Sarāt ‘Abīdah weather in February

In February, Sarāt ‘Abīdah sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.7 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 24°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 11 h 12 min at the start of February to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Sarāt ‘Abīdah's 4th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sarāt ‘Abīdah's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 23°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 7 mm; 1.7 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 24 min; 6:40 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover: 21%; 4th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 5.9 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.9; out of 10

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical February day in Sarāt ‘Abīdah 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 19°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 2°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)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12

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

Sarāt ‘Abīdah weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	21° / 9°	11	2.2	11	8.4
Feb	23° / 11°	7	1.7	11.4	8.9
Mar	24° / 13°	18	4.8	11.9	8.5
Apr	27° / 15°	22	5.9	12.4	7.7
May	29° / 18°	24	6.3	12.8	6.2
Jun	31° / 19°	12	3.4	13.1	5.3
Jul	30° / 19°	29	8.8	13	5.2
Aug	29° / 19°	53	17	12.6	4.6
Sep	29° / 17°	19	6.4	12.1	6.0
Oct	26° / 14°	6	1.4	11.6	8.7
Nov	24° / 11°	4	1.1	11.1	9.2
Dec	22° / 9°	2	0.6	10.9	9.0

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 11% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%.

	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 (%)	90	90	90	90	89	88	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	90	91	91	91	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92
Cloudier (%)	10	10	10	10	11	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	90	10
2	90	10
3	90	10
4	90	10
5	89	11
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	88	12
10	88	12
11	89	11
12	89	11
13	89	11
14	89	11
15	90	10
16	91	9
17	91	9
18	91	9
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	92	8
23	92	8
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	92	8

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Sarāt ‘Abīdah gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.7 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 7% and peaks near 8% 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 (%)	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8

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

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 100% 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 (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

Wind in February

Winds average 9 km/h in February.

Across February, 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.

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of February to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:45 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 6:09 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)	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6
Sunrise (AM)	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:37	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:33
Sunset (PM)	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:09

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.2	6:45	5:57
2	11.2	6:45	5:57
3	11.2	6:45	5:58
4	11.2	6:44	5:58
5	11.2	6:44	5:59
6	11.3	6:44	5:59
7	11.3	6:44	6:00
8	11.3	6:43	6:01
9	11.3	6:43	6:01
10	11.3	6:42	6:01
11	11.3	6:42	6:02
12	11.3	6:42	6:02
13	11.4	6:41	6:03
14	11.4	6:41	6:03
15	11.4	6:40	6:04
16	11.4	6:40	6:04
17	11.4	6:39	6:05
18	11.4	6:39	6:05
19	11.5	6:38	6:06
20	11.5	6:38	6:06
21	11.5	6:37	6:06
22	11.5	6:37	6:07
23	11.5	6:36	6:07
24	11.5	6:35	6:07
25	11.5	6:35	6:08
26	11.6	6:34	6:08
27	11.6	6:34	6:08
28	11.6	6:33	6:09

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.25 kWh/m² to a high of 7.01 kWh/m² in May across the year — February's 5.9 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)	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.5	Bright
2	5.6	Bright
3	5.6	Bright
4	5.6	Bright
5	5.6	Bright
6	5.7	Bright
7	5.7	Bright
8	5.7	Bright
9	5.7	Bright
10	5.8	Bright
11	5.8	Bright
12	5.8	Bright
13	5.8	Bright
14	5.9	Bright
15	5.9	Bright
16	5.9	Bright
17	6.0	Bright
18	6.0	Bright
19	6.0	Intense
20	6.0	Intense
21	6.1	Intense
22	6.1	Intense
23	6.1	Intense
24	6.2	Intense
25	6.2	Intense
26	6.2	Intense
27	6.3	Intense
28	6.3	Intense

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Sarāt ‘Abīdah

In seasonPeak

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

Sarāt ‘Abīdah sees seasonal dust haze (May–September), heaviest in July.

Dust

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Oct

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Dec

Is February a good time to visit Sarāt ‘Abīdah?

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

8.9

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

6.6

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sarāt ‘Abīdah in February

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

In February, Sarāt ‘Abīdah sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sarāt ‘Abīdah in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sarāt ‘Abīdah peaks around April 11 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 8 (very high).

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)	10	13	14	14	12	12	12	13	11	11	9	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Very high
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Sarāt ‘Abīdah 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 Sarāt ‘Abīdah is worst in July — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 23 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)	28	37	36	40	41	44	45	42	36	26	23	23
Level	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	28	Moderate
Feb	37	Poor
Mar	36	Poor
Apr	40	Poor
May	41	Poor
Jun	44	Poor
Jul	45	Poor
Aug	42	Poor
Sep	36	Poor
Oct	26	Moderate
Nov	23	Moderate
Dec	23	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Sarāt ‘Abīdah?

Sarāt ‘Abīdah sits at 18.1°N, 43.1°E, 2,325 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Khamis Mushait, 48 km away.

Topography around Sarāt ‘Abīdah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sarāt ‘Abīdah has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 275 m around an average of 2,370 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,730 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,843 m.

The land around Sarāt ‘Abīdah is covered by bare terrain (83%) within 3 km, bare terrain (91%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (77%) within 80 km.

3 km

275 m

bare terrain 83%

16 km

1,730 m

bare terrain 91%

80 km

2,843 m

bare terrain 77%

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← January Sarāt ‘Abīdah year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Khamis Mushait 48 km · Abha 68 km · Fayfā’ 90 km · Ḑamad 116 km · Şabyā 117 km · Najran 125 km · Abū ‘Arīsh 129 km · Sa'dah 144 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 Sarāt ‘Abīdah (18.089°, 43.132°, elevation 2,325 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	22	10
2	22	10
3	22	10
4	22	10
5	22	10
6	22	10
7	22	10
8	22	10
9	22	10
10	23	10
11	23	10
12	23	10
13	23	11
14	23	11
15	23	11
16	23	11
17	23	11
18	23	11
19	23	11
20	23	11
21	23	11
22	23	11
23	23	11
24	24	11
25	24	11
26	24	11
27	24	12
28	24	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	90	10
2	90	10
3	90	10
4	90	10
5	89	11
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	88	12
10	88	12
11	89	11
12	89	11
13	89	11
14	89	11
15	90	10
16	91	9
17	91	9
18	91	9
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	92	8
23	92	8
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	92	8

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

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	90	10
2	90	10
3	90	10
4	90	10
5	89	11
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	88	12
10	88	12
11	89	11
12	89	11
13	89	11
14	89	11
15	90	10
16	91	9
17	91	9
18	91	9
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	92	8
23	92	8
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	92	8

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

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	90	10
2	90	10
3	90	10
4	90	10
5	89	11
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	88	12
10	88	12
11	89	11
12	89	11
13	89	11
14	89	11
15	90	10
16	91	9
17	91	9
18	91	9
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	92	8
23	92	8
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	92	8

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

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100