King Khalid Military City weather in February

In February, King Khalid Military City sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 10 mm of rain across 2.1 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 42 min at the start of February to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is King Khalid Military City's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see King Khalid Military City's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 21°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 10 mm; 2.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 hours; 6:42 AM – 5:43 PM
Cloud cover: 28%; 8th clearest
Wind: 15 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 5 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.2; 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 19°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical February day in King Khalid Military City reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 27°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)	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23
Avg low (°C)	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11

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

How February really feels in King Khalid Military City

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.

King Khalid Military City 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	18° / 7°	19	3.4	10.4	7.2
Feb	21° / 9°	10	2.1	11	8.2
Mar	26° / 13°	15	2.4	11.8	8.4
Apr	32° / 19°	11	2.3	12.6	5.1
May	38° / 24°	2	0.4	13.4	1.3
Jun	42° / 27°	0	0	13.7	0.0
Jul	44° / 28°	0	0	13.6	0.0
Aug	44° / 28°	0	0	13	0.0
Sep	41° / 25°	0	0	12.2	0.2
Oct	35° / 20°	1	0.4	11.3	3.5
Nov	25° / 14°	26	3.4	10.6	8.0
Dec	19° / 9°	19	3.5	10.3	7.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%.

	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 (%)	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	79	79	78	78	79	78	78	78	78	78	78	79	79	80	80	81	81	82	82	83	83
Cloudier (%)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	22	22	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	20	20	19	19	18	18	17	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	80	20
3	80	20
4	80	20
5	80	20
6	80	20
7	80	20
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	79	21
13	78	22
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	78	22
18	78	22
19	79	21
20	79	21
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	81	19
24	81	19
25	82	18
26	82	18
27	83	17
28	83	17

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

King Khalid Military City gets around 10 mm of rain over 2.1 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 7% and peaks near 8% 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 (%)	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	6

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

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 (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2

Wind in February

Winds average 15 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 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)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
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	14	light breeze
2	14	light breeze
3	14	light breeze
4	14	light breeze
5	14	light breeze
6	14	light breeze
7	14	light breeze
8	14	light breeze
9	14	light breeze
10	14	light breeze
11	14	light breeze
12	15	light breeze
13	15	light breeze
14	15	light breeze
15	15	light breeze
16	15	light breeze
17	15	light breeze
18	15	light breeze
19	15	light breeze
20	15	light breeze
21	15	light breeze
22	15	light breeze
23	15	light breeze
24	15	light breeze
25	15	light breeze
26	15	light breeze
27	15	light breeze
28	15	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min at the start of February to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:51 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 5:32 PM to 5:52 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)	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3
Sunrise (AM)	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	6:41	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:33	6:32	6:31
Sunset (PM)	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:52

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.7	6:51	5:32
2	10.7	6:50	5:33
3	10.7	6:50	5:34
4	10.8	6:49	5:34
5	10.8	6:49	5:35
6	10.8	6:48	5:36
7	10.8	6:47	5:37
8	10.8	6:47	5:37
9	10.9	6:46	5:38
10	10.9	6:46	5:39
11	10.9	6:45	5:40
12	10.9	6:44	5:41
13	11.0	6:44	5:41
14	11.0	6:43	5:42
15	11.0	6:42	5:43
16	11.0	6:41	5:43
17	11.1	6:40	5:44
18	11.1	6:40	5:45
19	11.1	6:39	5:46
20	11.1	6:38	5:46
21	11.2	6:37	5:47
22	11.2	6:36	5:48
23	11.2	6:35	5:48
24	11.2	6:35	5:49
25	11.3	6:34	5:50
26	11.3	6:33	5:50
27	11.3	6:32	5:51
28	11.3	6:31	5:52

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.65 kWh/m² to a high of 7.86 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 5 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)	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5
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	4.5	Bright
2	4.5	Bright
3	4.6	Bright
4	4.6	Bright
5	4.7	Bright
6	4.7	Bright
7	4.7	Bright
8	4.8	Bright
9	4.8	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.9	Bright
12	4.9	Bright
13	5.0	Bright
14	5.0	Bright
15	5.0	Bright
16	5.1	Bright
17	5.1	Bright
18	5.1	Bright
19	5.2	Bright
20	5.2	Bright
21	5.3	Bright
22	5.3	Bright
23	5.3	Bright
24	5.4	Bright
25	5.4	Bright
26	5.5	Bright
27	5.5	Bright
28	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for King Khalid Military City

In seasonPeak

In February, King Khalid Military City sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

King Khalid Military City sees seasonal dust haze (February–October), heaviest in May.

Dust

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit King Khalid Military City?

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

8.2

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

4.9

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit King Khalid Military City for general sightseeing.

What to pack for King Khalid Military City in February

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

In February, King Khalid Military City sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: sun protection.

sun protection

UV index in King Khalid Military City in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in King Khalid Military City peaks around July 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 4 (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)	4	6	8	5	8	11	11	11	9	7	5	4
Level	Moderate	High	Very high	Moderate	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	4	Moderate
Feb	6	High
Mar	8	Very high
Apr	5	Moderate
May	8	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	7	Very high
Nov	5	High
Dec	4	Moderate

Air quality in King Khalid Military City 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 King Khalid Military City is worst in March — around 96 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.7× the cleanest month (September, 58 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)	65	73	96	93	90	76	74	72	58	61	60	62
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	65	Unhealthy
Feb	73	Unhealthy
Mar	96	Unhealthy
Apr	93	Unhealthy
May	90	Unhealthy
Jun	76	Unhealthy
Jul	74	Unhealthy
Aug	72	Unhealthy
Sep	58	Unhealthy
Oct	61	Unhealthy
Nov	60	Unhealthy
Dec	62	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is King Khalid Military City?

King Khalid Military City sits at 27.9°N, 45.6°E, 415 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Hafar Al-Batin, 72 km away.

Topography around King Khalid Military City

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of King Khalid Military City.

Within 3 km, the terrain around King Khalid Military City has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of 413 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 257 m.

The land around King Khalid Military City is covered by bare terrain (92%) within 3 km, bare terrain (97%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (99%) within 80 km.

3 km

12 m

bare terrain 92%

16 km

79 m

bare terrain 97%

80 km

257 m

bare terrain 99%

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← January King Khalid Military City year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Hafar Al-Batin 72 km · Qaisumah 72 km · King Faisal Military City 73 km · Az Zulfī 193 km · Buraydah 235 km · ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ 246 km · Unaizah 253 km · Al Jahrā’ 260 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 King Khalid Military City (27.9051°, 45.5533°, elevation 415 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	19	7
2	19	7
3	19	8
4	19	8
5	20	8
6	20	8
7	20	8
8	20	8
9	20	8
10	20	8
11	20	8
12	20	8
13	21	8
14	21	9
15	21	9
16	21	9
17	21	9
18	21	9
19	21	9
20	22	9
21	22	10
22	22	10
23	22	10
24	22	10
25	23	10
26	23	10
27	23	10
28	23	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	80	20
3	80	20
4	80	20
5	80	20
6	80	20
7	80	20
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	79	21
13	78	22
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	78	22
18	78	22
19	79	21
20	79	21
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	81	19
24	81	19
25	82	18
26	82	18
27	83	17
28	83	17

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	80	20
3	80	20
4	80	20
5	80	20
6	80	20
7	80	20
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	79	21
13	78	22
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	78	22
18	78	22
19	79	21
20	79	21
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	81	19
24	81	19
25	82	18
26	82	18
27	83	17
28	83	17

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	80	20
3	80	20
4	80	20
5	80	20
6	80	20
7	80	20
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	79	21
13	78	22
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	78	22
18	78	22
19	79	21
20	79	21
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	81	19
24	81	19
25	82	18
26	82	18
27	83	17
28	83	17

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2