Al-Jawf weather by month & the best time to visit
Saudi Arabia · regional city · hot desert climate

The best time to visit Al-Jawf is April — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 100/100), with October and March close behind. Al-Jawf averages about 3,868 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 1 mm of rain in April.
When is the best time to visit Al-Jawf?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Al-Jawf is April, then October and March. The dullest month is July (10/100, 0 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Al-Jawf?
Al-Jawf is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,868 hours of sunshine a year. 90 Sunshine Score points separate April (100) from July (10), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #8 of 29 destinations in Saudi Arabia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,750 hours. Rain is a non-event in Al-Jawf — about 25 mm in a typical year.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57 | 15° / 59°F | 1° / 34°F | 8 mm | 4 |
| February | 83 | 18° / 64°F | 3° / 37°F | 3 mm | 6 |
| March | 99 | 24° / 75°F | 8° / 46°F | 3 mm | 7 |
| April | 100 | 29° / 84°F | 13° / 55°F | 1 mm | 9 |
| May | 70 | 35° / 95°F | 18° / 64°F | 0 mm | 10 |
| June | 30 | 39° / 102°F | 22° / 72°F | 0 mm | 11 |
| July | 10 | 41° / 106°F | 24° / 75°F | 0 mm | 11 |
| August | 10 | 41° / 106°F | 25° / 77°F | 0 mm | 10 |
| September | 40 | 38° / 100°F | 21° / 70°F | 0 mm | 9 |
| October | 100 | 32° / 90°F | 16° / 61°F | 1 mm | 7 |
| November | 99 | 22° / 72°F | 9° / 48°F | 5 mm | 5 |
| December | 74 | 17° / 63°F | 3° / 37°F | 4 mm | 4 |
Nearest destinations
Head-to-head
How Al-Jawf compares month by month: Al-Jawf vs Amman · Al-Jawf vs Tabuk · Al-Jawf vs Hail · all comparisons
Al-Jawf: questions and answers
What kind of destination is Al-Jawf?
Al-Jawf is a regional city in Saudi Arabia at 669 m elevation with a hot desert climate.
How many hours of sunshine does Al-Jawf get a year?
Al-Jawf gets about 3,868 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around April.
When is the best time to visit Al-Jawf?
The sunniest time to visit Al-Jawf is April, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 100/100 (with October and March close behind). Expect daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F.
What is the least sunny month in Al-Jawf?
July is the least sunny month in Al-Jawf, scoring 10/100 with about 0 mm of rain.
How strong is the sun in Al-Jawf?
The typical midday UV index in Al-Jawf peaks around 11 (extreme) in June, easing to about 4 (moderate) in January. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.
Put the Al-Jawf sunshine badge on your site
A compact badge showing Al-Jawf's sunshine at a glance — free to embed under CC BY 4.0. Paste this wherever you'd like it to appear:
Live preview — this is exactly what your readers see: