Climate and average weather in Turabah
In Turabah, the summers are sweltering, dry, and mostly clear and the winters are warm and clear.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Turabah typically varies from 11°C to 40°C, and is rarely below 7°C or above 42°C. August is the hottest month of the year, while January is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit Turabah for warm-weather activities is from mid November to late February.
- Hottest
- Aug
- 40°
- Coldest
- Jan
- 11°
- Wettest
- Apr
- 14 mm
- Driest
- Sep
- 0 mm
- Rain / yr
- 45 mm
- 12 wet days
- Daylight
- 10.7–13.3 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 1,164 m
- 21.2°N
- Clearest
- Oct
- 15% cloud
Turabah is human settlement in Saudi Arabia.
- Density
- 3/km²
- people per km²
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Turabah weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around mid November to late February.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Turabah, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
The hot season lasts 4.8 months, from May 8 to September 29, with daily high temperatures above 36°C. The hottest month of the year in Turabah is August, with an average high of 40°C and low of 25°C.
The cool season lasts 2.8 months, from November 25 to February 16, with daily high temperatures below 28°C. The coldest month of the year in Turabah is January, with an average low of 11°C and high of 26°C.
Days typically run about 14°C warmer than nights year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 26 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 37 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 38 | 33 | 29 | 26 |
| Avg low (°C) | 11 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 12 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26 | 11 |
| Feb | 28 | 13 |
| Mar | 31 | 16 |
| Apr | 34 | 19 |
| May | 37 | 23 |
| Jun | 39 | 24 |
| Jul | 39 | 25 |
| Aug | 40 | 25 |
| Sep | 38 | 23 |
| Oct | 33 | 19 |
| Nov | 29 | 15 |
| Dec | 26 | 12 |
How hot and cold Turabah really feels
The felt-temperature range through the year — heat index on the day's high (summer humidity), wind chill on the night's low (winter wind). The dashed lines are the plain thermometer; the gap is how much hotter or colder it really feels.
On the hottest afternoons, once humidity is folded in, Turabah feels like about 40°C (around August 13). About 209 days a year carry some heat stress, and 92 of them tip into dangerous heat (feels-like above 39°C), peaking in August.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels-like high (°C) | 25 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 37 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 33 | 29 | 26 |
| Air high (°C) | 26 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 37 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 38 | 33 | 29 | 26 |
| Feels-like low (°C) | 11 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 12 |
| Air low (°C) | 11 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 12 |
| Feels-like high (°C) | Air high (°C) | Feels-like low (°C) | Air low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25 | 26 | 11 | 11 |
| Feb | 28 | 28 | 13 | 13 |
| Mar | 31 | 31 | 16 | 16 |
| Apr | 34 | 34 | 19 | 19 |
| May | 37 | 37 | 23 | 23 |
| Jun | 39 | 39 | 24 | 24 |
| Jul | 39 | 39 | 25 | 25 |
| Aug | 39 | 40 | 25 | 25 |
| Sep | 38 | 38 | 23 | 23 |
| Oct | 33 | 33 | 18 | 19 |
| Nov | 29 | 29 | 15 | 15 |
| Dec | 26 | 26 | 12 | 12 |
Average hourly temperature in Turabah
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on August afternoons, near 40°C, and coldest before dawn in January, near 11°C.
Turabah weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26° / 11° | 6 | 1.4 | 10.9 | 8.8 |
| Feb | 28° / 13° | 2 | 0.5 | 11.3 | 8.2 |
| Mar | 31° / 16° | 10 | 2.4 | 11.9 | 6.0 |
| Apr | 34° / 19° | 14 | 3.4 | 12.5 | 3.9 |
| May | 37° / 23° | 5 | 1.6 | 13 | 1.9 |
| Jun | 39° / 24° | 0 | 0 | 13.3 | 0.6 |
| Jul | 39° / 25° | 0 | 0.1 | 13.2 | 0.6 |
| Aug | 40° / 25° | 1 | 0.3 | 12.7 | 0.3 |
| Sep | 38° / 23° | 0 | 0 | 12.1 | 1.5 |
| Oct | 33° / 19° | 2 | 0.5 | 11.5 | 4.6 |
| Nov | 29° / 15° | 3 | 0.9 | 11 | 7.3 |
| Dec | 26° / 12° | 2 | 0.6 | 10.7 | 8.8 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Turabah gets about 45 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is mostly dry, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 2.8 months, from around Feb 28 to May 23, peaking in April at about 12% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Jun 11.
April is the wettest month by volume, with 14 mm over about 3 wet days; September is the driest, with 0 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Rain days | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4 | 1 |
| Feb | 3 | 1 |
| Mar | 7 | 2 |
| Apr | 11 | 3 |
| May | 5 | 2 |
| Jun | 0 | 0 |
| Jul | 0 | 0 |
| Aug | 1 | 0 |
| Sep | 0 | 0 |
| Oct | 1 | 1 |
| Nov | 3 | 1 |
| Dec | 3 | 1 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Turabah collects about 45 mm of rain across 12 wet days — roughly 4 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. April is the wettest month with 14 mm, while September is the driest at just 0 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 64% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 6 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Rain days | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6 | 1 |
| Feb | 2 | 1 |
| Mar | 10 | 2 |
| Apr | 14 | 3 |
| May | 5 | 2 |
| Jun | 0 | 0 |
| Jul | 0 | 0 |
| Aug | 1 | 0 |
| Sep | 0 | 0 |
| Oct | 2 | 1 |
| Nov | 3 | 1 |
| Dec | 2 | 1 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Turabah, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows moderate seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around September 11 and lasts for 3.5 months, ending around December 25. The clearest month is October, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 95% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around June 27 and lasts for 2.5 months, ending around September 10. The cloudiest month is August, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 17% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 88 | 93 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 92 | 84 | 83 | 92 | 95 | 93 | 91 |
| Cloudier (%) | 12 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 9 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 88 | 12 |
| Feb | 93 | 7 |
| Mar | 92 | 8 |
| Apr | 89 | 11 |
| May | 89 | 11 |
| Jun | 92 | 8 |
| Jul | 84 | 16 |
| Aug | 83 | 17 |
| Sep | 92 | 8 |
| Oct | 95 | 5 |
| Nov | 93 | 7 |
| Dec | 91 | 9 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around June 9, brings about 13 h 18 min of light; the shortest, around January 1, only 10 h 42 min — a swing of roughly 2 h 36 min.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.9 | 11.3 | 11.9 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 12.7 | 12.1 | 11.5 | 11.0 | 10.7 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:58 | 6:50 | 6:28 | 5:59 | 5:39 | 5:35 | 5:44 | 5:56 | 6:04 | 6:13 | 6:30 | 6:48 |
| Sunset (PM) | 5:48 | 6:06 | 6:19 | 6:28 | 6:40 | 6:52 | 6:54 | 6:40 | 6:11 | 5:44 | 5:28 | 5:31 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.9 | 6:58 | 5:48 |
| Feb | 11.3 | 6:50 | 6:06 |
| Mar | 11.9 | 6:28 | 6:19 |
| Apr | 12.5 | 5:59 | 6:28 |
| May | 13.0 | 5:39 | 6:40 |
| Jun | 13.3 | 5:35 | 6:52 |
| Jul | 13.2 | 5:44 | 6:54 |
| Aug | 12.7 | 5:56 | 6:40 |
| Sep | 12.1 | 6:04 | 6:11 |
| Oct | 11.5 | 6:13 | 5:44 |
| Nov | 11.0 | 6:30 | 5:28 |
| Dec | 10.7 | 6:48 | 5:31 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Turabah averages about 22 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 15 and 27 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 3.7 months, from around Sep 20 to Jan 9. The sunniest month is October, with roughly 26 sunny days (brilliant).
The greyest month is August, down near 16 sunny days — about 40% fewer than the October peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 24 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
| Sky | Brilliant | Brilliant | Brilliant | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Brilliant | Brilliant | Brilliant |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24 | Brilliant |
| Feb | 23 | Brilliant |
| Mar | 25 | Brilliant |
| Apr | 21 | Bright |
| May | 20 | Bright |
| Jun | 22 | Bright |
| Jul | 19 | Bright |
| Aug | 16 | Bright |
| Sep | 20 | Bright |
| Oct | 27 | Brilliant |
| Nov | 25 | Brilliant |
| Dec | 25 | Brilliant |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In Turabah, the air stays dry or comfortable essentially all year. Even in April, the muggiest month, it feels humid or worse only about 2% of the time — humidity is not something you need to plan around here.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 100 | 99 | 94 | 91 | 96 | 100 | 97 | 94 | 99 | 97 | 94 | 97 |
| Comfortable (%) | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Humid (%) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb | 99 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar | 94 | 5 | 1 |
| Apr | 91 | 7 | 2 |
| May | 96 | 3 | 1 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul | 97 | 2 | 0 |
| Aug | 94 | 5 | 1 |
| Sep | 99 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct | 97 | 2 | 1 |
| Nov | 94 | 6 | 0 |
| Dec | 97 | 3 | 0 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Across the year, average wind speed in Turabah is typically light breeze, near 15 km/h, and varies moderately with the seasons.
The windier part of the year lasts 2.3 months, from around Jun 16 to Aug 24. The windiest month is July, averaging about 20 km/h (light breeze).
The calmer part of the year runs from around Mar 28 to Jun 15, with May the calmest month at about 13 km/h.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| 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 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15 | light breeze |
| Feb | 15 | light breeze |
| Mar | 16 | light breeze |
| Apr | 14 | light breeze |
| May | 13 | light breeze |
| Jun | 15 | light breeze |
| Jul | 20 | light breeze |
| Aug | 17 | light breeze |
| Sep | 13 | light breeze |
| Oct | 15 | light breeze |
| Nov | 15 | light breeze |
| Dec | 15 | light breeze |
Hazard calendar for Turabah
When the seasonal hazards worth planning around — the rainy season, tropical-cyclone risk and dust haze — are active through the year.
Turabah sees seasonal dust haze (March–September), heaviest in July.
Best time to visit Turabah
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Turabah throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around late February, Turabah is still near the tail of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds already thinning.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Turabah for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid November to late February, with a peak score in the last week of December.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 8.9 | 8.2 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 4.6 | 7.3 | 8.8 |
| Rating | ideal | ideal | good | fair | poor | poor | poor | poor | poor | fair | good | ideal |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.9 | ideal |
| Feb | 8.2 | ideal |
| Mar | 6.0 | good |
| Apr | 3.9 | fair |
| May | 1.9 | poor |
| Jun | 0.6 | poor |
| Jul | 0.6 | poor |
| Aug | 0.4 | poor |
| Sep | 1.6 | poor |
| Oct | 4.6 | fair |
| Nov | 7.3 | good |
| Dec | 8.8 | ideal |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Turabah for hot-weather activities is from early October to mid April, with a peak score in the last week of February.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Turabah, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
For a warm-season trip around August (highs near 40°C), the essentials are light clothes and sun protection. In the cold season around January (highs near 26°C), pack light clothes and sun protection.
In August, Turabah sees daytime highs around 40°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.
UV index (midday) in Turabah by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Turabah peaks around July 11 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 5 (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) | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
| Level | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | High | Moderate |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8 | Very high |
| Feb | 10 | Extreme |
| Mar | 12 | Extreme |
| Apr | 12 | Extreme |
| May | 12 | Extreme |
| Jun | 12 | Extreme |
| Jul | 12 | Extreme |
| Aug | 11 | Extreme |
| Sep | 10 | Extreme |
| Oct | 10 | Extreme |
| Nov | 7 | High |
| Dec | 5 | Moderate |
Average hourly UV index in Turabah
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in July the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8.5 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 6.5 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 6 | 7 | 7.5 | 8 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8 | 7.5 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 3.5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6 | 3.5 |
| Feb | 7 | 5 |
| Mar | 7.5 | 6 |
| Apr | 8 | 6 |
| May | 8.5 | 6 |
| Jun | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Jul | 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Aug | 8 | 6 |
| Sep | 7.5 | 5 |
| Oct | 7 | 5 |
| Nov | 6 | 3 |
| Dec | 5 | 0 |
Air quality in Turabah by month
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.
Air quality in Turabah is worst in February — around 83 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.8× the cleanest month (October, 46 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) | 77 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 62 | 58 | 64 | 62 | 52 | 46 | 61 | 71 |
| Level | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Poor | Poor | Unhealthy | Unhealthy |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 77 | Unhealthy |
| Feb | 83 | Unhealthy |
| Mar | 81 | Unhealthy |
| Apr | 75 | Unhealthy |
| May | 62 | Unhealthy |
| Jun | 58 | Unhealthy |
| Jul | 64 | Unhealthy |
| Aug | 62 | Unhealthy |
| Sep | 52 | Poor |
| Oct | 46 | Poor |
| Nov | 61 | Unhealthy |
| Dec | 71 | Unhealthy |
Growing season
Turabah is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Turabah banks about 5,865 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around August.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 260 | 294 | 415 | 494 | 612 | 653 | 684 | 694 | 608 | 491 | 368 | 291 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 260 |
| Feb | 294 |
| Mar | 415 |
| Apr | 494 |
| May | 612 |
| Jun | 653 |
| Jul | 684 |
| Aug | 694 |
| Sep | 608 |
| Oct | 491 |
| Nov | 368 |
| Dec | 291 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Turabah receives about 6.3 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — intense — with a clear seasonal swing between 4.7 and 7.5 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 7.1 months, from around Mar 9 to Oct 9. The brightest month is June, averaging about 7.4 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is January, down near 4.8 kWh/m² — roughly 35% less than the June peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 4.8 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 4.7 |
| Level | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Bright | Bright |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.8 | Bright |
| Feb | 5.7 | Bright |
| Mar | 6.5 | Intense |
| Apr | 7.0 | Intense |
| May | 7.4 | Intense |
| Jun | 7.5 | Intense |
| Jul | 7.2 | Intense |
| Aug | 6.9 | Intense |
| Sep | 6.6 | Intense |
| Oct | 6.1 | Intense |
| Nov | 5.2 | Bright |
| Dec | 4.7 | Bright |
Where is Turabah?
Turabah sits at 21.2°N, 41.6°E, 1,164 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Al ‘Aqīq, 67 km away.
Topography around Turabah
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Turabah.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Turabah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 1,157 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 254 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 992 m.
The land around Turabah is covered by bare terrain (73%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, bare terrain (98%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (100%) within 80 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 Turabah (21.2141°, 41.6331°, elevation 1,164 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).