Abha weather by month

The best time to visit Abha is March, April and October — 95/100 in March, 23°C and 7 rainy days. The best season is spring, March to May (91/100 on average).

The worst month is August at 73/100 — hot, soaked. See August →

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Planning the wider trip? Best time to visit Saudi Arabia →

Abha🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · Arabia & the Gulf · City95
  1. 88Jan
  2. 91Feb
  3. 95Mar
  4. 93Apr
  5. 86May
  6. 82Jun
  7. 83Jul
  8. 73Aug
  9. 80Sep
  10. 94Oct
  11. 91Nov
  12. 89Dec

Best season: March to May (91/100 on average) · worst August (73/100)

Days
23°C
Nights
13°C
Wet days
7
Sun
10.9 h
Humidity
57%
Daylight
12 h
Abha, Saudi Arabia
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Abha, month by month

Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Abha is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.

MonthScoreTierHighRainSunCrowdsOn
Jan88A19°C4 d10 hPeak2
Feb91S20°C4 d11 hPeak2
Mar95S23°C7 d11 hBusy1
Apr93S25°C11 d12 hBusy1
May86A27°C18 d12 hBusy1
Jun82A29°C15 d12 hBusy2
Jul83A30°C13 d11 hBusy2
Aug73B28°C27 d11 hBusy2
Sep80A28°C23 d11 hPeak3
Oct94S24°C11 d11 hBusy—
Nov91S21°C7 d10 hShoulder—
Dec89A20°C3 d10 hBusy1

What's on in Abha through the year

Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.

January
  • Ramadan25 Jan – 25 Mar (usually)Holiday
April
  • Jacaranda bloom10 Apr – 31 May (usually)Nature
June
  • Aseer Summer Season25 Jun – 1 SepFestival
  • Cloud on the escarpment15 Jun – 10 Sep (usually)Season
September
  • Saudi National Day23–24 SepHoliday
December
  • Aseer Winter Season1 Dec – 28 Feb (usually)Festival

Everything on in Abha through the year →

Crowds in Abha in March

How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.

BusyRamadan, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it(estimated)

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Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet

Traveller notes on Abha

What people who have been say about the place — the year-round notes first, then month by month.

Forum posters consistently credit Abha's high elevation (around 2,200m) for genuinely mild, mesmerizing mountain weather that's a real outlier in Saudi Arabia - posters describe temperatures typically ranging 15-28C from February through November, a sharp contrast to the country's desert-city heat at lower elevation, with only December-January dipping cooler, occasionally below 5C. Posters consistently rate Abha as one of the best climates in the Kingdom, with clean mountain air and scenic views around spots like Abha Dam Lake drawing repeat domestic visitors specifically for the cooler weather. Posters generally recommend April as a comfortable month here, sitting well within that mild February-November stretch before the hotter core of Saudi summer takes hold at lower elevations elsewhere in the country.
Tripadvisor community · April · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Forum posters describe Abha, known as Saudi Arabia's 'summer capital,' as holding mild, cool temperatures generally in the 15-28C range from February through November, a real contrast to the extreme heat found in most of the rest of the country thanks to its Asir mountain elevation. Posters describe nights turning genuinely cold, sometimes down around 17C, occasionally with thick fog rolling in at these elevations. Posters consistently praise the greenery, mountain views and fresh air as Abha's main draw, recommending a scarf or sweater for cooler moments even outside the depths of winter. Posters generally rate October as comfortably mild by day and cool by night for Abha, its elevation the defining factor that sets it apart from lowland Saudi destinations.
Tripadvisor community · October · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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