Tabuk weather in February

In February, Tabuk sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 42 min at the start of February to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Tabuk's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tabuk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
7:19 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
20%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.5
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 February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical February day in Tabuk reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 4°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2195
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How February really feels in Tabuk

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February 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

February 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 February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 4th-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 February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Tabuk gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.5 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 2% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in February

Winds average 10 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min at the start of February to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:27 AM to 7:07 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.77:276:07
210.77:276:08
310.77:266:09
410.77:266:10
510.87:256:10
610.87:256:11
710.87:246:12
810.87:236:13
910.87:236:13
1010.97:226:14
1110.97:226:15
1210.97:216:16
1310.97:206:17
1411.07:196:17
1511.07:196:18
1611.07:186:19
1711.07:176:19
1811.17:166:20
1911.17:156:21
2011.17:156:22
2111.17:146:22
2211.27:136:23
2311.27:126:24
2411.27:116:24
2511.37:106:25
2611.37:096:26
2711.37:086:27
2811.37:076:27

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.24 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 — February's 5.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
75.0Bright
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95.0Bright
105.1Bright
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165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.4Bright
195.4Bright
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235.6Bright
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255.7Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Tabuk

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is February a good time to visit Tabuk?

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

8.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit Tabuk for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Tabuk in February

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

In February, Tabuk sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Tabuk in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February 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 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 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 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
February 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).