Sunshine Atlas

Hail weather by month & the best time to visit

Saudi Arabia · city break · hot desert climate

Hail, Saudi Arabia
Hail — photo by Pointedstick, CC0 via Wikimedia Commons

The best time to visit Hail is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 100/100), with March and April close behind. Hail averages about 3,883 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 1 mm of rain in February.

When is the best time to visit Hail?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Hail is February, then March and April. 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 Hail?

Hail is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,883 hours of sunshine a year. 90 Sunshine Score points separate February (100) from July (10), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #6 of 29 destinations in Saudi Arabia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,750 hours. Rain is a non-event in Hail — about 25 mm in a typical year.

Sunshine Score by month

January: 74February: 100100March: 99April: 99May: 60June: 30July: 10August: 10September: 40October: 90November: 99December: 91JFMAMJJASOND
MonthScoreDay highNight lowRainUV
January74 17° / 63°F3° / 37°F 4 mm5
February100 20° / 68°F5° / 41°F 1 mm7
March99 25° / 77°F9° / 48°F 4 mm8
April99 30° / 86°F14° / 57°F 7 mm10
May60 36° / 97°F19° / 66°F 0 mm10
June30 39° / 102°F22° / 72°F 0 mm11
July10 41° / 106°F24° / 75°F 0 mm12
August10 41° / 106°F25° / 77°F 0 mm11
September40 38° / 100°F22° / 72°F 0 mm9
October90 33° / 91°F17° / 63°F 1 mm7
November99 24° / 75°F10° / 50°F 6 mm5
December91 19° / 66°F5° / 41°F 2 mm4

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Hail: questions and answers

What kind of destination is Hail?

Hail is a city break in Saudi Arabia at 1,000 m elevation with a hot desert climate.

How many hours of sunshine does Hail get a year?

Hail gets about 3,883 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around February.

When is the best time to visit Hail?

The sunniest time to visit Hail is February, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 100/100 (with March and April close behind). Expect daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F.

What is the least sunny month in Hail?

July is the least sunny month in Hail, scoring 10/100 with about 0 mm of rain.

How strong is the sun in Hail?

The typical midday UV index in Hail peaks around 12 (extreme) in July, easing to about 4 (moderate) in December. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.

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