Turaif weather in April

In April, Turaif sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.7 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% 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 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Turaif's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Turaif's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
7th warmest
Overnight low
12°
6th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
1.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
6:02 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
29%
7th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.7
out of 10

Turaif is human settlement in Saudi Arabia.

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 23°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical April day in Turaif reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 6°C warmer than March and about 6°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22310
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42310
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How April really feels in Turaif

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.

Turaif weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 143.310.24.3
Feb15° / 112.510.85.7
Mar20° / 112.411.87.8
Apr25° / 12°81.712.88.7
May31° / 17°30.513.66.3
Jun35° / 20°00.1143.7
Jul37° / 22°0013.92.3
Aug37° / 23°0013.22.1
Sep34° / 20°00.112.24.0
Oct29° / 16°51.111.27.4
Nov20° / 9210.48.0
Dec15° / 122105.6

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
28119
38119
48119
58218
68218
78218
88218
98218
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Turaif gets around 8 mm of rain over 1.7 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 6% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
17
27
37
46
56
66
76
86
96
105
115
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185
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216
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236
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305

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 (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
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51000
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71000
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Wind in April

Winds average 17 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
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2717light breeze
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2917light breeze
3016light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 54 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:21 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:216:39
212.36:206:39
312.46:196:40
412.46:176:41
512.46:166:41
612.56:156:42
712.56:146:43
812.56:126:43
912.66:116:44
1012.66:106:45
1112.66:086:45
1212.66:076:46
1312.76:066:47
1412.76:056:47
1512.76:046:48
1612.86:026:49
1712.86:016:49
1812.86:006:50
1912.95:596:51
2012.95:586:52
2112.95:566:52
2213.05:556:53
2313.05:546:54
2413.05:536:54
2513.15:526:55
2613.15:516:56
2713.15:506:56
2813.15:496:57
2913.25:486:58
3013.25:476:59

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 7.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.26 kWh/m² to a high of 8.23 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 7.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.7Intense
46.7Intense
56.8Intense
66.8Intense
76.8Intense
86.9Intense
96.9Intense
107.0Intense
117.0Intense
127.0Intense
137.0Intense
147.1Intense
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167.1Intense
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217.3Intense
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307.5Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Turaif

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is April a good time to visit Turaif?

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

8.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Turaif in April

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

In April, Turaif sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Turaif in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Turaif peaks around June 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 12Jan 12UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar7High
Apr6High
May10Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Turaif 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 Turaif is worst in May — around 66 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 40 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorMay 1266 µg/m³Dec 1740 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan41Poor
Feb48Poor
Mar58Unhealthy
Apr64Unhealthy
May66Unhealthy
Jun56Unhealthy
Jul52Poor
Aug49Poor
Sep48Poor
Oct51Poor
Nov41Poor
Dec40Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Turaif?

Turaif sits at 31.7°N, 38.7°E, 827 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Ţurayf, 0.0 km away.

QurayyatŢubarjalAr RuţbahAs-SuwaydaAz̧ Z̧ulaylArar

Topography around Turaif

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Turaif has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 829 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 468 m.

The land around Turaif is covered by bare terrain (60%) and artificial surfaces (40%) within 3 km, bare terrain (98%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (100%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
115 m
80 km
468 m
croplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Ţurayf 0.0 km · Qurayyat 131 km · Ţubarjal 137 km · Rukban 183 km · Ar Ruţbah 215 km · As-Suwayda 228 km · Az̧ Z̧ulayl 230 km · Arar 238 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 Turaif (31.6725°, 38.6637°, elevation 827 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).