Average Weather in Al Mithnab Saudi Arabia

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In Al Mithnab, the summers are long, sweltering, and arid; the winters are cool and dry; and it is mostly clear year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 44°F to 110°F and is rarely below 35°F or above 114°F.

The hot season lasts for 4.4 months, from May 15 to September 28, with an average daily high temperature above 102°F. The hottest day of the year is July 27, with an average high of 110°F and low of 80°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.0 months, from November 26 to February 26, with an average daily high temperature below 78°F. The coldest day of the year is January 22, with an average low of 44°F and high of 70°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 Al Mithnab, 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 Al Mithnab begins around May 19 and lasts for 1.6 months, ending around July 8. On June 15, the clearest day of the year, the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 92% of the time, and overcast or mostly cloudy 8% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around July 8 and lasts for 10 months, ending around May 19. On December 2, the cloudiest day of the year, the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 32% of the time, and clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 68% of the time.

Al Mithnab does not experience significant seasonal variation in the frequency of wet days (i.e., those with greater than 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation). The frequency ranges from -0% to 5%, with an average value of 2%.

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 5% on November 24.

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. Al Mithnab experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Al Mithnab. The most rain falls during the 31 days centered around November 30, with an average total accumulation of 0.3 inches.

The least rain falls around July 2, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day in Al Mithnab varies over the course of the year. In 2017, the shortest day is December 21, with 10 hours, 31 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 13 hours, 45 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:10 AM on June 9, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 41 minutes later at 6:51 AM on January 13. The earliest sunset is at 5:11 PM on November 29, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 47 minutes later at 6:58 PM on July 2.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Al Mithnab 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.

The perceived humidity level in Al Mithnab, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining a virtually constant 0% throughout.

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 Al Mithnab varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the east for 2.3 months, from February 3 to April 12; for 2.1 weeks, from April 30 to May 15; and for 1.4 months, from August 21 to October 3, with a peak percentage of 49% on September 9. The wind is most often from the south for 2.6 weeks, from April 12 to April 30 and for 4.0 months, from October 3 to February 3, with a peak percentage of 30% on April 13. The wind is most often from the north for 3.2 months, from May 15 to August 21, with a peak percentage of 62% on July 13.

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 significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.4 months, from May 15 to August 27, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.5 kWh. The brightest day of the year is June 27, with an average of 8.4 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.9 months, from November 6 to February 2, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.9 kWh. The darkest day of the year is December 13, with an average of 4.0 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Al Mithnab are 25.860 deg latitude, 44.222 deg longitude, and 2,093 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Al Mithnab contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 135 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 2,080 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (594 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (1,152 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Al Mithnab is covered by bare soil (69%) and cropland (29%), within 10 miles by bare soil (91%), and within 50 miles by bare soil (92%).

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

Al Mithnab is further than 200 kilometers from the nearest reliable weather station, so the weather-related data on this page were taken entirely from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis . 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.

The temperature and dew point estimates are corrected for the difference between the reference elevation of the MERRA-2 grid cell and the elevation of Al Mithnab, according to the International Standard Atmosphere .

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.

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.