Mahd adh Dhahab weather in November

In November, Mahd adh Dhahab sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 10 mm of rain across 2.4 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of November to 10 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Mahd adh Dhahab's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mahd adh Dhahab's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
9th warmest
Overnight low
16°
5th coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
2.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
6:36 AM – 5:27 PM
Cloud cover
22%
4th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
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.

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical November day in Mahd adh Dhahab reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 6°C cooler than October and about 4°C warmer than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How November really feels in Mahd adh Dhahab

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

November 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 November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 11°131.910.78.9
Feb26° / 13°30.711.28.9
Mar29° / 16°102.111.86.9
Apr34° / 19°122.812.54.1
May38° / 23°31.113.11.5
Jun40° / 26°0013.40.0
Jul41° / 27°00.113.30.0
Aug41° / 27°10.212.80.0
Sep39° / 26°00.112.10.6
Oct34° / 21°20.311.43.8
Nov29° / 16°102.410.97.3
Dec25° / 13°71.510.68.9

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1928
2928
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5928
6928
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Mahd adh Dhahab gets around 10 mm of rain over 2.4 wet days in November. 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 9% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
14
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Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of November feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, November lands in the dry band about 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
18992
28992
38992
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58992
68992
78992
88992
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Wind in November

Winds average 16 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
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916light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of November to 10 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:27 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 5:33 PM to 5:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:275:33
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311.16:285:32
411.16:295:32
511.06:295:31
611.06:305:31
711.06:305:30
811.06:315:30
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1110.96:335:29
1210.96:345:28
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1510.96:365:27
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1810.86:385:27
1910.86:385:26
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Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 4.87 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 — November's 4.87 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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55.2Bright
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115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
144.9Bright
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Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Mahd adh Dhahab

In seasonPeak

None of Mahd adh Dhahab's seasonal hazards are active in November. 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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Is November a good time to visit Mahd adh Dhahab?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

November 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 November

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

In November, Mahd adh Dhahab sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mahd adh Dhahab in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November 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 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateMay 23UV 12Dec 17UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb9Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr10Very high
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov7High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Mahd adh Dhahab in November

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where November 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).

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyMar 1675 µg/m³Oct 1341 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan64Unhealthy
Feb71Unhealthy
Mar76Unhealthy
Apr70Unhealthy
May56Unhealthy
Jun50Poor
Jul52Poor
Aug52Poor
Sep46Poor
Oct41Poor
Nov54Poor
Dec66Unhealthy
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.

MedinaSulţānahRābighAfifAl KhurmahBadr ḨunaynKhulayşThuwal

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
16 km
388 m
80 km
714 m
artificial surfacesbare terrain
November 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).