Abha weather in April

In April, Abha sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 55 mm of rain across 12 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of April to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Abha's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Abha's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 17°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 55 mm; 12 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 24 min; 5:58 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover: 33%; 7th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 6.71 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.8; out of 10

Abha is city in Saudi Arabia.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical April day in Abha reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C warmer than March and about 2°C cooler than May.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	17
2	25	17
3	25	17
4	26	17
5	26	17
6	26	17
7	26	17
8	26	17
9	26	17
10	26	17
11	26	17
12	26	17
13	26	17
14	26	17
15	26	17
16	26	17
17	26	17
18	26	17
19	26	18
20	26	18
21	26	18
22	27	18
23	27	18
24	27	18
25	27	18
26	27	18
27	27	18
28	27	18
29	27	18
30	27	18

Abha weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	21° / 12°	21	4.9	11	7.7
Feb	22° / 14°	14	3.9	11.4	8.3
Mar	24° / 16°	29	7.3	11.9	8.0
Apr	26° / 17°	55	12	12.4	6.8
May	28° / 19°	97	19.8	12.8	5.0
Jun	30° / 21°	78	15.8	13.1	4.4
Jul	30° / 21°	76	14.6	13	4.7
Aug	29° / 20°	218	25.5	12.6	3.9
Sep	28° / 18°	190	24.6	12.1	4.2
Oct	26° / 15°	36	9.8	11.6	7.3
Nov	23° / 14°	20	6.5	11.1	8.0
Dec	21° / 12°	11	3.6	10.9	8.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	88	88	88	88	87	87	88	88	87	87	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	87	88	88	87	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	88	88
Cloudier (%)	12	12	12	12	13	13	12	12	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	88	12
2	88	12
3	88	12
4	88	12
5	87	13
6	87	13
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	87	13
10	87	13
11	86	14
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	86	14
17	86	14
18	87	13
19	88	12
20	88	12
21	87	13
22	87	13
23	87	13
24	87	13
25	87	13
26	88	12
27	88	12
28	88	12
29	88	12
30	88	12

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Abha gets around 55 mm of rain over 12 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 40% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	31	32	32	33	33	34	34	35	36	36	37	37	38	38	39	40	40	41	41	42	43	44	45	46	48	49	50	51	52	52

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	32
3	32
4	33
5	33
6	34
7	34
8	35
9	36
10	36
11	37
12	37
13	38
14	38
15	39
16	40
17	40
18	41
19	41
20	42
21	43
22	44
23	45
24	46
25	48
26	49
27	50
28	51
29	52
30	52

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 62% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	72	72	72	71	70	69	68	67	66	66	65	65	64	63	62	62	61	61	59	59	58	57	56	55	55	54	53	53	52	52
Comfortable (%)	27	27	27	28	28	29	30	31	32	32	33	33	34	34	35	35	36	36	37	37	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39
Humid (%)	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	7	8	8	9	9

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	72	27	1
2	72	27	1
3	72	27	1
4	71	28	1
5	70	28	2
6	69	29	2
7	68	30	2
8	67	31	2
9	66	32	2
10	66	32	2
11	65	33	2
12	65	33	2
13	64	34	2
14	63	34	3
15	62	35	3
16	62	35	3
17	61	36	3
18	61	36	3
19	59	37	4
20	59	37	4
21	58	38	4
22	57	38	5
23	56	39	5
24	55	39	6
25	55	39	6
26	54	39	7
27	53	39	8
28	53	39	8
29	52	39	9
30	52	39	9

Wind in April

Winds average 6 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of April to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:10 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:26 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6
Sunrise (AM)	6:10	6:09	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:05	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:01	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:50	5:49	5:49	5:48
Sunset (PM)	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:26

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	6:10	6:19
2	12.2	6:09	6:19
3	12.2	6:08	6:20
4	12.2	6:07	6:20
5	12.2	6:07	6:20
6	12.2	6:06	6:20
7	12.3	6:05	6:21
8	12.3	6:04	6:21
9	12.3	6:03	6:21
10	12.3	6:03	6:21
11	12.3	6:02	6:21
12	12.3	6:01	6:22
13	12.4	6:00	6:22
14	12.4	5:59	6:22
15	12.4	5:59	6:22
16	12.4	5:58	6:23
17	12.4	5:57	6:23
18	12.4	5:56	6:23
19	12.5	5:56	6:23
20	12.5	5:55	6:24
21	12.5	5:54	6:24
22	12.5	5:53	6:24
23	12.5	5:53	6:24
24	12.5	5:52	6:25
25	12.6	5:51	6:25
26	12.6	5:51	6:25
27	12.6	5:50	6:26
28	12.6	5:49	6:26
29	12.6	5:49	6:26
30	12.6	5:48	6:26

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.91 kWh/m² to a high of 6.83 kWh/m² in May across the year — April's 6.71 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.6	Intense
2	6.6	Intense
3	6.6	Intense
4	6.6	Intense
5	6.6	Intense
6	6.6	Intense
7	6.6	Intense
8	6.7	Intense
9	6.7	Intense
10	6.7	Intense
11	6.7	Intense
12	6.7	Intense
13	6.7	Intense
14	6.7	Intense
15	6.7	Intense
16	6.7	Intense
17	6.7	Intense
18	6.7	Intense
19	6.7	Intense
20	6.8	Intense
21	6.8	Intense
22	6.8	Intense
23	6.8	Intense
24	6.8	Intense
25	6.8	Intense
26	6.8	Intense
27	6.8	Intense
28	6.8	Intense
29	6.8	Intense
30	6.8	Intense

Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Abha

In seasonPeak

None of Abha's seasonal hazards are active in April. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Abha's monsoon runs August–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Abha sees seasonal dust haze (May–September), heaviest in July.

Monsoon

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is April a good time to visit Abha?

Our two travel scores rate April for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.8

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

6.5

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Abha for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Abha in April

From April's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In April, Abha sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Abha in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Abha peaks around April 11 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 7 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	9	12	13	14	11	12	12	12	11	11	8	7
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	7	Very high

Air quality in Abha in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where April falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Abha is worst in July — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 25 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)	29	34	35	37	38	47	48	45	40	29	25	25
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	29	Moderate
Feb	34	Moderate
Mar	35	Moderate
Apr	37	Poor
May	38	Poor
Jun	47	Poor
Jul	48	Poor
Aug	45	Poor
Sep	40	Poor
Oct	29	Moderate
Nov	25	Moderate
Dec	25	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Abha?

Abha sits at 18.2°N, 42.5°E, 2,228 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Khamis Mushait, 26 km away.

Topography around Abha

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Abha.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Abha has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 627 m around an average of 2,215 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,026 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,979 m.

The land around Abha is covered by artificial surfaces (42%) and bare terrain (24%) within 3 km, grassland (36%), bare terrain (32%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (70%) within 80 km.

3 km

627 m

artificial surfaces 42%

16 km

2,026 m

grassland 36%

80 km

2,979 m

bare terrain 70%

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← March Abha year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Khamis Mushait 26 km · Sarāt ‘Abīdah 68 km · Bariq 100 km · An Nimas 111 km · Şabyā 119 km · Fayfā’ 124 km · Ḑamad 127 km · Abū ‘Arīsh 143 km

Saudi Arabia travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 3; Reconsider Travel
Power plugs: Type G; 230 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 47% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $34,537; 2025
Happiness: 6.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 0.9; per 100k, 2019
Road deaths: 35.9; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 404

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 Abha (18.2164°, 42.5053°, elevation 2,228 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. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	17
2	25	17
3	25	17
4	26	17
5	26	17
6	26	17
7	26	17
8	26	17
9	26	17
10	26	17
11	26	17
12	26	17
13	26	17
14	26	17
15	26	17
16	26	17
17	26	17
18	26	17
19	26	18
20	26	18
21	26	18
22	27	18
23	27	18
24	27	18
25	27	18
26	27	18
27	27	18
28	27	18
29	27	18
30	27	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	88	12
2	88	12
3	88	12
4	88	12
5	87	13
6	87	13
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	87	13
10	87	13
11	86	14
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	86	14
17	86	14
18	87	13
19	88	12
20	88	12
21	87	13
22	87	13
23	87	13
24	87	13
25	87	13
26	88	12
27	88	12
28	88	12
29	88	12
30	88	12

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	32
3	32
4	33
5	33
6	34
7	34
8	35
9	36
10	36
11	37
12	37
13	38
14	38
15	39
16	40
17	40
18	41
19	41
20	42
21	43
22	44
23	45
24	46
25	48
26	49
27	50
28	51
29	52
30	52

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	72	27	1
2	72	27	1
3	72	27	1
4	71	28	1
5	70	28	2
6	69	29	2
7	68	30	2
8	67	31	2
9	66	32	2
10	66	32	2
11	65	33	2
12	65	33	2
13	64	34	2
14	63	34	3
15	62	35	3
16	62	35	3
17	61	36	3
18	61	36	3
19	59	37	4
20	59	37	4
21	58	38	4
22	57	38	5
23	56	39	5
24	55	39	6
25	55	39	6
26	54	39	7
27	53	39	8
28	53	39	8
29	52	39	9
30	52	39	9

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	17
2	25	17
3	25	17
4	26	17
5	26	17
6	26	17
7	26	17
8	26	17
9	26	17
10	26	17
11	26	17
12	26	17
13	26	17
14	26	17
15	26	17
16	26	17
17	26	17
18	26	17
19	26	18
20	26	18
21	26	18
22	27	18
23	27	18
24	27	18
25	27	18
26	27	18
27	27	18
28	27	18
29	27	18
30	27	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	88	12
2	88	12
3	88	12
4	88	12
5	87	13
6	87	13
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	87	13
10	87	13
11	86	14
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	86	14
17	86	14
18	87	13
19	88	12
20	88	12
21	87	13
22	87	13
23	87	13
24	87	13
25	87	13
26	88	12
27	88	12
28	88	12
29	88	12
30	88	12

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	32
3	32
4	33
5	33
6	34
7	34
8	35
9	36
10	36
11	37
12	37
13	38
14	38
15	39
16	40
17	40
18	41
19	41
20	42
21	43
22	44
23	45
24	46
25	48
26	49
27	50
28	51
29	52
30	52

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	72	27	1
2	72	27	1
3	72	27	1
4	71	28	1
5	70	28	2
6	69	29	2
7	68	30	2
8	67	31	2
9	66	32	2
10	66	32	2
11	65	33	2
12	65	33	2
13	64	34	2
14	63	34	3
15	62	35	3
16	62	35	3
17	61	36	3
18	61	36	3
19	59	37	4
20	59	37	4
21	58	38	4
22	57	38	5
23	56	39	5
24	55	39	6
25	55	39	6
26	54	39	7
27	53	39	8
28	53	39	8
29	52	39	9
30	52	39	9

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	17
2	25	17
3	25	17
4	26	17
5	26	17
6	26	17
7	26	17
8	26	17
9	26	17
10	26	17
11	26	17
12	26	17
13	26	17
14	26	17
15	26	17
16	26	17
17	26	17
18	26	17
19	26	18
20	26	18
21	26	18
22	27	18
23	27	18
24	27	18
25	27	18
26	27	18
27	27	18
28	27	18
29	27	18
30	27	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	88	12
2	88	12
3	88	12
4	88	12
5	87	13
6	87	13
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	87	13
10	87	13
11	86	14
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	86	14
17	86	14
18	87	13
19	88	12
20	88	12
21	87	13
22	87	13
23	87	13
24	87	13
25	87	13
26	88	12
27	88	12
28	88	12
29	88	12
30	88	12

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	32
3	32
4	33
5	33
6	34
7	34
8	35
9	36
10	36
11	37
12	37
13	38
14	38
15	39
16	40
17	40
18	41
19	41
20	42
21	43
22	44
23	45
24	46
25	48
26	49
27	50
28	51
29	52
30	52

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	72	27	1
2	72	27	1
3	72	27	1
4	71	28	1
5	70	28	2
6	69	29	2
7	68	30	2
8	67	31	2
9	66	32	2
10	66	32	2
11	65	33	2
12	65	33	2
13	64	34	2
14	63	34	3
15	62	35	3
16	62	35	3
17	61	36	3
18	61	36	3
19	59	37	4
20	59	37	4
21	58	38	4
22	57	38	5
23	56	39	5
24	55	39	6
25	55	39	6
26	54	39	7
27	53	39	8
28	53	39	8
29	52	39	9
30	52	39	9