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Best time to visit Yanbu

January is the best time to visit Yanbu for general sightseeing, with average highs of 25 °C and about 1 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 93/100
A beach holiday March sea 25 °C
The least cloud June 5 % average cloud cover
The least rain June 0 mm
Warmth August 37 °C
Cooler weather January 25 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 January 93 25 °C 1 98
2 February 89 26 °C 1 99
3 December 87 27 °C 1 99
4 March 81 28 °C 0 99
5 November 75 30 °C 1 92
6 April 70 31 °C 0 95
7 October 59 34 °C 0 76
8 May 56 34 °C 0 83
9 September 47 36 °C 0 69
10 June 46 36 °C 0 74
11 July 46 36 °C 0 69
12 August 43 37 °C 0 65

For a beach holiday

March scores highest, with a sea temperature of 25 °C and air temperatures around 28 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 25 °C 25 °C 24 % 98
February 24 °C 26 °C 20 % 99
March 25 °C 28 °C 19 % 99
April 26 °C 31 °C 17 % 95
May 27 °C 34 °C 17 % 83
June 28 °C 36 °C 5 % 74
July 30 °C 36 °C 11 % 69
August 30 °C 37 °C 13 % 65
September 30 °C 36 °C 8 % 69
October 30 °C 34 °C 10 % 76
November 29 °C 30 °C 15 % 92
December 27 °C 27 °C 21 % 99

When to think twice

August scores lowest with about 0 wet days and highs near 37 °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 25.3 °C 9 mm 24 %
February 26.3 °C 4 mm 20 %
March 28.3 °C 1 mm 19 %
April 30.8 °C 1 mm 17 %
May 34.0 °C under 1 mm 17 %
June 36.2 °C 0 mm 5 %
July 36.0 °C under 1 mm 11 %
August 36.6 °C under 1 mm 13 %
September 36.0 °C under 1 mm 8 %
October 33.7 °C 2 mm 10 %
November 30.2 °C 16 mm 15 %
December 27.1 °C 11 mm 21 %

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.