Abha vs Jizan: which is sunnier?
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia vs 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · 149 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Abha is the sunnier overall: about 3,555 hours of sunshine a year to Jizan's 3,288. Abha has the higher Sunshine Score in 9 of 12 months, Jizan in 1 (2 within 2 points).
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Abha | Jizan | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 3,555 | 3,288 |
| Sunniest month | June (100/100) | February (98/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 97/100 | 95/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 99/100 | 50/100 |
| Rain / year | 62 mm | 159 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 13 (extreme) | 12 (extreme) |
Abha vs Jizan month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abha | Jizan | Abha | Jizan | Abha | Jizan | |
| January | 91 | 97 | 19° | 29° | 4 | 7 |
| February | 99 | 98 | 21° | 30° | 5 | 4 |
| March | 99 | 98 | 23° | 32° | 4 | 3 |
| April | 97 | 77 | 25° | 34° | 15 | 11 |
| May | 99 | 59 | 28° | 36° | 7 | 6 |
| June | 100 | 48 | 31° | 37° | 1 | 10 |
| July | 99 | 46 | 30° | 37° | 8 | 32 |
| August | 99 | 55 | 29° | 36° | 8 | 42 |
| September | 100 | 48 | 30° | 37° | 1 | 13 |
| October | 100 | 68 | 26° | 35° | 1 | 5 |
| November | 99 | 87 | 23° | 33° | 4 | 11 |
| December | 99 | 96 | 20° | 30° | 4 | 15 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan Jizan · Feb even · Mar even · Apr Abha · May Abha · Jun Abha · Jul Abha · Aug Abha · Sep Abha · Oct Abha · Nov Abha · Dec Abha.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Abha averages 97/100, Jizan 95/100. Jizan is the warmer, around 31°C daytime highs vs 21°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Abha (average score 98/100 vs 78). Jizan is the warmer, around 34°C daytime highs vs 25°C.
- June–August: Abha (average score 99/100 vs 50). Jizan is the warmer, around 37°C daytime highs vs 30°C.
- September–October: Abha (average score 100/100 vs 58). Jizan is the warmer, around 36°C daytime highs vs 28°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Abha weather by month · Jizan weather by month · Best time to visit Saudi Arabia.
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