clearest month is July, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 100% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around October 26 and lasts for 5.4 months, ending around April 8. The cloudiest month is January, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 33% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 67 | 71 | 78 | 85 | 89 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 89 | 78 | 70 |
| Cloudier (%) | 33 | 29 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 22 | 30 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 67 | 33 |
| Feb | 71 | 29 |
| Mar | 78 | 22 |
| Apr | 85 | 15 |
| May | 89 | 11 |
| Jun | 99 | 1 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 99 | 1 |
| Oct | 89 | 11 |
| Nov | 78 | 22 |
| Dec | 70 | 30 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around June 6, brings about 14 hours of light; the shortest, around January 1, only 10 hours — a swing of roughly 4 hours.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.2 | 10.9 | 11.8 | 12.7 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 13.1 | 12.2 | 11.2 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:47 | 6:31 | 5:59 | 5:20 | 4:51 | 4:42 | 4:52 | 5:12 | 5:31 | 5:51 | 6:17 | 6:40 |
| Sunset (PM) | 4:57 | 5:23 | 5:45 | 6:06 | 6:27 | 6:44 | 6:44 | 6:21 | 5:42 | 5:04 | 4:39 | 4:38 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.2 | 6:47 | 4:57 |
| Feb | 10.9 | 6:31 | 5:23 |
| Mar | 11.8 | 5:59 | 5:45 |
| Apr | 12.7 | 5:20 | 6:06 |
| May | 13.6 | 4:51 | 6:27 |
| Jun | 14.0 | 4:42 | 6:44 |
| Jul | 13.8 | 4:52 | 6:44 |
| Aug | 13.1 | 5:12 | 6:21 |
| Sep | 12.2 | 5:31 | 5:42 |
| Oct | 11.2 | 5:51 | 5:04 |
| Nov | 10.4 | 6:17 | 4:39 |
| Dec | 10.0 | 6:40 | 4:38 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Az Zuwāydah averages about 22 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 13 and 30 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 5.8 months, from around Apr 28 to Oct 20. The sunniest month is July, with roughly 30 sunny days (brilliant).
The greyest month is January, down near 13 sunny days — about 56% fewer than the July peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 14 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 18 | 15 |
| Sky | Mixed | Mixed | Bright | Bright | Brilliant | Brilliant | Brilliant | Brilliant | Brilliant | Brilliant | Bright | Bright |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14 | Mixed |
| Feb | 13 | Mixed |
| Mar | 17 | Bright |
| Apr | 21 | Bright |
| May | 26 | Brilliant |
| Jun | 29 | Brilliant |
| Jul | 31 | Brilliant |
| Aug | 30 | Brilliant |
| Sep | 28 | Brilliant |
| Oct | 24 | Brilliant |
| Nov | 18 | Bright |
| Dec | 15 | Bright |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In Az Zuwāydah, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.
The more humid part of the year lasts 5.8 months, from around May 12 to November 4. The muggiest month is June, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 97% of the time.
The most comfortable stretch runs from around November 5 to May 11, and January is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 100% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 98 | 97 | 82 | 49 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 86 |
| Comfortable (%) | 2 | 3 | 17 | 41 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 37 | 13 |
| Humid (%) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 41 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 32 | 21 | 2 |
| Muggy (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 56 | 28 | 16 | 46 | 39 | 5 | 0 |
| Oppressive (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 65 | 71 | 41 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| Miserable (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | Miserable (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 98 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb | 97 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar | 82 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr | 49 | 41 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 9 | 33 | 41 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun | 0 | 3 | 20 | 56 | 21 | 0 |
| Jul | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 65 | 6 |
| Aug | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 71 | 13 |
| Sep | 0 | 1 | 9 | 46 | 41 | 4 |
| Oct | 4 | 11 | 32 | 39 | 13 | 1 |
| Nov | 37 | 37 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec | 86 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Wind in Az Zuwāydah is steady company: average speeds sit near 9 km/h — calm — in every month of the year, with no meaningful windy or calm season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | calm |
| Feb | 10 | calm |
| Mar | 10 | calm |
| Apr | 10 | calm |
| May | 9 | calm |
| Jun | 9 | calm |
| Jul | 9 | calm |
| Aug | 8 | calm |
| Sep | 8 | calm |
| Oct | 8 | calm |
| Nov | 9 | calm |
| Dec | 9 | calm |
Hazard calendar for Az Zuwāydah
When the seasonal hazards worth planning around — the rainy season, tropical-cyclone risk and dust haze — are active through the year.
Az Zuwāydah sees seasonal dust haze (May), heaviest in May.
Best time to visit Az Zuwāydah
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Az Zuwāydah throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around mid June, Az Zuwāydah is still near the tail of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds already thinning.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Az Zuwāydah for general outdoor tourist activities run from late February to late June and again from early October to mid December, with a peak score in the third week of April.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 6.1 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 7.2 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 7.0 |
| Rating | good | good | good | ideal | ideal | good | good | good | good | good | ideal | good |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.1 | good |
| Feb | 6.4 | good |
| Mar | 7.4 | good |
| Apr | 8.5 | ideal |
| May | 8.5 | ideal |
| Jun | 7.2 | good |
| Jul | 5.9 | good |
| Aug | 5.6 | good |
| Sep | 6.3 | good |
| Oct | 7.4 | good |
| Nov | 8.0 | ideal |
| Dec | 7.0 | good |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Az Zuwāydah for hot-weather activities is from late April to early November, with a peak score in the second week of June.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Az Zuwāydah, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
For a warm-season trip around August (highs near 32°C), the essentials are light clothes and sun protection. In the cold season around January (highs near 18°C), pack rain gear.
In August, Az Zuwāydah sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.
Sea temperature near Az Zuwāydah
Average ocean temperature at the nearest coast, month by month, banded into swim-comfort zones — the other half of the beach question.
The sea at the nearest coast (about 21 km away) is warmest in August at about 28°C and coldest in February near 18°C.
It's comfortable for a long swim from May 1 to Dec 26 — about 7.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 21 |
| Comfort | Cool | Cool | Cool | Cool | Refreshing | Warm | Warm | Tropical | Warm | Warm | Refreshing | Refreshing |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19 | Cool |
| Feb | 18 | Cool |
| Mar | 18 | Cool |
| Apr | 19 | Cool |
| May | 21 | Refreshing |
| Jun | 25 | Warm |
| Jul | 27 | Warm |
| Aug | 28 | Tropical |
| Sep | 28 | Warm |
| Oct | 26 | Warm |
| Nov | 24 | Refreshing |
| Dec | 21 | Refreshing |
UV index (midday) in Az Zuwāydah by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Az Zuwāydah peaks around June 18 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 at about 3 (moderate).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | Very high | Extreme | Very high | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3 | Moderate |
| Feb | 3 | Moderate |
| Mar | 6 | High |
| Apr | 7 | High |
| May | 9 | Very high |
| Jun | 10 | Extreme |
| Jul | 10 | Very high |
| Aug | 10 | Very high |
| Sep | 9 | Very high |
| Oct | 6 | High |
| Nov | 4 | Moderate |
| Dec | 3 | Moderate |
Average hourly UV index in Az Zuwāydah
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in June the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8.5 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 6 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 0 | 3 | 5.5 | 7 | 8 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8 | 7 | 5.5 | 4 | 1.5 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0 | 0 |
| Feb | 3 | 0 |
| Mar | 5.5 | 0 |
| Apr | 7 | 3 |
| May | 8 | 5 |
| Jun | 8.5 | 6 |
| Jul | 8.5 | 5.5 |
| Aug | 8 | 5.5 |
| Sep | 7 | 4.5 |
| Oct | 5.5 | 0 |
| Nov | 4 | 0 |
| Dec | 1.5 | 0 |
Air quality in Az Zuwāydah by month
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.
Air quality in Az Zuwāydah is worst in February — around 64 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.4× the cleanest month (August, 27 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 61 | 64 | 60 | 56 | 48 | 35 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 35 | 54 | 60 |
| Level | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Poor | Poor | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Poor | Unhealthy |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 61 | Unhealthy |
| Feb | 64 | Unhealthy |
| Mar | 60 | Unhealthy |
| Apr | 56 | Unhealthy |
| May | 48 | Poor |
| Jun | 35 | Poor |
| Jul | 28 | Moderate |
| Aug | 27 | Moderate |
| Sep | 28 | Moderate |
| Oct | 35 | Moderate |
| Nov | 54 | Poor |
| Dec | 60 | Unhealthy |
Growing season
Az Zuwāydah is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Az Zuwāydah banks about 4,229 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around August.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 134 | 137 | 212 | 290 | 395 | 472 | 553 | 570 | 512 | 451 | 311 | 193 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 134 |
| Feb | 137 |
| Mar | 212 |
| Apr | 290 |
| May | 395 |
| Jun | 472 |
| Jul | 553 |
| Aug | 570 |
| Sep | 512 |
| Oct | 451 |
| Nov | 311 |
| Dec | 193 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Az Zuwāydah receives about 5.4 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 2.9 and 7.6 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.2 months, from around Mar 21 to Sep 25. The brightest month is June, averaging about 7.6 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is December, down near 3.0 kWh/m² — roughly 61% less than the June peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 3.2 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 6.5 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 3.0 |
| Level | Moderate | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Bright | Bright | Moderate | Moderate |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.2 | Moderate |
| Feb | 4.0 | Bright |
| Mar | 5.3 | Bright |
| Apr | 6.5 | Intense |
| May | 7.3 | Intense |
| Jun | 7.6 | Intense |
| Jul | 7.4 | Intense |
| Aug | 6.8 | Intense |
| Sep | 5.8 | Bright |
| Oct | 4.6 | Bright |
| Nov | 3.5 | Moderate |
| Dec | 3.0 | Moderate |
Where is Az Zuwāydah?
Az Zuwāydah sits at 31.4°N, 34.4°E, 34 m above sea level, in Palestinian Territory. The nearest listed city is An Nuşayrāt, 2.0 km away.
Topography around Az Zuwāydah
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Az Zuwāydah.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Az Zuwāydah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 132 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,017 m.
The land around Az Zuwāydah is covered by artificial surfaces (40%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, water (41%) and cropland (27%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (37%) and water (29%) within 80 km.
Palestinian Territory travel facts
- Power plugs
- Type C / H
- 230 V · 50 Hz
- GDP per capita
- $3,171
- 2025
- Happiness
- 4.7 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Safe drinking water
- 81%
- of population, 2024
- Homicide rate
- 0.6
- per 100k, 2022
- Road deaths
- 5.3
- per 100k/yr, 2016
- Income group
- Lower middle
- World Bank
- English
- Low
- EF EPI 463
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Az Zuwāydah (31.4395°, 34.3805°, elevation 34 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).