Qal‘at Bīshah weather in April

In April, Qal‘at Bīshah sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 13 mm of rain across 3.3 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Qal‘at Bīshah's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Qal‘at Bīshah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
6th warmest
Overnight low
19°
7th coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
3.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:56 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
29%
9th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
7.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Qal‘at Bīshah is human settlement in Saudi Arabia.

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 32°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical April day in Qal‘at Bīshah reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 3°C warmer than March and about 3°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How April really feels in Qal‘at Bīshah

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.

Qal‘at Bīshah weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 11°4110.98.9
Feb28° / 13°30.611.38.1
Mar31° / 16°9211.95.9
Apr34° / 19°133.312.44.0
May37° / 22°31.312.92.1
Jun39° / 24°00.113.20.8
Jul39° / 25°00.113.10.6
Aug39° / 25°10.412.70.5
Sep37° / 22°0012.12.0
Oct33° / 18°10.311.55.1
Nov29° / 14°20.411.17.5
Dec26° / 11°10.210.89.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 9%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1928
2928
3928
4928
5928
6919
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89010
99010
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Qal‘at Bīshah gets around 13 mm of rain over 3.3 wet days in April, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 11% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 83% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
182162
282162
382162
482162
582162
682162
782162
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2884124
2985114
3086113

Wind in April

Winds average 13 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
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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 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:09 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:096:19
212.26:086:20
312.26:076:20
412.26:066:20
512.26:066:20
612.36:056:21
712.36:046:21
812.36:036:21
912.36:026:22
1012.36:016:22
1112.46:006:22
1212.45:596:22
1312.45:596:23
1412.45:586:23
1512.45:576:23
1612.55:566:23
1712.55:556:24
1812.55:546:24
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2012.55:536:25
2112.55:526:25
2212.65:516:25
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2612.65:496:27
2712.75:486:27
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2912.75:466:28
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Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 7.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.99 kWh/m² to a high of 7.43 kWh/m² in May across the year — April's 7.04 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
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46.8Intense
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Qal‘at Bīshah

In seasonPeak

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

Qal‘at Bīshah sees seasonal dust haze (March–September), heaviest in July.

Dust
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Is April a good time to visit Qal‘at Bīshah?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Qal‘at Bīshah for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Qal‘at Bīshah in April

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

In April, Qal‘at Bīshah sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Qal‘at Bīshah in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Qal‘at Bīshah peaks around March 24 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighMar 24UV 14Dec 15UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov7Very high
Dec5High

Air quality in Qal‘at Bīshah 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 Qal‘at Bīshah is worst in February — around 91 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (October, 47 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyFeb 1790 µg/m³Oct 1348 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan82Unhealthy
Feb91Unhealthy
Mar87Unhealthy
Apr78Unhealthy
May66Unhealthy
Jun63Unhealthy
Jul71Unhealthy
Aug68Unhealthy
Sep53Poor
Oct47Poor
Nov62Unhealthy
Dec73Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Qal‘at Bīshah?

Qal‘at Bīshah sits at 20.0°N, 42.6°E, 1,168 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Sabt Alalayah, 82 km away.

BariqRanyahAl ‘AqīqTurabah

Topography around Qal‘at Bīshah

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Qal‘at Bīshah.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Qal‘at Bīshah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 1,162 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 318 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,274 m.

The land around Qal‘at Bīshah is covered by bare terrain (60%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, bare terrain (95%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
318 m
80 km
1,274 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Sabt Alalayah 82 km · An Nimas 108 km · Baljurashi 111 km · Al Bahah 119 km · Bariq 139 km · Ranyah 141 km · Al ‘Aqīq 143 km · Turabah 169 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 Qal‘at Bīshah (20.0005°, 42.6052°, elevation 1,168 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).