Tabuk weather in April

In April, Tabuk sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.6 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Tabuk's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tabuk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
7th warmest
Overnight low
14°
6th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:14 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
19%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Tabuk is place in Tabuk province, Saudi Arabia.

Founded
1915

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 27°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical April day in Tabuk reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 5°C warmer than March and about 4°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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42712
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How April really feels in Tabuk

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April 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

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

Tabuk weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 51.110.47.6
Feb20° / 20.5118.5
Mar24° / 10°30.611.89.2
Apr29° / 14°10.612.77.3
May33° / 18°20.413.44.4
Jun37° / 21°0013.82.4
Jul38° / 23°0013.61.5
Aug38° / 24°00131.4
Sep36° / 21°0012.22.9
Oct31° / 16°10.411.36.1
Nov24° / 10°30.710.69.0
Dec19° / 10.410.28.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
19010
29010
39010
4919
5919
6919
7919
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Tabuk gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.6 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 2% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
12
22
32
42
52
62
72
82
92
102
112
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142
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172
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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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in April

Winds average 12 km/h in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1212calm
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:31 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 7:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:316:46
212.36:306:47
312.36:286:47
412.36:276:48
512.46:266:48
612.46:256:49
712.46:246:49
812.56:236:50
912.56:216:50
1012.56:206:51
1112.56:196:51
1212.66:186:52
1312.66:176:53
1412.66:166:53
1512.76:156:54
1612.76:146:54
1712.76:126:55
1812.76:116:55
1912.86:106:56
2012.86:096:57
2112.86:086:57
2212.86:076:58
2312.96:066:58
2412.96:056:59
2512.96:046:59
2612.96:037:00
2713.06:027:01
2813.06:017:01
2913.06:017:02
3013.06:007:02

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 7.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.95 kWh/m² to a high of 8.18 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 7.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.1Intense
37.1Intense
47.1Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
77.2Intense
87.3Intense
97.3Intense
107.3Intense
117.4Intense
127.4Intense
137.4Intense
147.4Intense
157.5Intense
167.5Intense
177.5Intense
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307.7Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Tabuk

In seasonPeak

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

Tabuk sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Tabuk?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
8.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tabuk in April

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

In April, Tabuk sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tabuk in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tabuk peaks around August 12 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateAug 12UV 12Jan 1UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5High
Mar9Very high
Apr8Very high
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Tabuk 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 Tabuk is worst in April — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (January, 23 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 2044 µg/m³Jan 1523 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr44Poor
May41Poor
Jun36Poor
Jul32Moderate
Aug34Moderate
Sep35Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tabuk?

Tabuk sits at 28.4°N, 36.6°E, 768 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Duba, 145 km away.

DubaWadi RumḨaqlAqabaDahabTaymā’Ma'anSharm El Sheikh

Topography around Tabuk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tabuk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 764 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,322 m.

The land around Tabuk is covered by artificial surfaces (71%) and bare terrain (24%) within 3 km, bare terrain (75%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
23 m
16 km
116 m
80 km
1,322 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Duba 145 km · Wadi Rum 173 km · Ḩaql 186 km · Aqaba 197 km · Dahab 203 km · Taymā’ 212 km · Ma'an 216 km · Sharm El Sheikh 226 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 Tabuk (28.3998°, 36.5715°, elevation 768 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).