Ash Shafā weather in February

In February, Ash Shafā sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 13 mm of rain across 2.6 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Ash Shafā's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ash Shafā's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 17°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 13 mm; 2.6 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 18 min; 6:55 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover: 21%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 5.39 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.5; out of 10

Ash Shafā is village in Makkah Province, in western Saudi Arabia.

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 25°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical February day in Ash Shafā reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 10°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, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 3°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)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28
Avg low (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18

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

How February really feels in Ash Shafā

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.

Ash Shafā weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	24° / 16°	51	6	10.9	8.2
Feb	26° / 17°	13	2.6	11.3	8.5
Mar	29° / 19°	18	4.2	11.9	6.9
Apr	32° / 22°	24	5.2	12.5	4.7
May	36° / 25°	21	6.8	13	2.5
Jun	38° / 27°	6	2.6	13.3	1.3
Jul	37° / 28°	4	1.3	13.2	1.9
Aug	37° / 27°	16	5.2	12.7	2.0
Sep	36° / 26°	26	8.4	12.1	2.1
Oct	33° / 22°	11	3.1	11.5	4.3
Nov	29° / 19°	15	4.2	11	7.0
Dec	26° / 17°	27	4.8	10.7	8.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 11%. Skies tend to open up 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
Clearer (%)	87	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	90	90	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	90	91	91	91	91	91	92
Cloudier (%)	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	9	9	9	9	9	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	87	13
2	88	12
3	88	12
4	88	12
5	89	11
6	89	11
7	89	11
8	89	11
9	90	10
10	90	10
11	89	11
12	89	11
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	90	10
23	91	9
24	91	9
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	92	8

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Ash Shafā gets around 13 mm of rain over 2.6 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 10% and peaks near 13% 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	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9

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

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 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
Dry (%)	57	58	59	59	61	61	62	62	63	63	63	64	64	64	63	63	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	63	64	64	65
Comfortable (%)	33	32	31	31	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	29
Humid (%)	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	57	33	10
2	58	32	10
3	59	31	10
4	59	31	10
5	61	30	9
6	61	30	9
7	62	29	9
8	62	29	9
9	63	29	8
10	63	29	8
11	63	29	8
12	64	29	7
13	64	29	7
14	64	29	7
15	63	30	7
16	63	30	7
17	62	31	7
18	62	31	7
19	62	31	7
20	62	31	7
21	62	31	7
22	62	31	7
23	62	31	7
24	62	31	7
25	63	30	7
26	64	30	6
27	64	30	6
28	65	29	6

Wind in February

Winds average 7 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 6 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)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	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	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	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 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:01 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 6:18 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	11.1	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	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5
Sunrise (AM)	7:01	7:00	7:00	7:00	6:59	6:59	6:59	6:58	6:58	6:57	6:57	6:56	6:56	6:55	6:55	6:54	6:54	6:53	6:53	6:52	6:51	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:46
Sunset (PM)	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:18

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.1	7:01	6:04
2	11.1	7:00	6:04
3	11.1	7:00	6:05
4	11.1	7:00	6:06
5	11.1	6:59	6:06
6	11.1	6:59	6:07
7	11.1	6:59	6:07
8	11.2	6:58	6:08
9	11.2	6:58	6:08
10	11.2	6:57	6:09
11	11.2	6:57	6:10
12	11.2	6:56	6:10
13	11.2	6:56	6:11
14	11.3	6:55	6:11
15	11.3	6:55	6:12
16	11.3	6:54	6:12
17	11.3	6:54	6:13
18	11.3	6:53	6:13
19	11.4	6:53	6:14
20	11.4	6:52	6:14
21	11.4	6:51	6:15
22	11.4	6:51	6:15
23	11.4	6:50	6:16
24	11.4	6:49	6:16
25	11.5	6:49	6:17
26	11.5	6:48	6:17
27	11.5	6:47	6:17
28	11.5	6:46	6:18

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 4.37 kWh/m² to a high of 7.23 kWh/m² in May across the year — February's 5.39 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	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	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	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.9	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	4.9	Bright
3	5.0	Bright
4	5.0	Bright
5	5.1	Bright
6	5.1	Bright
7	5.1	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.2	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
13	5.3	Bright
14	5.4	Bright
15	5.4	Bright
16	5.4	Bright
17	5.5	Bright
18	5.5	Bright
19	5.5	Bright
20	5.6	Bright
21	5.6	Bright
22	5.7	Bright
23	5.7	Bright
24	5.7	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.8	Bright
27	5.9	Bright
28	5.9	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Ash Shafā

In seasonPeak

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

Ash Shafā sees seasonal dust haze (May–September), heaviest in June.

Dust

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Ash Shafā?

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

8.1

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ash Shafā in February

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

In February, Ash Shafā sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ash Shafā in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ash Shafā peaks around July 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 6 (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	10	12	13	12	12	13	11	11	10	7	6
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	8	Very high
Feb	10	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	10	Very high
Nov	7	Very high
Dec	6	High

Air quality in Ash Shafā 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 Ash Shafā is worst in March — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), 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)	46	49	55	54	50	48	40	45	48	44	42	47
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	46	Poor
Feb	49	Poor
Mar	55	Poor
Apr	54	Poor
May	50	Poor
Jun	48	Poor
Jul	40	Poor
Aug	45	Poor
Sep	48	Poor
Oct	44	Poor
Nov	42	Poor
Dec	47	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Ash Shafā?

Ash Shafā sits at 21.1°N, 40.3°E, 2,231 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Ta'if, 24 km away.

Topography around Ash Shafā

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ash Shafā has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 997 m around an average of 2,152 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,114 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,609 m.

The land around Ash Shafā is covered by shrubs (59%) within 3 km, shrubs (39%), bare terrain (35%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (82%) within 80 km.

3 km

997 m

shrubs 59%

16 km

2,114 m

shrubs 39%

80 km

2,609 m

bare terrain 82%

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← January Ash Shafā year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Ta'if 24 km · Mecca 64 km · Al Jumūm 89 km · Al Līth 103 km · Al ‘Aqīq 123 km · Jeddah 126 km · Turabah 137 km · Khulayş 159 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 Ash Shafā (21.0727°, 40.3184°, elevation 2,231 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	16
2	25	16
3	25	16
4	25	16
5	25	16
6	25	16
7	25	16
8	26	16
9	26	16
10	26	16
11	26	16
12	26	17
13	26	17
14	26	17
15	26	17
16	26	17
17	26	17
18	26	17
19	27	17
20	27	17
21	27	17
22	27	17
23	27	17
24	27	17
25	27	18
26	27	18
27	28	18
28	28	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	87	13
2	88	12
3	88	12
4	88	12
5	89	11
6	89	11
7	89	11
8	89	11
9	90	10
10	90	10
11	89	11
12	89	11
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	90	10
23	91	9
24	91	9
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	92	8

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	57	33	10
2	58	32	10
3	59	31	10
4	59	31	10
5	61	30	9
6	61	30	9
7	62	29	9
8	62	29	9
9	63	29	8
10	63	29	8
11	63	29	8
12	64	29	7
13	64	29	7
14	64	29	7
15	63	30	7
16	63	30	7
17	62	31	7
18	62	31	7
19	62	31	7
20	62	31	7
21	62	31	7
22	62	31	7
23	62	31	7
24	62	31	7
25	63	30	7
26	64	30	6
27	64	30	6
28	65	29	6

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	87	13
2	88	12
3	88	12
4	88	12
5	89	11
6	89	11
7	89	11
8	89	11
9	90	10
10	90	10
11	89	11
12	89	11
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	90	10
23	91	9
24	91	9
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	92	8

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	57	33	10
2	58	32	10
3	59	31	10
4	59	31	10
5	61	30	9
6	61	30	9
7	62	29	9
8	62	29	9
9	63	29	8
10	63	29	8
11	63	29	8
12	64	29	7
13	64	29	7
14	64	29	7
15	63	30	7
16	63	30	7
17	62	31	7
18	62	31	7
19	62	31	7
20	62	31	7
21	62	31	7
22	62	31	7
23	62	31	7
24	62	31	7
25	63	30	7
26	64	30	6
27	64	30	6
28	65	29	6

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	87	13
2	88	12
3	88	12
4	88	12
5	89	11
6	89	11
7	89	11
8	89	11
9	90	10
10	90	10
11	89	11
12	89	11
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	90	10
23	91	9
24	91	9
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	92	8

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	57	33	10
2	58	32	10
3	59	31	10
4	59	31	10
5	61	30	9
6	61	30	9
7	62	29	9
8	62	29	9
9	63	29	8
10	63	29	8
11	63	29	8
12	64	29	7
13	64	29	7
14	64	29	7
15	63	30	7
16	63	30	7
17	62	31	7
18	62	31	7
19	62	31	7
20	62	31	7
21	62	31	7
22	62	31	7
23	62	31	7
24	62	31	7
25	63	30	7
26	64	30	6
27	64	30	6
28	65	29	6