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Best time to visit Makkah

January is the best time to visit Makkah for general sightseeing, with average highs of 27 °C and about 4 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly December to February.

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 90/100
The least cloud June 14 % average cloud cover
The least rain June 0 mm
Warmth June 41 °C
Cooler weather January 27 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 January 90 27 °C 4
2 December 86 28 °C 3
3 February 82 29 °C 1
4 November 74 31 °C 3
5 March 72 32 °C 2
6 April 56 36 °C 2
7 October 55 36 °C 3
8 September 45 39 °C 1
9 May 44 39 °C 2
10 August 42 39 °C 1
11 June 40 41 °C 0
12 July 40 40 °C 0

When to think twice

July scores lowest with about 0 wet days and highs near 40 °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 42 mm 31 %
February 29.1 °C 6 mm 21 %
March 32.0 °C 11 mm 19 %
April 35.6 °C 11 mm 18 %
May 38.9 °C 7 mm 17 %
June 40.6 °C under 1 mm 14 %
July 39.8 °C under 1 mm 25 %
August 39.4 °C 2 mm 26 %
September 38.9 °C 5 mm 20 %
October 36.1 °C 7 mm 15 %
November 31.4 °C 21 mm 17 %
December 28.3 °C 25 mm 26 %

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.