Ad Dir‘īyah weather in February

In February, Ad Dir‘īyah sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.6 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of February to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Ad Dir‘īyah's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ad Dir‘īyah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
10th warmest
Overnight low
11°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:34 AM – 5:43 PM
Cloud cover
22%
6th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.8
out of 10

Ad Dir‘īyah is city in Saudi Arabia.

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

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical February day in Ad Dir‘īyah reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 3°C warmer than January and about 4°C cooler than March.

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How February really feels in Ad Dir‘īyah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

February sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Ad Dir‘īyah weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 132.410.68.0
Feb23° / 11°71.611.18.8
Mar27° / 15°142.411.88.0
Apr33° / 20°173.112.64.6
May38° / 26°30.713.21.2
Jun41° / 28°0013.50.0
Jul42° / 29°0013.40.0
Aug42° / 29°0012.90.0
Sep39° / 26°0012.20.6
Oct34° / 21°10.311.44.2
Nov26° / 15°142.510.88.1
Dec21° / 11°112.110.58.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18812
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38812
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68713
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Ad Dir‘īyah gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.6 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 6% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
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11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18982
19982
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21982
22982
23973
24973
25973
26973
27973
28973

Wind in February

Winds average 14 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
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713light breeze
813light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min at the start of February to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:41 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 5:33 PM to 5:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.96:415:33
210.96:415:34
310.96:415:35
410.96:405:35
510.96:405:36
611.06:395:37
711.06:395:37
811.06:385:38
911.06:385:39
1011.06:375:39
1111.16:375:40
1211.16:365:41
1311.16:365:41
1411.16:355:42
1511.16:345:43
1611.26:345:43
1711.26:335:44
1811.26:325:44
1911.26:315:45
2011.26:315:46
2111.36:305:46
2211.36:295:47
2311.36:285:47
2411.36:285:48
2511.46:275:49
2611.46:265:49
2711.46:255:50
2811.46:245:50

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.21 kWh/m² to a high of 7.74 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 5.39 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.1Bright
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115.3Bright
125.3Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Ad Dir‘īyah

In seasonPeak

In February, Ad Dir‘īyah sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Ad Dir‘īyah sees seasonal dust haze (February–September), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is February a good time to visit Ad Dir‘īyah?

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

8.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit Ad Dir‘īyah for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ad Dir‘īyah in February

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

In February, Ad Dir‘īyah sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ad Dir‘īyah in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ad Dir‘īyah peaks around July 19 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 19UV 11Dec 14UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb8Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr7Very high
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Ad Dir‘īyah in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Ad Dir‘īyah is worst in March — around 93 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.8× the cleanest month (October, 51 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyMar 2192 µg/m³Oct 1352 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan68Unhealthy
Feb75Unhealthy
Mar93Unhealthy
Apr89Unhealthy
May85Unhealthy
Jun71Unhealthy
Jul70Unhealthy
Aug65Unhealthy
Sep54Poor
Oct51Poor
Nov59Unhealthy
Dec63Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ad Dir‘īyah?

Ad Dir‘īyah sits at 24.8°N, 46.5°E, 600 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is ‘Irqah, 11 km away.

ShaqraḤawṭah Banī TamīmAd Dawādimī

Topography around Ad Dir‘īyah

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ad Dir‘īyah.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ad Dir‘īyah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m around an average of 691 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 328 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 656 m.

The land around Ad Dir‘īyah is covered by bare terrain (72%) within 3 km, bare terrain (68%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (94%) within 80 km.

3 km
110 m
16 km
328 m
80 km
656 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
February weather nearby: ‘Irqah 11 km · Riyadh 20 km · Al Kharj 104 km · Ad Dilam 106 km · Rumāḩ 110 km · Shaqra 141 km · Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm 144 km · Ad Dawādimī 219 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 Ad Dir‘īyah (24.7519°, 46.5387°, elevation 600 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).