Medina vs Qassim: which is sunnier?
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia vs 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · 453 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Medina and Qassim are virtually tied for annual sunshine — about 3,750 vs 3,777 hours a year. Qassim has the higher Sunshine Score in 4 of 12 months; the other 8 are within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
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At a glance
| Medina | Qassim | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 3,750 | 3,777 |
| Sunniest month | February (100/100) | January (100/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 100/100 | 99/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 0/100 | 0/100 |
| Rain / year | 21 mm | 29 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 11 (extreme) | 11 (extreme) |
Medina vs Qassim month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medina | Qassim | Medina | Qassim | Medina | Qassim | |
| January | 99 | 100 | 25° | 20° | 4 | 2 |
| February | 100 | 100 | 28° | 23° | 1 | 2 |
| March | 100 | 100 | 32° | 28° | 1 | 1 |
| April | 60 | 89 | 36° | 33° | 2 | 7 |
| May | 10 | 30 | 41° | 39° | 1 | 0 |
| June | 0 | 0 | 44° | 42° | 0 | 0 |
| July | 0 | 0 | 45° | 44° | 0 | 0 |
| August | 0 | 0 | 45° | 44° | 3 | 3 |
| September | 0 | 10 | 43° | 41° | 0 | 0 |
| October | 40 | 70 | 38° | 35° | 1 | 0 |
| November | 99 | 99 | 31° | 26° | 6 | 5 |
| December | 100 | 98 | 27° | 21° | 2 | 9 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar even · Apr Qassim · May Qassim · Jun even · Jul even · Aug even · Sep Qassim · Oct Qassim · Nov even · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Medina averages 100/100, Qassim 99/100. Medina is the warmer, around 28°C daytime highs vs 23°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Qassim (average score 73/100 vs 57). Medina is the warmer, around 36°C daytime highs vs 33°C.
- June–August: too close to call — Medina averages 0/100, Qassim 0/100. Medina is the warmer, around 45°C daytime highs vs 43°C.
- September–October: Qassim (average score 40/100 vs 20). Medina is the warmer, around 41°C daytime highs vs 38°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Medina weather by month · Qassim weather by month · Best time to visit Saudi Arabia.
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