Turubah in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Turubah sees average daytime highs around 18°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 32 mm of rain over about 6 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 18°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Turubah's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Turubah's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
18°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
7°C
Rainfall
32 mm
6 wet days
Avg wind
14 km/h
Travel score
7.3
best season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Turubah in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 18°C.

A typical winter day in Turubah reaches about 18°C and drops to 7°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Turubah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Turubah weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 122.210.46.7
Feb19° / 91.7117.9
Mar24° / 12°122.211.88.7
Apr30° / 17°112.212.76.6
May36° / 22°20.513.42.9
Jun39° / 25°0013.80.4
Jul41° / 27°0013.60.0
Aug41° / 27°00130.0
Sep39° / 24°0012.21.0
Oct33° / 19°30.411.34.8
Nov24° / 12°21410.68.1
Dec18° / 112.510.27.4

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Turubah gets around 32 mm of rain over 6 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 14 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 min in early December to 11 h 18 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 4.3 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Turubah

In seasonPeak

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

Turubah sees seasonal dust haze (March–September), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Is winter a good time to visit Turubah?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

7.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
2.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is one of the better times to visit Turubah for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Turubah in Winter

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

In winter, Turubah sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

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UV index in Turubah in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages 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 Turubah peaks around July 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 11Dec 23UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb7High
Mar8Very high
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Turubah in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Turubah is worst in March — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.7× the cleanest month (September, 46 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorMar 2278 µg/m³Sep 1146 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan50Poor
Feb57Unhealthy
Mar79Unhealthy
Apr75Unhealthy
May75Unhealthy
Jun55Unhealthy
Jul48Poor
Aug47Poor
Sep46Poor
Oct53Poor
Nov47Poor
Dec46Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Turubah?

Turubah sits at 28.3°N, 42.9°E, 689 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Baq‘ā’, 66 km away.

Ha'il‘Uyūn al Jiwā’BuraydahAl BukayrīyahRiyāḑ al Khabrā’Al Khabrā’King Khalid Military City

Topography around Turubah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Turubah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 702 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 272 m.

The land around Turubah is covered by bare terrain (90%) within 3 km, bare terrain (99%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
91 m
80 km
272 m
croplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Winter weather nearby: Baq‘ā’ 66 km · Ha'il 146 km · ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ 208 km · Buraydah 239 km · Al Bukayrīyah 247 km · Riyāḑ al Khabrā’ 252 km · Al Khabrā’ 253 km · King Khalid Military City 261 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 Turubah (28.2585°, 42.9246°, elevation 689 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.