Al Bahah weather in February

In February, Al Bahah sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 22 mm of rain across 3.6 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of February to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Al Bahah's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Bahah's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 23°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 22 mm; 3.6 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 18 min; 6:49 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover: 24%; 1st clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 5.53 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.5; out of 10

Al Bahah is city in Saudi Arabia.

Founded: 1600

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

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical February day in Al Bahah reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 2°C cooler than March.

	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
Avg high (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15

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

How February really feels in Al Bahah

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Al Bahah weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	21° / 12°	42	6.2	10.9	7.6
Feb	23° / 14°	22	3.6	11.3	8.5
Mar	25° / 16°	35	6.6	11.9	8.1
Apr	28° / 19°	43	9.7	12.4	6.7
May	31° / 21°	51	15	12.9	4.4
Jun	33° / 23°	31	9.2	13.2	3.7
Jul	32° / 24°	37	9.7	13.1	4.1
Aug	31° / 23°	148	20	12.7	3.5
Sep	31° / 21°	130	19.5	12.1	3.8
Oct	28° / 18°	38	10.3	11.5	6.6
Nov	25° / 15°	17	4.8	11.1	8.3
Dec	23° / 13°	21	3.9	10.8	8.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in February, the clearest month of the year.

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

	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
Clearer (%)	86	86	86	86	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	86	86	86	86	86	86	87	87	88	88	89	89	90	90	90	91	92
Cloudier (%)	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	9	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	86	14
2	86	14
3	86	14
4	86	14
5	87	13
6	87	13
7	87	13
8	87	13
9	87	13
10	87	13
11	87	13
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	86	14
17	86	14
18	87	13
19	87	13
20	88	12
21	88	12
22	89	11
23	89	11
24	90	10
25	90	10
26	90	10
27	91	9
28	92	8

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Al Bahah gets around 22 mm of rain over 3.6 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 13% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days.

	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
Rain chance (%)	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	13
3	13
4	12
5	12
6	12
7	12
8	12
9	12
10	12
11	12
12	13
13	13
14	13
15	13
16	14
17	14
18	14
19	14
20	14
21	14
22	14
23	14
24	14
25	14
26	14
27	14
28	14

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 85% 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
Dry (%)	84	84	85	85	86	86	87	87	86	86	86	86	86	85	85	84	84	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	82	82	82
Comfortable (%)	16	16	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	84	16	0
2	84	16	0
3	85	15	0
4	85	15	0
5	86	14	0
6	86	14	0
7	87	13	0
8	87	13	0
9	86	13	1
10	86	13	1
11	86	13	1
12	86	13	1
13	86	13	1
14	85	14	1
15	85	14	1
16	84	15	1
17	84	15	1
18	83	16	1
19	83	16	1
20	83	16	1
21	83	16	1
22	83	16	1
23	83	16	1
24	83	16	1
25	83	16	1
26	82	17	1
27	82	17	1
28	82	17	1

Wind in February

Winds average 7 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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
Wind speed (km/h)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of February to 11 h 36 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 6:55 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 6:14 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
Daylight (h)	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6
Sunrise (AM)	6:55	6:54	6:54	6:54	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:52	6:52	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:50	6:50	6:49	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:47	6:46	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:41
Sunset (PM)	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.1	6:55	6:01
2	11.1	6:54	6:01
3	11.1	6:54	6:02
4	11.1	6:54	6:02
5	11.2	6:53	6:03
6	11.2	6:53	6:04
7	11.2	6:53	6:04
8	11.2	6:52	6:05
9	11.2	6:52	6:05
10	11.2	6:51	6:06
11	11.3	6:51	6:06
12	11.3	6:51	6:07
13	11.3	6:50	6:07
14	11.3	6:50	6:08
15	11.3	6:49	6:08
16	11.3	6:49	6:09
17	11.4	6:48	6:09
18	11.4	6:47	6:10
19	11.4	6:47	6:10
20	11.4	6:46	6:11
21	11.4	6:46	6:11
22	11.4	6:45	6:12
23	11.5	6:44	6:12
24	11.5	6:44	6:12
25	11.5	6:43	6:13
26	11.5	6:42	6:13
27	11.5	6:42	6:14
28	11.6	6:41	6:14

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.69 kWh/m² to a high of 7.04 kWh/m² in May across the year — February's 5.53 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.1	Bright
2	5.1	Bright
3	5.2	Bright
4	5.2	Bright
5	5.2	Bright
6	5.3	Bright
7	5.3	Bright
8	5.3	Bright
9	5.4	Bright
10	5.4	Bright
11	5.4	Bright
12	5.4	Bright
13	5.5	Bright
14	5.5	Bright
15	5.5	Bright
16	5.6	Bright
17	5.6	Bright
18	5.6	Bright
19	5.7	Bright
20	5.7	Bright
21	5.7	Bright
22	5.8	Bright
23	5.8	Bright
24	5.8	Bright
25	5.9	Bright
26	5.9	Bright
27	6.0	Bright
28	6.0	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Al Bahah

In seasonPeak

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

Al Bahah's rainy season runs August–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Al Bahah sees seasonal dust haze (May–September), heaviest in June.

Rainy season

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Al Bahah?

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

8.5

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

6.5

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Al Bahah in February

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

In February, Al Bahah sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Al Bahah in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Al Bahah peaks around April 10 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 7 (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)	8	11	12	13	11	12	12	11	11	11	8	7
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High

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

Air quality in Al Bahah 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 Al Bahah is worst in September — around 81 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	79	79	79	78	76	74	64	69	81	76	74	80
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	79	Unhealthy
Feb	79	Unhealthy
Mar	79	Unhealthy
Apr	78	Unhealthy
May	76	Unhealthy
Jun	74	Unhealthy
Jul	64	Unhealthy
Aug	69	Unhealthy
Sep	81	Unhealthy
Oct	76	Unhealthy
Nov	74	Unhealthy
Dec	80	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Al Bahah?

Al Bahah sits at 20.0°N, 41.5°E, 2,176 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Baljurashi, 19 km away.

Topography around Al Bahah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Bahah has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,016 m around an average of 2,134 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,016 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,544 m.

The land around Al Bahah is covered by shrubs (34%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, bare terrain (48%), shrubs (23%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (84%) within 80 km.

3 km

1,016 m

shrubs 34%

16 km

2,016 m

bare terrain 48%

80 km

2,544 m

bare terrain 84%

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← January Al Bahah year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Baljurashi 19 km · Sabt Alalayah 71 km · Al ‘Aqīq 71 km · An Nimas 118 km · Qal‘at Bīshah 119 km · Al Līth 126 km · Bariq 130 km · Turabah 135 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 Al Bahah (20.0129°, 41.4677°, elevation 2,176 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	22	13
2	22	13
3	22	13
4	22	13
5	22	13
6	22	13
7	22	13
8	22	13
9	23	13
10	23	13
11	23	14
12	23	14
13	23	14
14	23	14
15	23	14
16	23	14
17	23	14
18	23	14
19	23	14
20	23	14
21	24	14
22	24	14
23	24	15
24	24	15
25	24	15
26	24	15
27	24	15
28	24	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	86	14
2	86	14
3	86	14
4	86	14
5	87	13
6	87	13
7	87	13
8	87	13
9	87	13
10	87	13
11	87	13
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	86	14
17	86	14
18	87	13
19	87	13
20	88	12
21	88	12
22	89	11
23	89	11
24	90	10
25	90	10
26	90	10
27	91	9
28	92	8

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	13
3	13
4	12
5	12
6	12
7	12
8	12
9	12
10	12
11	12
12	13
13	13
14	13
15	13
16	14
17	14
18	14
19	14
20	14
21	14
22	14
23	14
24	14
25	14
26	14
27	14
28	14

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	84	16	0
2	84	16	0
3	85	15	0
4	85	15	0
5	86	14	0
6	86	14	0
7	87	13	0
8	87	13	0
9	86	13	1
10	86	13	1
11	86	13	1
12	86	13	1
13	86	13	1
14	85	14	1
15	85	14	1
16	84	15	1
17	84	15	1
18	83	16	1
19	83	16	1
20	83	16	1
21	83	16	1
22	83	16	1
23	83	16	1
24	83	16	1
25	83	16	1
26	82	17	1
27	82	17	1
28	82	17	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	86	14
2	86	14
3	86	14
4	86	14
5	87	13
6	87	13
7	87	13
8	87	13
9	87	13
10	87	13
11	87	13
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	86	14
17	86	14
18	87	13
19	87	13
20	88	12
21	88	12
22	89	11
23	89	11
24	90	10
25	90	10
26	90	10
27	91	9
28	92	8

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	13
3	13
4	12
5	12
6	12
7	12
8	12
9	12
10	12
11	12
12	13
13	13
14	13
15	13
16	14
17	14
18	14
19	14
20	14
21	14
22	14
23	14
24	14
25	14
26	14
27	14
28	14

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	84	16	0
2	84	16	0
3	85	15	0
4	85	15	0
5	86	14	0
6	86	14	0
7	87	13	0
8	87	13	0
9	86	13	1
10	86	13	1
11	86	13	1
12	86	13	1
13	86	13	1
14	85	14	1
15	85	14	1
16	84	15	1
17	84	15	1
18	83	16	1
19	83	16	1
20	83	16	1
21	83	16	1
22	83	16	1
23	83	16	1
24	83	16	1
25	83	16	1
26	82	17	1
27	82	17	1
28	82	17	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	86	14
2	86	14
3	86	14
4	86	14
5	87	13
6	87	13
7	87	13
8	87	13
9	87	13
10	87	13
11	87	13
12	86	14
13	86	14
14	86	14
15	86	14
16	86	14
17	86	14
18	87	13
19	87	13
20	88	12
21	88	12
22	89	11
23	89	11
24	90	10
25	90	10
26	90	10
27	91	9
28	92	8

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	13
3	13
4	12
5	12
6	12
7	12
8	12
9	12
10	12
11	12
12	13
13	13
14	13
15	13
16	14
17	14
18	14
19	14
20	14
21	14
22	14
23	14
24	14
25	14
26	14
27	14
28	14

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	84	16	0
2	84	16	0
3	85	15	0
4	85	15	0
5	86	14	0
6	86	14	0
7	87	13	0
8	87	13	0
9	86	13	1
10	86	13	1
11	86	13	1
12	86	13	1
13	86	13	1
14	85	14	1
15	85	14	1
16	84	15	1
17	84	15	1
18	83	16	1
19	83	16	1
20	83	16	1
21	83	16	1
22	83	16	1
23	83	16	1
24	83	16	1
25	83	16	1
26	82	17	1
27	82	17	1
28	82	17	1