Sakakah weather in November

In November, Sakakah sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 10 mm of rain across 1.6 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of November to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Sakakah's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sakakah's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 23°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 10 mm; 1.6 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 30 min; 6:50 AM – 5:18 PM
Cloud cover: 28%; 10th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 4.1 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.5; out of 10

Sakakah is capital city of Al Jawf Province in northwestern Saudi Arabia, one of the oldest inhabited oasis sites in the Arabian Peninsula.

Density: 1,283/km²; people per km²
Founded: ~3 BCE

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

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Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical November day in Sakakah reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 9°C cooler than October and about 6°C warmer than December.

	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	29	30
Avg high (°C)	27	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	19	19
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	14
2	26	14
3	26	14
4	26	13
5	25	13
6	25	13
7	25	13
8	25	12
9	24	12
10	24	12
11	24	12
12	23	11
13	23	11
14	23	11
15	23	11
16	22	10
17	22	10
18	22	10
19	22	10
20	21	9
21	21	9
22	21	9
23	21	9
24	20	9
25	20	8
26	20	8
27	20	8
28	20	8
29	19	8
30	19	8

How November really feels in Sakakah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November 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

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

Sakakah weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	15° / 4°	10	2.2	10.3	6.0
Feb	18° / 6°	6	1.3	10.9	7.6
Mar	23° / 10°	6	1.1	11.8	8.9
Apr	29° / 15°	3	0.8	12.7	7.4
May	34° / 20°	1	0.3	13.5	3.9
Jun	38° / 24°	0	0	13.9	1.1
Jul	40° / 26°	0	0	13.7	0.0
Aug	41° / 26°	0	0	13.1	0.0
Sep	38° / 23°	0	0	12.2	1.6
Oct	32° / 18°	1	0.3	11.3	5.7
Nov	23° / 11°	10	1.6	10.5	8.5
Dec	17° / 6°	7	1.5	10.1	7.1

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	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	29	30
Clearer (%)	89	89	89	89	87	87	87	85	85	84	84	82	82	81	81	80	80	79	79	78	78	77	77	78	77	77	77	77	77	77
Cloudier (%)	11	11	11	11	13	13	13	15	15	16	16	18	18	19	19	20	20	21	21	22	22	23	23	22	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	89	11
5	87	13
6	87	13
7	87	13
8	85	15
9	85	15
10	84	16
11	84	16
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	81	19
15	81	19
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	79	21
19	79	21
20	78	22
21	78	22
22	77	23
23	77	23
24	78	22
25	77	23
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	77	23
29	77	23
30	77	23

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Sakakah gets around 10 mm of rain over 1.6 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 5% and peaks near 7% 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	29	30
Rain chance (%)	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	5

	Rain chance (%)
1	3
2	3
3	3
4	3
5	3
6	4
7	4
8	4
9	4
10	5
11	5
12	5
13	6
14	6
15	6
16	6
17	6
18	7
19	7
20	7
21	7
22	7
23	7
24	6
25	6
26	6
27	6
28	6
29	6
30	5

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 96% 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	29	30
Dry (%)	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	96	96	96	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	94	6
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	95	5
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1

Wind in November

Winds average 12 km/h in November.

Across November, 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.

	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	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	12	light breeze
10	12	light breeze
11	12	light breeze
12	12	light breeze
13	12	light breeze
14	12	light breeze
15	12	light breeze
16	12	light breeze
17	12	light breeze
18	12	light breeze
19	12	calm
20	12	calm
21	12	calm
22	12	calm
23	12	calm
24	12	calm
25	12	calm
26	12	calm
27	12	calm
28	12	calm
29	12	calm
30	12	calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of November to 10 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:38 AM to 7:02 AM, and sunset from 5:27 PM to 5:15 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	29	30
Daylight (h)	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.2	10.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:58	6:59	6:59	7:00	7:01	7:02
Sunset (PM)	5:27	5:26	5:26	5:25	5:24	5:24	5:23	5:22	5:22	5:21	5:21	5:20	5:20	5:19	5:19	5:18	5:18	5:18	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:15	5:15	5:15

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.8	6:38	5:27
2	10.8	6:39	5:26
3	10.8	6:40	5:26
4	10.7	6:41	5:25
5	10.7	6:41	5:24
6	10.7	6:42	5:24
7	10.7	6:43	5:23
8	10.6	6:44	5:22
9	10.6	6:45	5:22
10	10.6	6:45	5:21
11	10.6	6:46	5:21
12	10.6	6:47	5:20
13	10.5	6:48	5:20
14	10.5	6:49	5:19
15	10.5	6:50	5:19
16	10.5	6:50	5:18
17	10.4	6:51	5:18
18	10.4	6:52	5:18
19	10.4	6:53	5:17
20	10.4	6:54	5:17
21	10.4	6:55	5:17
22	10.4	6:55	5:16
23	10.3	6:56	5:16
24	10.3	6:57	5:16
25	10.3	6:58	5:16
26	10.3	6:59	5:16
27	10.3	6:59	5:16
28	10.3	7:00	5:15
29	10.2	7:01	5:15
30	10.2	7:02	5:15

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 4.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.59 kWh/m² to a high of 8.07 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 4.1 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.7
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.6	Bright
2	4.6	Bright
3	4.5	Bright
4	4.5	Bright
5	4.5	Bright
6	4.4	Bright
7	4.4	Bright
8	4.3	Bright
9	4.3	Bright
10	4.3	Bright
11	4.3	Bright
12	4.2	Bright
13	4.2	Bright
14	4.1	Bright
15	4.1	Bright
16	4.1	Bright
17	4.0	Bright
18	4.0	Bright
19	4.0	Moderate
20	4.0	Moderate
21	3.9	Moderate
22	3.9	Moderate
23	3.9	Moderate
24	3.9	Moderate
25	3.8	Moderate
26	3.8	Moderate
27	3.8	Moderate
28	3.8	Moderate
29	3.7	Moderate
30	3.7	Moderate

Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Sakakah

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is November a good time to visit Sakakah?

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

8.5

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

6.2

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sakakah in November

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

In November, Sakakah sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes.

light clothes

UV index in Sakakah in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sakakah peaks around July 14 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 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)	4	6	7	7	8	11	12	11	10	7	5	4
Level	Moderate	High	Very high	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	4	Moderate
Feb	6	High
Mar	7	Very high
Apr	7	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	7	Very high
Nov	5	High
Dec	4	Moderate

Air quality in Sakakah 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 Sakakah is worst in May — around 76 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 47 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)	51	57	75	75	76	63	57	55	54	59	49	47
Level	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	51	Poor
Feb	57	Unhealthy
Mar	75	Unhealthy
Apr	75	Unhealthy
May	76	Unhealthy
Jun	63	Unhealthy
Jul	57	Unhealthy
Aug	55	Poor
Sep	54	Poor
Oct	59	Unhealthy
Nov	49	Poor
Dec	47	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Sakakah?

Sakakah sits at 30.0°N, 40.2°E, 555 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Arar, 137 km away.

Topography around Sakakah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sakakah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m around an average of 559 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 266 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 298 m.

The land around Sakakah is covered by artificial surfaces (54%) and bare terrain (40%) within 3 km, bare terrain (89%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (99%) within 80 km.

3 km

100 m

artificial surfaces 54%

16 km

266 m

bare terrain 89%

80 km

298 m

bare terrain 99%

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← October Sakakah year-round climate December →Best places to visit in November

November weather nearby: Arar 137 km · Ţubarjal 200 km · Ţurayf 240 km · Turaif 240 km · Taymā’ 307 km · Ha'il 308 km · Baq‘ā’ 313 km · Qurayyat 313 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 Sakakah (29.9697°, 40.2064°, elevation 555 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	27	14
2	26	14
3	26	14
4	26	13
5	25	13
6	25	13
7	25	13
8	25	12
9	24	12
10	24	12
11	24	12
12	23	11
13	23	11
14	23	11
15	23	11
16	22	10
17	22	10
18	22	10
19	22	10
20	21	9
21	21	9
22	21	9
23	21	9
24	20	9
25	20	8
26	20	8
27	20	8
28	20	8
29	19	8
30	19	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	89	11
5	87	13
6	87	13
7	87	13
8	85	15
9	85	15
10	84	16
11	84	16
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	81	19
15	81	19
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	79	21
19	79	21
20	78	22
21	78	22
22	77	23
23	77	23
24	78	22
25	77	23
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	77	23
29	77	23
30	77	23

	Rain chance (%)
1	3
2	3
3	3
4	3
5	3
6	4
7	4
8	4
9	4
10	5
11	5
12	5
13	6
14	6
15	6
16	6
17	6
18	7
19	7
20	7
21	7
22	7
23	7
24	6
25	6
26	6
27	6
28	6
29	6
30	5

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	94	6
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	95	5
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	14
2	26	14
3	26	14
4	26	13
5	25	13
6	25	13
7	25	13
8	25	12
9	24	12
10	24	12
11	24	12
12	23	11
13	23	11
14	23	11
15	23	11
16	22	10
17	22	10
18	22	10
19	22	10
20	21	9
21	21	9
22	21	9
23	21	9
24	20	9
25	20	8
26	20	8
27	20	8
28	20	8
29	19	8
30	19	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	89	11
5	87	13
6	87	13
7	87	13
8	85	15
9	85	15
10	84	16
11	84	16
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	81	19
15	81	19
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	79	21
19	79	21
20	78	22
21	78	22
22	77	23
23	77	23
24	78	22
25	77	23
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	77	23
29	77	23
30	77	23

	Rain chance (%)
1	3
2	3
3	3
4	3
5	3
6	4
7	4
8	4
9	4
10	5
11	5
12	5
13	6
14	6
15	6
16	6
17	6
18	7
19	7
20	7
21	7
22	7
23	7
24	6
25	6
26	6
27	6
28	6
29	6
30	5

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	94	6
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	95	5
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	14
2	26	14
3	26	14
4	26	13
5	25	13
6	25	13
7	25	13
8	25	12
9	24	12
10	24	12
11	24	12
12	23	11
13	23	11
14	23	11
15	23	11
16	22	10
17	22	10
18	22	10
19	22	10
20	21	9
21	21	9
22	21	9
23	21	9
24	20	9
25	20	8
26	20	8
27	20	8
28	20	8
29	19	8
30	19	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	89	11
5	87	13
6	87	13
7	87	13
8	85	15
9	85	15
10	84	16
11	84	16
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	81	19
15	81	19
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	79	21
19	79	21
20	78	22
21	78	22
22	77	23
23	77	23
24	78	22
25	77	23
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	77	23
29	77	23
30	77	23

	Rain chance (%)
1	3
2	3
3	3
4	3
5	3
6	4
7	4
8	4
9	4
10	5
11	5
12	5
13	6
14	6
15	6
16	6
17	6
18	7
19	7
20	7
21	7
22	7
23	7
24	6
25	6
26	6
27	6
28	6
29	6
30	5

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	93	7
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	94	6
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	95	5
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	96	4
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1