Medina weather in April

In April, Medina sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.5 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 36°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of April to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Medina's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Medina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
7th warmest
Overnight low
20°
6th coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:05 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover
22%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
7.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Medina is city in Medina Province, Saudi Arabia.

Density
2,207/km²
people per km²
Founded
~900 BCE

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 36°C by the end.

A typical April day in Medina reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 4°C warmer than March and about 4°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How April really feels in Medina

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 30 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
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Medina weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 11°9110.79.1
Feb27° / 13°20.511.18.7
Mar30° / 16°40.911.86.5
Apr35° / 20°51.512.63.6
May39° / 24°20.713.21.0
Jun42° / 26°0013.50.0
Jul42° / 27°00.113.40.0
Aug42° / 28°20.612.90.0
Sep41° / 26°00.112.20.1
Oct36° / 22°10.411.42.5
Nov30° / 17°61.210.86.5
Dec26° / 13°70.910.58.9

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 11%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18911
28911
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68812
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Medina gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.5 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 5% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
15
25
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45
55
65
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Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19541
29640
39640
49640
59640
69541
79541
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Wind in April

Winds average 11 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
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811calm
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of April to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:20 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:206:33
212.26:196:33
312.36:186:33
412.36:176:34
512.36:166:34
612.36:156:35
712.46:146:35
812.46:136:35
912.46:126:36
1012.46:116:36
1112.56:106:37
1212.56:096:37
1312.56:086:38
1412.56:076:38
1512.56:066:38
1612.66:056:39
1712.66:046:39
1812.66:036:40
1912.66:026:40
2012.76:016:41
2112.76:006:41
2212.75:596:42
2312.75:586:42
2412.85:576:42
2512.85:576:43
2612.85:566:43
2712.85:556:44
2812.85:546:44
2912.95:536:45
3012.95:526:45

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 7.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.32 kWh/m² to a high of 7.74 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 7.28 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
47.1Intense
57.1Intense
67.1Intense
77.1Intense
87.1Intense
97.2Intense
107.2Intense
117.2Intense
127.2Intense
137.2Intense
147.3Intense
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307.5Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Medina

In seasonPeak

In April, Medina sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Medina sees seasonal dust haze (March–September), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Medina?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Medina. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Medina in April

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

In April, Medina sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Medina in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April 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 Medina peaks around May 21 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateMay 21UV 12Dec 16UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb9Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr9Very high
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov6High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Medina in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where April falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Medina is worst in April — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (October, 29 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorApr 1051 µg/m³Oct 1629 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan40Poor
Feb44Poor
Mar50Poor
Apr51Poor
May42Poor
Jun35Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug32Moderate
Sep34Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov34Moderate
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Medina?

Medina sits at 24.5°N, 39.6°E, 603 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Sulţānah, 4.0 km away.

YanbuMahd adh DhahabRābighUmlujThuwalKhulayş

Topography around Medina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Medina has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 613 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 526 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,009 m.

The land around Medina is covered by artificial surfaces (82%) within 3 km, bare terrain (71%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
72 m
16 km
526 m
80 km
2,009 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Sulţānah 4.0 km · Badr Ḩunayn 113 km · Yanbu 163 km · Mahd adh Dhahab 168 km · Rābigh 195 km · Umluj 245 km · Thuwal 248 km · Khulayş 259 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 Medina (24.4686°, 39.6142°, elevation 603 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).