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When to go to Sakakah
When to go
What the averages say
On these averages, Sakakah has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in February to April and November.
- Hot months (a mean high of 32°C or more): May to October.
- The warmest month is August (41°C) and the coolest January (15°C). The wettest is January (8 mm) and the driest May (0 mm); about 25 mm of rain falls in a year.
How these sentences are worded
Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.
The year at a glance
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
- JanCool
- FebMild–warm, dry
- MarMild–warm, dry
- AprMild–warm, dry
- MayHot
- JunHot
- JulHot
- AugHot
- SeptHot
- OctHot
- NovMild–warm, dry
- DecCool
Month by month
Every month in Sakakah
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Humidity | Cloud | Sunlight (kWh/m²/day) | High in Dubai | What it is like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15°C | 1°C | 8 mm | 53% | 27% | 4 | 23°C | Cool |
| February | 18°C | 3°C | 3 mm | 45% | 26% | 4.9 | 24°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| March | 24°C | 8°C | 3 mm | 35% | 25% | 6.1 | 27°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| April | 29°C | 13°C | 1 mm | 28% | 30% | 7 | 31°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| May | 35°C | 18°C | 0 mm | 21% | 26% | 7.7 | 35°C | Hot |
| June | 39°C | 22°C | 0 mm | 16% | 11% | 8.4 | 37°C | Hot |
| July | 41°C | 24°C | 0 mm | 16% | 10% | 8.2 | 39°C | Hot |
| August | 41°C | 24°C | 0 mm | 17% | 10% | 7.6 | 39°C | Hot |
| September | 38°C | 21°C | 0 mm | 19% | 8% | 6.6 | 37°C | Hot |
| October | 32°C | 16°C | 1 mm | 27% | 18% | 5.2 | 34°C | Hot |
| November | 22°C | 9°C | 5 mm | 44% | 25% | 4.1 | 29°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| December | 16°C | 3°C | 4 mm | 52% | 25% | 3.6 | 25°C | Cool |
The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.
Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.
When to go nearby
When to go nearby
- Ha'il308 kmGood for going: November to April
- Tabuk394 kmGood for going: February to April, November and December
- Petra456 kmGood for going: March to June and September to November
- Zarqa457 kmGood for going: March to May, October and November
- Amman462 kmGood for going: March to May, October and November
- Irbid504 kmGood for going: February to April and October to December
- Aqaba504 kmGood for going: February to April and October to December
- Eilat510 kmGood for going: February to April and October to December
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Plan a trip to Sakakah
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