Medina weather in February

In February, Medina sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 80% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Medina's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Medina's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 2 mm; 0.5 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 12 min; 7:02 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover: 20%; 7th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 5.47 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.7; 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.

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical February day in Medina reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°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	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

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

How February really feels in Medina

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.

Medina weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	24° / 11°	9	1	10.7	9.1
Feb	27° / 13°	2	0.5	11.1	8.7
Mar	30° / 16°	4	0.9	11.8	6.5
Apr	35° / 20°	5	1.5	12.6	3.6
May	39° / 24°	2	0.7	13.2	1.0
Jun	42° / 26°	0	0	13.5	0.0
Jul	42° / 27°	0	0.1	13.4	0.0
Aug	42° / 28°	2	0.6	12.9	0.0
Sep	41° / 26°	0	0.1	12.2	0.1
Oct	36° / 22°	1	0.4	11.4	2.5
Nov	30° / 17°	6	1.2	10.8	6.5
Dec	26° / 13°	7	0.9	10.5	8.9

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 80% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%.

	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 (%)	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	87	87	87	86	86	87	87	86	86	86	86	86	86	86	87	88	88	88	88	89	89
Cloudier (%)	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	12	12	12	12	11	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	88	12
2	88	12
3	88	12
4	88	12
5	87	13
6	87	13
7	87	13
8	87	13
9	87	13
10	87	13
11	86	14
12	86	14
13	87	13
14	87	13
15	86	14
16	86	14
17	86	14
18	86	14
19	86	14
20	86	14
21	86	14
22	87	13
23	88	12
24	88	12
25	88	12
26	88	12
27	89	11
28	89	11

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Medina gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.5 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 2% 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 (%)	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2

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

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 94% 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 (%)	92	92	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	93	93	94	94	94	95	95	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96
Comfortable (%)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Humid (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	92	6	2
2	92	6	2
3	92	6	2
4	92	6	2
5	92	6	2
6	92	6	2
7	93	6	1
8	93	6	1
9	93	6	1
10	93	6	1
11	93	6	1
12	93	6	1
13	94	5	1
14	94	5	1
15	94	5	1
16	95	5	0
17	95	5	0
18	96	4	0
19	96	4	0
20	96	4	0
21	96	4	0
22	96	4	0
23	96	4	0
24	96	4	0
25	96	4	0
26	96	4	0
27	96	4	0
28	96	4	0

Wind in February

Winds average 11 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	11	calm
12	11	calm
13	11	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
19	11	calm
20	11	calm
21	11	calm
22	11	calm
23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	11	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min at the start of February to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:09 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 6:18 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	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4
Sunrise (AM)	7:09	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:07	7:07	7:06	7:06	7:05	7:05	7:04	7:03	7:03	7:02	7:02	7:01	7:00	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:57	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:53	6:52
Sunset (PM)	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18

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

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.47 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 — February's 5.47 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)	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	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	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	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.0	Bright
2	5.0	Bright
3	5.1	Bright
4	5.1	Bright
5	5.1	Bright
6	5.2	Bright
7	5.2	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.3	Bright
10	5.3	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.4	Bright
13	5.4	Bright
14	5.5	Bright
15	5.5	Bright
16	5.5	Bright
17	5.6	Bright
18	5.6	Bright
19	5.6	Bright
20	5.7	Bright
21	5.7	Bright
22	5.7	Bright
23	5.8	Bright
24	5.8	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.9	Bright
27	5.9	Bright
28	6.0	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Medina

In seasonPeak

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

Medina sees seasonal dust haze (March–September), 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 Medina?

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

8.7

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

8.6

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Medina in February

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

In February, Medina sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Medina 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 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.

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

Air quality in Medina 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 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	40	44	50	51	42	35	29	32	34	29	34	44
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	40	Poor
Feb	44	Poor
Mar	50	Poor
Apr	51	Poor
May	42	Poor
Jun	35	Moderate
Jul	29	Moderate
Aug	32	Moderate
Sep	34	Moderate
Oct	29	Moderate
Nov	34	Moderate
Dec	44	Poor

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.

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

artificial surfaces 82%

16 km

526 m

bare terrain 71%

80 km

2,009 m

bare terrain 97%

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← January Medina year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	88	12
2	88	12
3	88	12
4	88	12
5	87	13
6	87	13
7	87	13
8	87	13
9	87	13
10	87	13
11	86	14
12	86	14
13	87	13
14	87	13
15	86	14
16	86	14
17	86	14
18	86	14
19	86	14
20	86	14
21	86	14
22	87	13
23	88	12
24	88	12
25	88	12
26	88	12
27	89	11
28	89	11

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	92	6	2
2	92	6	2
3	92	6	2
4	92	6	2
5	92	6	2
6	92	6	2
7	93	6	1
8	93	6	1
9	93	6	1
10	93	6	1
11	93	6	1
12	93	6	1
13	94	5	1
14	94	5	1
15	94	5	1
16	95	5	0
17	95	5	0
18	96	4	0
19	96	4	0
20	96	4	0
21	96	4	0
22	96	4	0
23	96	4	0
24	96	4	0
25	96	4	0
26	96	4	0
27	96	4	0
28	96	4	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	88	12
2	88	12
3	88	12
4	88	12
5	87	13
6	87	13
7	87	13
8	87	13
9	87	13
10	87	13
11	86	14
12	86	14
13	87	13
14	87	13
15	86	14
16	86	14
17	86	14
18	86	14
19	86	14
20	86	14
21	86	14
22	87	13
23	88	12
24	88	12
25	88	12
26	88	12
27	89	11
28	89	11

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	92	6	2
2	92	6	2
3	92	6	2
4	92	6	2
5	92	6	2
6	92	6	2
7	93	6	1
8	93	6	1
9	93	6	1
10	93	6	1
11	93	6	1
12	93	6	1
13	94	5	1
14	94	5	1
15	94	5	1
16	95	5	0
17	95	5	0
18	96	4	0
19	96	4	0
20	96	4	0
21	96	4	0
22	96	4	0
23	96	4	0
24	96	4	0
25	96	4	0
26	96	4	0
27	96	4	0
28	96	4	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	88	12
2	88	12
3	88	12
4	88	12
5	87	13
6	87	13
7	87	13
8	87	13
9	87	13
10	87	13
11	86	14
12	86	14
13	87	13
14	87	13
15	86	14
16	86	14
17	86	14
18	86	14
19	86	14
20	86	14
21	86	14
22	87	13
23	88	12
24	88	12
25	88	12
26	88	12
27	89	11
28	89	11

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	92	6	2
2	92	6	2
3	92	6	2
4	92	6	2
5	92	6	2
6	92	6	2
7	93	6	1
8	93	6	1
9	93	6	1
10	93	6	1
11	93	6	1
12	93	6	1
13	94	5	1
14	94	5	1
15	94	5	1
16	95	5	0
17	95	5	0
18	96	4	0
19	96	4	0
20	96	4	0
21	96	4	0
22	96	4	0
23	96	4	0
24	96	4	0
25	96	4	0
26	96	4	0
27	96	4	0
28	96	4	0