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Best time to visit Jeddah

January is the best time to visit Jeddah for general sightseeing, with average highs of 27 °C and about 3 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly December to March.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking January comfort 84/100
A beach holiday February sea 26 °C
The least cloud June 12 % average cloud cover
The least rain June 0 mm
Warmth July 35 °C
Cooler weather January 27 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 January 84 27 °C 3 99
2 February 80 27 °C 1 100
3 December 77 28 °C 2 97
4 March 74 29 °C 1 99
5 November 67 31 °C 2 88
6 April 65 31 °C 0 92
7 October 55 33 °C 1 75
8 May 55 34 °C 0 81
9 June 50 35 °C 0 76
10 September 48 35 °C 0 71
11 July 47 35 °C 0 69
12 August 45 35 °C 0 66

For a beach holiday

February scores highest, with a sea temperature of 26 °C and air temperatures around 27 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 26 °C 27 °C 27 % 99
February 26 °C 27 °C 18 % 100
March 26 °C 29 °C 17 % 99
April 27 °C 31 °C 16 % 92
May 28 °C 34 °C 15 % 81
June 29 °C 35 °C 12 % 76
July 30 °C 35 °C 24 % 69
August 31 °C 35 °C 25 % 66
September 31 °C 35 °C 18 % 71
October 31 °C 33 °C 12 % 75
November 30 °C 31 °C 15 % 88
December 28 °C 28 °C 23 % 97

When to think twice

August scores lowest with about 0 wet days and highs near 35 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 26.6 °C 24 mm 27 %
February 27.4 °C 3 mm 18 %
March 29.0 °C 5 mm 17 %
April 31.4 °C 3 mm 16 %
May 33.8 °C 1 mm 15 %
June 34.7 °C 0 mm 12 %
July 35.5 °C under 1 mm 24 %
August 35.5 °C under 1 mm 25 %
September 34.6 °C under 1 mm 18 %
October 33.4 °C 3 mm 12 %
November 30.6 °C 32 mm 15 %
December 28.2 °C 15 mm 23 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.