Average Weather in Mizhirah Saudi Arabia

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In Mizhirah, the summers are long, sweltering, oppressive, arid, and partly cloudy and the winters are short, warm, muggy, dry, and mostly clear. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 72°F to 101°F and is rarely below 68°F or above 104°F.

The hot season lasts for 5.3 months, from May 5 to October 15, with an average daily high temperature above 98°F. The hottest day of the year is June 19, with an average high of 101°F and low of 87°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.9 months, from December 8 to March 6, with an average daily high temperature below 89°F. The coldest day of the year is January 11, with an average low of 72°F and high of 87°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

In Mizhirah, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Mizhirah begins around October 18 and lasts for 6.5 months, ending around May 4. On November 27, the clearest day of the year, the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 85% of the time, and overcast or mostly cloudy 15% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around May 4 and lasts for 5.5 months, ending around October 18. On May 30, the cloudiest day of the year, the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 50% of the time, and clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 50% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Mizhirah varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 1.9 months, from June 29 to August 27, with a greater than 6% chance of a given day being a wet day. The chance of a wet day peaks at 11% on August 3.

The drier season lasts 10 months, from August 27 to June 29. The smallest chance of a wet day is 0% on September 29.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 11% on August 3.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Mizhirah experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Mizhirah. The most rain falls during the 31 days centered around July 30, with an average total accumulation of 0.4 inches.

The least rain falls around October 1, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day in Mizhirah varies over the course of the year. In 2017, the shortest day is December 21, with 11 hours, 8 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 13 hours, 8 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:34 AM on June 4, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 7 minutes later at 6:41 AM on January 20. The earliest sunset is at 5:33 PM on November 22, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 13 minutes later at 6:46 PM on July 6.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Mizhirah during 2017.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

Mizhirah experiences some seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 7.9 months, from February 15 to October 13, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 80% of the time. The muggiest day of the year is August 18, with muggy conditions 100% of the time.

The least muggy day of the year is January 4, with muggy conditions 73% of the time.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Mizhirah is from the west throughout the year.

Mizhirah is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average water temperature experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 2.4 months, from August 22 to November 4, with an average temperature above 88°F. The day of the year with the warmest water is October 1, with an average temperature of 90°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 2.7 months, from December 27 to March 19, with an average temperature below 82°F. The day of the year with the coolest water is February 1, with an average temperature of 80°F.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 1.5 months, from June 4 to July 20, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.6 kWh. The brightest day of the year is June 24, with an average of 6.9 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.3 months, from November 17 to January 27, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 5.6 kWh. The darkest day of the year is December 22, with an average of 5.2 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Mizhirah are 16.826 deg latitude, 42.733 deg longitude, and 52 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Mizhirah is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 85 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 54 feet. Within 10 miles is essentially flat (272 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (9,495 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Mizhirah is covered by bare soil (50%), sparse vegetation (35%), and cropland (14%), within 10 miles by bare soil (57%) and sparse vegetation (17%), and within 50 miles by bare soil (38%) and water (37%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Mizhirah, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There is only a single weather station, Jizan Regional Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Mizhirah.

At a distance of 18 kilometers from Mizhirah, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records.

The station records are corrected for the elevation difference between the station and Mizhirah according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Tables of the Sun, Moon and Planets , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for aiports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © Esri, with data from National Geographic, Esri, DeLorme, NAVTEQ, UNEP-WCMC, USGS, NASA, ESA, METI, NRCAN, GEBCO, NOAA, and iPC.