Погода: Эт-Таиф, апрель

Regulars describe this month as hot but manageable if the rites are timed around the evening - one visitor's first week of the month found completing them after Maghrib prayers genuinely bearable despite the daytime heat. Our row backs the heat, 35.7C reading as a hot 35C, over 22.5C nights, with rain a minor presence at 21mm across 3.1 days, and humidity down to a dry 39 percent. Regulars are candid this can be genuinely tough for anyone also fasting during a Ramadan overlap, particularly visitors used to a colder home climate, and the standard advice is avoiding long midday walks in favour of the cooler evening and early morning hours regardless of the specific reason for the trip. The record: 11.4 hours of sun, a 21.3 kph wind and AQI 149.

Forum posters visiting the Shafa Mountains resort area just outside Taif describe genuinely pleasant conditions around 25C in summer, one reviewer specifically surprised to encounter rain during what's normally thought of as the hot season - a real reflection of the resort's roughly 2500m elevation rather than Taif city itself, which sits considerably lower and runs noticeably hotter. Posters describe Taif proper as a traditional summer retreat precisely because it's cooler than lowland Mecca and Jeddah, known for its rose gardens and perfume industry. Posters note the Shafa area specifically gets very congested with visitors in summer given how sought-after its cooler air is. Posters generally rate August as warm in Taif city itself but genuinely cool and occasionally rainy up in the nearby Shafa Mountains, the elevation difference between the two a real factor worth understanding before planning a visit.

Forum posters consistently describe Taif as noticeably cooler than nearby Mecca and Jeddah thanks to its mountain elevation - around 25C is the typical figure cited, with winter (February included) named as a comfortable time to visit precisely because summer brings crowds escaping the heat of the lowlands. Posters do warn that direct sun inside a parked car can still get surprisingly hot even on a mild day, and that fog can roll in suddenly on the escarpment roads and cut visibility fast. Al Hada Mountain's cable car and the surrounding rose fields (Taif is nicknamed the City of Roses) are the most recommended stops, and February specifically is called a quieter time to visit versus the congested summer high season.