Khamis Mushait weather in February

In February, Khamis Mushait sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 17 mm of rain across 3.5 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of February to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Khamis Mushait's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Khamis Mushait's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
10th warmest
Overnight low
12°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
17 mm
3.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:42 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
24%
4th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.2
out of 10

Khamis Mushait 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 22°C by the end.

A typical February day in Khamis Mushait reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 1°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Khamis Mushait 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 10°244.2117.8
Feb22° / 12°173.511.48.2
Mar23° / 13°409.111.97.7
Apr25° / 15°5810.912.47.1
May28° / 17°4611.512.86.3
Jun30° / 19°267.613.15.5
Jul29° / 20°6113.6135.0
Aug28° / 19°11423.412.64.2
Sep28° / 17°3510.312.16.4
Oct26° / 14°81.511.68.9
Nov23° / 12°82.311.18.8
Dec21° / 10°61.310.98.5

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in February.

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

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
19010
29010
38911
48812
58812
68812
78812
88911
98911
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118911
128911
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149010
159010
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25919
26919
27919
28919

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Khamis Mushait gets around 17 mm of rain over 3.5 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 16% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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2015
2115
2215
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2515
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2816

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20982
21982
22982
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26982
27982
28982

Wind in February

Winds average 9 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 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 24 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:47 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:475:58
211.26:475:59
311.26:475:59
411.26:466:00
511.26:466:00
611.36:466:01
711.36:456:01
811.36:456:02
911.36:456:02
1011.36:446:03
1111.36:446:03
1211.36:436:04
1311.46:436:04
1411.46:436:05
1511.46:426:05
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1911.46:406:07
2011.56:406:07
2111.56:396:08
2211.56:386:08
2311.56:386:08
2411.56:376:09
2511.56:376:09
2611.66:366:10
2711.66:356:10
2811.66:356:10

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.1 kWh/m² to a high of 6.93 kWh/m² in May across the year — February's 5.78 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
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185.9Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
216.0Bright
226.0Intense
236.0Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Khamis Mushait

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
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Is February a good time to visit Khamis Mushait?

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

8.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit Khamis Mushait for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Khamis Mushait in February

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

In February, Khamis Mushait sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in Khamis Mushait in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Khamis Mushait peaks around April 11 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 11UV 14Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Khamis Mushait 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 Khamis Mushait 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).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 1248 µg/m³Dec 1125 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan29Moderate
Feb34Moderate
Mar35Moderate
Apr37Poor
May38Poor
Jun47Poor
Jul48Poor
Aug45Poor
Sep40Poor
Oct29Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Khamis Mushait?

Khamis Mushait sits at 18.3°N, 42.7°E, 1,998 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Abha, 26 km away.

Fayfā’ŞabyāḐamadAbū ‘Arīsh

Topography around Khamis Mushait

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Khamis Mushait has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m around an average of 2,006 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 410 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,916 m.

The land around Khamis Mushait is covered by artificial surfaces (56%) and bare terrain (32%) within 3 km, bare terrain (80%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (73%) within 80 km.

3 km
64 m
16 km
410 m
80 km
2,916 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
February weather nearby: Abha 26 km · Sarāt ‘Abīdah 48 km · Bariq 110 km · An Nimas 114 km · Fayfā’ 121 km · Şabyā 128 km · Ḑamad 133 km · Abū ‘Arīsh 148 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 Khamis Mushait (18.3°, 42.7333°, elevation 1,998 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).