Medina weather in November

In November, Medina sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.2 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Medina's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Medina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
17°
5th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
6:43 AM – 5:31 PM
Cloud cover
19%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
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 November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical November day in Medina reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 6°C cooler than October and about 4°C warmer than December.

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How November really feels in Medina

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 6 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
6
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Medina weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-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 November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 9%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1937
2937
3937
4937
5937
6937
7937
8937
9937
10937
11937
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15919
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Medina gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.2 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 4% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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53
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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 85% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
183134
283134
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583134
684124
784124
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Wind in November

Winds average 9 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
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59calm
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109calm
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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 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:33 AM to 6:53 AM, and sunset from 5:37 PM to 5:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:335:37
211.06:345:37
311.06:345:36
411.06:355:35
511.06:365:35
611.06:365:34
711.06:375:34
810.96:385:33
910.96:385:33
1010.96:395:33
1110.96:405:32
1210.96:405:32
1310.86:415:31
1410.86:425:31
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1610.86:435:31
1710.86:445:30
1810.86:445:30
1910.76:455:30
2010.76:465:30
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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 4.78 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 — November's 4.78 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
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174.7Bright
184.7Bright
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204.7Bright
214.6Bright
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244.6Bright
254.5Bright
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Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Medina

In seasonPeak

None of Medina's seasonal hazards are active in November. 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
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
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Sep
Oct
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Dec

Is November a good time to visit Medina?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Medina for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Medina in November

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

In November, Medina sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Medina in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November 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 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 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 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
November 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).