Ta’if climate
Ta’if is warmest in June, with average highs of 34 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 10 °C. January is the wettest month (33 mm) and June the driest (2.2 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Ta’if averages 179 mm of rain, 248 days above 25 °C and 0 days below freezing.
Saudi Arabia · population 688,693 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month June 34 °C
- Coldest month January 10 °C
- Driest month June 2 mm
- Wettest month January 33 mm
- Least cloud October 17 % cloud
- Hottest on record July 39 °C
- Coldest on record January -1.6 °C
What to expectTa’if through the year
Ta’if has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 20 °C in January to 34 °C in June, a swing of 13 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 248 days a year reach 25 °C, 154 of them reach 30 °C, 0 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 39 °C, in July.
Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 2 mm in June to 33 mm in January. There is no dry season to aim for.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20.3 °C | 33 mm | 35 % |
| February | 22.6 °C | 7 mm | 23 % |
| March | 25.1 °C | 19 mm | 22 % |
| April | 28.0 °C | 32 mm | 24 % |
| May | 31.5 °C | 20 mm | 26 % |
| June | 34.2 °C | 2 mm | 23 % |
| July | 33.0 °C | 4 mm | 33 % |
| August | 33.0 °C | 14 mm | 34 % |
| September | 32.5 °C | 12 mm | 27 % |
| October | 28.8 °C | 8 mm | 17 % |
| November | 24.5 °C | 11 mm | 22 % |
| December | 21.8 °C | 16 mm | 29 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20.3 °C | 10.4 °C | 15.1 °C | 27.6 °C | -1.6 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 22.6 °C | 11.5 °C | 16.8 °C | 28.8 °C | -0.6 °C | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 25.1 °C | 13.6 °C | 19.2 °C | 31.1 °C | 1.4 °C | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| April | 28.0 °C | 17.0 °C | 22.3 °C | 33.4 °C | 9.1 °C | 26 | 7 | 0 |
| May | 31.5 °C | 20.8 °C | 25.9 °C | 36.3 °C | 12.4 °C | 31 | 22 | 0 |
| June | 34.2 °C | 23.3 °C | 28.4 °C | 38.2 °C | 16.0 °C | 30 | 29 | 0 |
| July | 33.0 °C | 22.5 °C | 27.6 °C | 39.1 °C | 16.8 °C | 31 | 29 | 0 |
| August | 33.0 °C | 22.7 °C | 27.6 °C | 38.0 °C | 16.3 °C | 31 | 29 | 0 |
| September | 32.5 °C | 22.1 °C | 26.9 °C | 36.5 °C | 15.7 °C | 30 | 28 | 0 |
| October | 28.8 °C | 17.5 °C | 23.1 °C | 33.5 °C | 10.4 °C | 30 | 9 | 0 |
| November | 24.5 °C | 14.0 °C | 19.1 °C | 29.5 °C | 3.2 °C | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 21.8 °C | 11.7 °C | 16.5 °C | 26.7 °C | 1.7 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33 mm | 5 | 11 h/day | 35 % | 64 % | 18 km/h |
| February | 7 mm | 2 | 11 h/day | 23 % | 55 % | 20 km/h |
| March | 19 mm | 4 | 12 h/day | 22 % | 47 % | 21 km/h |
| April | 32 mm | 7 | 13 h/day | 24 % | 43 % | 20 km/h |
| May | 20 mm | 5 | 13 h/day | 26 % | 33 % | 17 km/h |
| June | 2 mm | 1 | 13 h/day | 23 % | 20 % | 20 km/h |
| July | 4 mm | 1 | 13 h/day | 33 % | 26 % | 21 km/h |
| August | 14 mm | 4 | 13 h/day | 34 % | 34 % | 20 km/h |
| September | 12 mm | 3 | 12 h/day | 27 % | 33 % | 18 km/h |
| October | 8 mm | 2 | 12 h/day | 17 % | 39 % | 16 km/h |
| November | 11 mm | 3 | 11 h/day | 22 % | 55 % | 16 km/h |
| December | 16 mm | 3 | 11 h/day | 29 % | 62 % | 17 km/h |
How Ta’if compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ta’if | 34 °C | 10 °C | 179 mm | 248 |
| Makkah · Saudi Arabia | 41 °C | 16 °C | 136 mm | 348 |
| Jeddah · Saudi Arabia | 35 °C | 20 °C | 85 mm | 352 |
| Madinah · Saudi Arabia | 42 °C | 9.0 °C | 40 mm | 316 |
| Port Sudan · Sudan | 41 °C | 19 °C | 135 mm | 346 |
| Yanbu · Saudi Arabia | 37 °C | 16 °C | 44 mm | 336 |
| Abha · Saudi Arabia | 27 °C | 10 °C | 793 mm | 103 |
Where Ta’if ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Places with the best weather in South America in December | 2ndof 50 | 97/100 |
| Places with the best weather in South America in February | 2ndof 50 | 96/100 |
| Places with the best weather in South America in January | 3rdof 50 | 94/100 |
| Places with the best weather in South America in November | 3rdof 50 | 97/100 |
| Places with the best weather in Asia in December | 7thof 50 | 97/100 |
| Places with the best weather in South America in March | 9thof 50 | 93/100 |
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QuestionsCommon questions about Ta’if’s climate
When is the best time to visit Ta’if?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. March, April, November sit closest to 20 °C on average, June is the warmest month and June the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Ta’if get?
In June, the warmest month, daily highs average 34 °C. About 154 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 39 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 10 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 0 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Ta’if?
January, averaging 33 mm over 5 days with rain. The driest month is June with 2 mm. The year as a whole averages 179 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Ta’if rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- 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: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. 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.