Rābigh weather in January

In January, Rābigh sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 14 mm of rain across 2 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 36 min at the start of January to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Rābigh's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rābigh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
12th warmest
Overnight low
20°
1st coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
7:11 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
25%
12th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in Rābigh reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Rābigh

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January 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

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Rābigh weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°14210.88.3
Feb28° / 20°20.611.28.0
Mar30° / 21°30.811.86.6
Apr33° / 24°30.512.54.8
May35° / 26°00.113.13.1
Jun37° / 27°0013.42.4
Jul37° / 29°0013.31.9
Aug37° / 29°0012.81.9
Sep37° / 28°0012.12.2
Oct36° / 27°10.211.53.1
Nov32° / 24°272.310.95.2
Dec29° / 21°131.610.67.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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68317
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Rābigh gets around 14 mm of rain over 2 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 6% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 18% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1252725185
2262724185
3272724174
4292723174
5302723174
6322722163
7342621163
8352620153
9372620153
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Wind in January

Winds average 15 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 min at the start of January to 10 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:08 AM to 7:09 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 6:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.67:085:46
210.67:095:46
310.67:095:47
410.67:095:48
510.67:095:48
610.77:105:49
710.77:105:49
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.35 kWh/m² to a high of 7.55 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 4.54 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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314.9Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Rābigh

In seasonPeak

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

Rābigh sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in June.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
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May
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Jul
Aug
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Oct
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Dec

Is January a good time to visit Rābigh?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Rābigh in January

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

In January, Rābigh sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Rābigh in January

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 18 km away) is warmest in August at about 31°C and coldest in February near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb25Warm
Mar25Warm
Apr26Warm
May28Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug31Tropical
Sep31Tropical
Oct31Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Rābigh in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January 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 Rābigh peaks around May 24 at about 11 (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 24UV 11Dec 16UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb9Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr10Very high
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov6High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Rābigh in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Rābigh is worst in March — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMar 2339 µg/m³Nov 925 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan39Poor
Feb37Poor
Mar40Poor
Apr39Poor
May32Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec36Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Rābigh?

Rābigh sits at 22.8°N, 39.0°E, 7 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Thuwal, 58 km away.

JeddahAl JumūmMeccaYanbuMedina

Topography around Rābigh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rābigh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 164 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,716 m.

The land around Rābigh is covered by bare terrain (59%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, bare terrain (72%) and water (24%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (70%) and water (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
164 m
80 km
1,716 m
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January weather nearby: Thuwal 58 km · Khulayş 77 km · Badr Ḩunayn 112 km · Jeddah 146 km · Al Jumūm 148 km · Mecca 173 km · Yanbu 175 km · Medina 195 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 Rābigh (22.7986°, 39.0349°, elevation 7 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).