Al Kharj weather in February

In February, Al Kharj sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.4 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 80% 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 Al Kharj's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Kharj's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 7 mm; 1.4 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 12 min; 6:30 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover: 20%; 7th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 5.44 kWh/m²
Travel score: 9.0; out of 10

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical February day in Al Kharj reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 3°C warmer than January and about 5°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)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13

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

How February really feels in Al Kharj

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 Kharj 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	21° / 9°	8	2.1	10.7	8.4
Feb	24° / 11°	7	1.4	11.2	9.0
Mar	29° / 16°	9	1.9	11.8	7.1
Apr	35° / 21°	11	1.9	12.5	3.5
May	40° / 26°	1	0.4	13.2	0.4
Jun	43° / 28°	0	0	13.5	0.0
Jul	44° / 29°	0	0	13.3	0.0
Aug	44° / 29°	0	0	12.8	0.0
Sep	41° / 25°	0	0	12.1	0.1
Oct	36° / 20°	1	0.2	11.4	3.1
Nov	28° / 15°	9	1.4	10.8	7.6
Dec	23° / 11°	9	1.7	10.5	8.8

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 80% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 11%.

	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 (%)	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	89	89	90	90	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	88	88	88	88
Cloudier (%)	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	11	11	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12

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

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Al Kharj gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.4 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 5% and peaks near 5% 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 (%)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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

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.

	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 (%)	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97
Comfortable (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3

Wind in February

Winds average 13 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 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)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

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 6:37 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 5:31 PM to 5:48 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)	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4
Sunrise (AM)	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:23	6:22	6:21	6:21
Sunset (PM)	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:48

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.9	6:37	5:31
2	10.9	6:37	5:32
3	10.9	6:37	5:32
4	10.9	6:36	5:33
5	11.0	6:36	5:34
6	11.0	6:35	5:34
7	11.0	6:35	5:35
8	11.0	6:34	5:36
9	11.0	6:34	5:36
10	11.1	6:33	5:37
11	11.1	6:33	5:38
12	11.1	6:32	5:38
13	11.1	6:32	5:39
14	11.1	6:31	5:40
15	11.2	6:30	5:40
16	11.2	6:30	5:41
17	11.2	6:29	5:41
18	11.2	6:28	5:42
19	11.2	6:28	5:43
20	11.3	6:27	5:43
21	11.3	6:26	5:44
22	11.3	6:25	5:44
23	11.3	6:25	5:45
24	11.4	6:24	5:45
25	11.4	6:23	5:46
26	11.4	6:22	5:46
27	11.4	6:21	5:47
28	11.4	6:21	5:48

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.29 kWh/m² to a high of 7.7 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 5.44 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)	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	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	5.8	5.9
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	4.9	Bright
2	5.0	Bright
3	5.0	Bright
4	5.1	Bright
5	5.1	Bright
6	5.1	Bright
7	5.2	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.3	Bright
10	5.3	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.4	Bright
13	5.4	Bright
14	5.4	Bright
15	5.5	Bright
16	5.5	Bright
17	5.5	Bright
18	5.6	Bright
19	5.6	Bright
20	5.6	Bright
21	5.7	Bright
22	5.7	Bright
23	5.7	Bright
24	5.8	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.8	Bright
27	5.8	Bright
28	5.9	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Al Kharj

In seasonPeak

In February, Al Kharj sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Al Kharj 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 Al Kharj?

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

9.0

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

7.7

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Al Kharj in February

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

In February, Al Kharj sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

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UV index in Al Kharj in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Al Kharj peaks around July 20 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 5 (moderate).

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)	6	7	9	7	10	9	11	10	9	9	6	4
Level	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	6	High
Feb	7	Very high
Mar	9	Very high
Apr	7	Very high
May	10	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	9	Very high
Nov	6	High
Dec	4	Moderate

Air quality in Al Kharj 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 Kharj is worst in March — around 72 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (October, 38 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)	51	57	72	71	68	60	59	52	42	38	44	47
Level	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	51	Poor
Feb	57	Unhealthy
Mar	72	Unhealthy
Apr	71	Unhealthy
May	68	Unhealthy
Jun	60	Unhealthy
Jul	59	Unhealthy
Aug	52	Poor
Sep	42	Poor
Oct	38	Poor
Nov	44	Poor
Dec	47	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Al Kharj?

Al Kharj sits at 24.2°N, 47.3°E, 438 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Ad Dilam, 25 km away.

Topography around Al Kharj

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Kharj has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 439 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 670 m.

The land around Al Kharj is covered by artificial surfaces (71%) and bare terrain (27%) within 3 km, bare terrain (82%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (96%) within 80 km.

3 km

49 m

artificial surfaces 71%

16 km

121 m

bare terrain 82%

80 km

670 m

bare terrain 96%

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

February weather nearby: Ad Dilam 25 km · Riyadh 86 km · Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm 87 km · ‘Irqah 94 km · Ad Dir‘īyah 104 km · Rumāḩ 158 km · Laylá 216 km · Shaqra 243 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 Kharj (24.1554°, 47.3346°, elevation 438 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	23	10
2	23	10
3	23	10
4	23	10
5	23	10
6	23	10
7	23	10
8	23	11
9	24	11
10	24	11
11	24	11
12	24	11
13	24	11
14	24	11
15	24	11
16	25	11
17	25	12
18	25	12
19	25	12
20	25	12
21	25	12
22	25	12
23	26	12
24	26	13
25	26	13
26	26	13
27	26	13
28	26	13

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

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3

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

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

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3

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

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

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3