Sunshine Atlas

Gurayat weather by month & the best time to visit

Saudi Arabia · regional city · hot desert climate

Gurayat, Saudi Arabia
Gurayat — photo by Jean Housen, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The best time to visit Gurayat is October — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 100/100), with March and April close behind. Gurayat averages about 3,747 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 2 mm of rain in October.

When is the best time to visit Gurayat?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Gurayat is October, then March and April. The dullest month is July (20/100, 1 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Gurayat?

Gurayat is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,747 hours of sunshine a year. 80 Sunshine Score points separate October (100) from July (20), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #16 of 29 destinations in Saudi Arabia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,750 hours. Rain is a non-event in Gurayat — about 55 mm in a typical year.

Sunshine Score by month

January: 57February: 82March: 99April: 99May: 80June: 40July: 20August: 30September: 60October: 100100November: 99December: 74JFMAMJJASOND
MonthScoreDay highNight lowRainUV
January57 15° / 59°F2° / 36°F 12 mm3
February82 18° / 64°F4° / 39°F 12 mm5
March99 23° / 73°F7° / 45°F 8 mm7
April99 28° / 82°F12° / 54°F 5 mm8
May80 34° / 93°F16° / 61°F 1 mm9
June40 38° / 100°F20° / 68°F 0 mm11
July20 40° / 104°F22° / 72°F 1 mm11
August30 39° / 102°F22° / 72°F 0 mm10
September60 36° / 97°F20° / 68°F 0 mm9
October100 31° / 88°F16° / 61°F 2 mm6
November99 22° / 72°F9° / 48°F 6 mm4
December74 17° / 63°F4° / 39°F 8 mm3

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Gurayat: questions and answers

What kind of destination is Gurayat?

Gurayat is a regional city in Saudi Arabia at 509 m elevation with a hot desert climate.

How many hours of sunshine does Gurayat get a year?

Gurayat gets about 3,747 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around October.

When is the best time to visit Gurayat?

The sunniest time to visit Gurayat is October, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 100/100 (with March and April close behind). Expect daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F.

What is the least sunny month in Gurayat?

July is the least sunny month in Gurayat, scoring 20/100 with about 1 mm of rain.

How strong is the sun in Gurayat?

The typical midday UV index in Gurayat peaks around 11 (extreme) in June, easing to about 3 (moderate) in January. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.

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