På gång i Medina (Madinah), Saudi Arabia under året

Mycket folk — Ramadan, skollov i 6 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Regel

  Central Medina is closed to non-Muslims

  1 jan – 31 decStängningar

  The area around the Prophet's Mosque is restricted to Muslims and the checkpoints on the ring roads enforce it. Non-Muslim visitors can see the outskirts and the outlying sites only. Källa ↗

• Helg

  Ramadan

  25 jan – 25 mar · vanligtvisTrångtBoka tidigt

  The busiest month of the Medina year by a wide margin: Umrah pilgrims fill the city, the mosque courtyards are laid out for iftar every evening, and rooms near the Haram are booked far ahead. Källa ↗

Mycket folk — Ramadan, skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i februari.

Pågår fortfarande: Central Medina is closed to non-Muslims (1 jan – 31 dec), Ramadan (25 jan – 25 mar (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr

• Helg

  Eid al-Fitr

  1 mar – 15 apr · vanligtvisRamadan & eidTrångtStängningarBoka tidigt

  The last ten nights and Eid itself are the peak of the peak; crowd control around the Haram runs to timed entry and the walk in from the hotels takes far longer than the map suggests. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Central Medina is closed to non-Muslims (1 jan – 31 dec), Ramadan (25 jan – 25 mar (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Eid al-Fitr, Hajj season

• Säsong

  Hajj season

  25 apr – 10 jun · vanligtvisPilgrimssäsongTrångtBoka tidigt

  Most pilgrims add Medina either side of the Hajj in Mecca, so the city takes two waves several weeks apart. Flights and hotels through this window are priced accordingly. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Central Medina is closed to non-Muslims (1 jan – 31 dec), Eid al-Fitr (1 mar – 15 apr (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Hajj season, skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Säsong

  The desert summer

  20 maj – 20 sep · vanligtvisExtrem värme

  Dry heat with no shade on the approach to the Haram, and the marble courtyards throw it back at you. The mosque runs misting fans and the crowds move at night.

Pågår fortfarande: Central Medina is closed to non-Muslims (1 jan – 31 dec), Hajj season (25 apr – 10 jun (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Hajj season, skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i juni.

Pågår fortfarande: Central Medina is closed to non-Muslims (1 jan – 31 dec), Hajj season (25 apr – 10 jun (vanligtvis)), The desert summer (20 maj – 20 sep (vanligtvis))

Lugnt — skollov i 5 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en av dess sämsta vädermånader

Inget nytt börjar i juli.

Pågår fortfarande: Central Medina is closed to non-Muslims (1 jan – 31 dec), The desert summer (20 maj – 20 sep (vanligtvis))

Lugnt — skollov i 4 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en av dess sämsta vädermånader

• Natur

  Date harvest

  15 aug – 15 okt · vanligtvis

  The palm groves round the city are picked and the date market fills with the season's Ajwa, which is what most pilgrims take home. Prices are lowest right at the harvest.

Pågår fortfarande: Central Medina is closed to non-Muslims (1 jan – 31 dec), The desert summer (20 maj – 20 sep (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Saudi National Day, skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Helg

  Saudi National Day

  23–24 sepNationell helgdagStängningarTrångt

  23 September is a public holiday, often joined to a weekend. Government offices close, streets and buildings are lit green, and evening events and fireworks draw families out, with domestic flights and hotels busier around it. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Central Medina is closed to non-Muslims (1 jan – 31 dec), The desert summer (20 maj – 20 sep (vanligtvis)), Date harvest (15 aug – 15 okt (vanligtvis))

Mellansäsong — skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en helt vanlig månad

Inget nytt börjar i oktober.

Pågår fortfarande: Central Medina is closed to non-Muslims (1 jan – 31 dec), Date harvest (15 aug – 15 okt (vanligtvis))

Mellansäsong — en helt vanlig månad

Inget nytt börjar i november.

Pågår fortfarande: Central Medina is closed to non-Muslims (1 jan – 31 dec)

Mycket folk — skollov i 5 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en av dess bästa vädermånader

Inget nytt börjar i december.

Pågår fortfarande: Central Medina is closed to non-Muslims (1 jan – 31 dec)