- Local time
- Asia/Riyadh
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Population
- 1,578,722
- Elevation
- 333 m
- Airports
- TIF
- 75 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 1,640 km
- 2 hrs 40 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Mecca, month by month
- Jan28°
- Feb30°
- Mar33°
- Apr36°
- May40°
- Jun43°
- Jul41°
- Aug41°
- Sept41°
- Oct37°
- Nov32°
- Dec29°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Good for going, on these averages: December to February.
Mean highs run from 28°C in January to 43°C in June, with about 39 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for MeccaModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
No airport with scheduled flights is listed for Mecca itself; these are the nearest.
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBMecca
1,640 km
2 hrs 40 mins · Estimate
From AUHMecca
1,550 km
2 hrs 35 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
The country's currency, plugs and emergency numbers, and the clock in Mecca right now.
- Local time
- Asia/Riyadh
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Currency
- Saudi Riyal SARToday's indicative rate: SAR 1 ≈ USD 0.267Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type G220 V / 230 V · 60 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 911all emergencies, in Riyadh, Makkah, Madinah and the Eastern Province999police997ambulance998civil defenceOfficial source: Communications, Space & Technology Commission and Saudi Press Agency. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +966 · On the right
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