Mahd adh Dhahab weather in February

In February, Mahd adh Dhahab sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.7 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 7th-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 79% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Mahd adh Dhahab's 3rd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mahd adh Dhahab's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 3 mm; 0.7 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 12 min; 6:55 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover: 20%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 17 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 5.54 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.9; out of 10

Mahd adh Dhahab is gold mining area in the Arabian Peninsula.

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 Mahd adh Dhahab reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 3°C warmer than January and about 4°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	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14

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

How February really feels in Mahd adh Dhahab

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.

Mahd adh Dhahab weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	23° / 11°	13	1.9	10.7	8.9
Feb	26° / 13°	3	0.7	11.2	8.9
Mar	29° / 16°	10	2.1	11.8	6.9
Apr	34° / 19°	12	2.8	12.5	4.1
May	38° / 23°	3	1.1	13.1	1.5
Jun	40° / 26°	0	0	13.4	0.0
Jul	41° / 27°	0	0.1	13.3	0.0
Aug	41° / 27°	1	0.2	12.8	0.0
Sep	39° / 26°	0	0.1	12.1	0.6
Oct	34° / 21°	2	0.3	11.4	3.8
Nov	29° / 16°	10	2.4	10.9	7.3
Dec	25° / 13°	7	1.5	10.6	8.9

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% 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 12%.

	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	90	90	90	90	89	89	89	89	89	88	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	88	88	88
Cloudier (%)	11	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12

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

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Mahd adh Dhahab gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.7 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 3% and peaks near 4% 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 (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4

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

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

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

Wind in February

Winds average 17 km/h in February.

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 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 36 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:02 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 5:58 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)	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	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	11.5
Sunrise (AM)	7:02	7:02	7:01	7:01	7:01	7:00	7:00	6:59	6:59	6:58	6:58	6:57	6:57	6:56	6:55	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:53	6:52	6:51	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:48	6:47	6:46
Sunset (PM)	5:58	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	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

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.9	7:02	5:58
2	10.9	7:02	5:58
3	11.0	7:01	5:59
4	11.0	7:01	6:00
5	11.0	7:01	6:00
6	11.0	7:00	6:01
7	11.0	7:00	6:02
8	11.1	6:59	6:02
9	11.1	6:59	6:03
10	11.1	6:58	6:04
11	11.1	6:58	6:04
12	11.1	6:57	6:05
13	11.1	6:57	6:06
14	11.2	6:56	6:06
15	11.2	6:55	6:07
16	11.2	6:55	6:07
17	11.2	6:54	6:08
18	11.3	6:53	6:08
19	11.3	6:53	6:09
20	11.3	6:52	6:10
21	11.3	6:51	6:10
22	11.3	6:51	6:11
23	11.4	6:50	6:11
24	11.4	6:49	6:12
25	11.4	6:48	6:12
26	11.4	6:48	6:13
27	11.4	6:47	6:13
28	11.5	6:46	6:14

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.37 kWh/m² to a high of 7.66 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 5.54 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	5.1	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	5.9	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	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.1	Bright
2	5.1	Bright
3	5.1	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	5.5	Bright
13	5.5	Bright
14	5.5	Bright
15	5.6	Bright
16	5.6	Bright
17	5.6	Bright
18	5.7	Bright
19	5.7	Bright
20	5.7	Bright
21	5.8	Bright
22	5.8	Bright
23	5.8	Bright
24	5.9	Bright
25	5.9	Bright
26	5.9	Bright
27	6.0	Bright
28	6.0	Intense

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Mahd adh Dhahab

In seasonPeak

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

Mahd adh Dhahab sees seasonal dust haze (March–September), heaviest in May.

Dust

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Feb

Mar

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May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Mahd adh Dhahab?

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

8.9

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

8.4

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mahd adh Dhahab in February

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

In February, Mahd adh Dhahab sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mahd adh Dhahab in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mahd adh Dhahab peaks around May 23 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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)	6	9	11	10	12	12	12	10	10	9	7	4
Level	High	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	6	High
Feb	9	Very high
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	10	Very high
May	12	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	10	Extreme
Oct	9	Very high
Nov	7	High
Dec	4	Moderate

Air quality in Mahd adh Dhahab 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 Mahd adh Dhahab is worst in March — around 76 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (October, 41 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)	64	71	76	70	56	50	52	52	46	41	54	66
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	64	Unhealthy
Feb	71	Unhealthy
Mar	76	Unhealthy
Apr	70	Unhealthy
May	56	Unhealthy
Jun	50	Poor
Jul	52	Poor
Aug	52	Poor
Sep	46	Poor
Oct	41	Poor
Nov	54	Poor
Dec	66	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Mahd adh Dhahab?

Mahd adh Dhahab sits at 23.5°N, 40.9°E, 1,039 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Medina, 168 km away.

Topography around Mahd adh Dhahab

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Mahd adh Dhahab.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mahd adh Dhahab has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 187 m around an average of 1,046 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 388 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 714 m.

The land around Mahd adh Dhahab is covered by bare terrain (86%) within 3 km, bare terrain (99%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (100%) within 80 km.

3 km

187 m

bare terrain 86%

16 km

388 m

bare terrain 99%

80 km

714 m

bare terrain 100%

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← January Mahd adh Dhahab year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Medina 168 km · Sulţānah 172 km · Rābigh 205 km · Afif 212 km · Al Khurmah 212 km · Badr Ḩunayn 216 km · Khulayş 219 km · Thuwal 226 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 Mahd adh Dhahab (23.4997°, 40.8841°, elevation 1,039 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	12
2	25	12
3	25	12
4	25	12
5	25	12
6	25	12
7	25	12
8	25	12
9	25	12
10	25	12
11	26	12
12	26	12
13	26	12
14	26	12
15	26	13
16	26	13
17	26	13
18	26	13
19	26	13
20	27	13
21	27	13
22	27	13
23	27	13
24	27	13
25	27	14
26	27	14
27	27	14
28	28	14

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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