Climate and Average Weather Year Round at Arar Domestic Airport Saudi ArabiaAt Arar Domestic Airport, the summers are long, sweltering, arid, and clear and the winters are cold, dry, and mostly clear. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 39°F to 107°F and is rarely below 32°F or above 113°F. Based on the beach/pool score, the best times of year to visit Arar Domestic Airport for hot-weather activities are from early May to late June and from early September to mid October. Average Temperature at Arar Domestic AirportThe hot season lasts for 4.0 months, from May 25 to September 24, with an average daily high temperature above 97°F. The hottest month of the year at Arar Domestic Airport is July, with an average high of 106°F and low of 79°F. The cool season lasts for 3.3 months, from November 24 to March 1, with an average daily high temperature below 68°F. The coldest month of the year at Arar Domestic Airport is January, with an average low of 39°F and high of 59°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. Whitney, United States (7,565 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Arar Domestic Airport (view comparison). CloudsAt Arar Domestic Airport, 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 at Arar Domestic Airport begins around May 23 and lasts for 4.7 months, ending around October 12. The clearest month of the year at Arar Domestic Airport is August, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 99% of the time. The cloudier part of the year begins around October 12 and lasts for 7.3 months, ending around May 23. The cloudiest month of the year at Arar Domestic Airport is December, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 30% of the time.
PrecipitationArar Domestic Airport 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 3%, with an average value of 1%. Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone at Arar Domestic Airport is January, with an average of 0.8 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 3% on October 27.
RainfallThe sliding 31-day quantity of rainfall at Arar Domestic Airport does not vary significantly over the course of the year, staying within 0.1 inches of 0.1 inches throughout.
SunThe length of the day at Arar Domestic Airport varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 10 hours, 9 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 14 hours, 9 minutes of daylight.
The earliest sunrise is at 5:11 AM on June 11, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 3 minutes later at 7:14 AM on January 10. The earliest sunset is at 5:13 PM on December 3, and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 10 minutes later at 7:22 PM on June 29. Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed at Arar Domestic Airport during 2024. The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation. MoonThe figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. HumidityWe 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 at Arar Domestic Airport, 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.
WindThis 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 average hourly wind speed at Arar Domestic Airport experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year. The windier part of the year lasts for 6.3 months, from February 1 to August 11, with average wind speeds of more than 8.3 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year at Arar Domestic Airport is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 9.3 miles per hour. The calmer time of year lasts for 5.7 months, from August 11 to February 1. The calmest month of the year at Arar Domestic Airport is September, with an average hourly wind speed of 7.2 miles per hour.
The predominant average hourly wind direction at Arar Domestic Airport varies throughout the year. The wind is most often from the north for 3.8 months, from May 22 to September 16, with a peak percentage of 51% on June 27. The wind is most often from the east for 3.2 months, from September 16 to December 22, with a peak percentage of 41% on October 31. The wind is most often from the west for 5.0 months, from December 22 to May 22, with a peak percentage of 32% on January 1. Best Time of Year to VisitTo characterize how pleasant the weather is at Arar Domestic Airport throughout the year, we compute two travel scores. The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Arar Domestic Airport for general outdoor tourist activities are from mid March to early May and from early October to mid November, with a peak score in the first week of April. Tourism Score at Arar Domestic AirportThe beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Arar Domestic Airport for hot-weather activities are from early May to late June and from early September to mid October, with a peak score in the last week of September. Beach/Pool Score at Arar Domestic AirportMethodologyFor each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed. Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies. Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more. Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter. Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter. Growing SeasonDefinitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere). The growing season at Arar Domestic Airport typically lasts for 11 months (339 days), from around January 22 to around December 27, rarely starting after February 21, or ending before November 24. Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F. Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms at Arar Domestic Airport should appear around January 31, only rarely appearing before January 22 or after February 18. Solar EnergyThis 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 extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year. The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from May 7 to August 22, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.6 kWh. The brightest month of the year at Arar Domestic Airport is June, with an average of 8.6 kWh. The darker period of the year lasts for 3.1 months, from November 2 to February 6, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.5 kWh. The darkest month of the year at Arar Domestic Airport is December, with an average of 3.5 kWh.
TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Arar Domestic Airport are 30.907 deg latitude, 41.138 deg longitude, and 1,818 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of Arar Domestic Airport contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 105 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,801 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (358 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,437 feet). The area within 2 miles of Arar Domestic Airport is covered by bare soil (100%), within 10 miles by bare soil (100%), and within 50 miles by bare soil (100%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather at Arar Domestic Airport, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016. Temperature and Dew PointArar Domestic Airport has a weather station that reported reliably enough during the analysis period that we have included it in our network. When available, historical temperature and dew point measurements are taken directly from this weather station. These records are obtained from NOAA's Integrated Surface Hourly data set, falling back on ICAO METAR records as required. In the case of missing or erroneous measurements from this station, we fall back on records from nearby stations, adjusted according to typical seasonal and diurnal intra-station differences. For a given day of the year and hour of the day, the fallback station is selected to minimize the prediction error over the years for which there are measurements for both stations. In this case, the only station close and reliable enough to use as a fallback is Al-Jawf Domestic Airport. Other DataAll data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , 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 airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com . Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors. DisclaimerThe information on this site is provided as is, without any assurances as to its accuracy or suitability for any purpose. Weather data is prone to errors, outages, and other defects. We assume no responsibility for any decisions made on the basis of the content presented on this site. We draw particular cautious attention to our reliance on the MERRA-2 model-based reconstructions for a number of important data series. While having the tremendous advantages of temporal and spatial completeness, these reconstructions: (1) are based on computer models that may have model-based errors, (2) are coarsely sampled on a 50 km grid and are therefore unable to reconstruct the local variations of many microclimates, and (3) have particular difficulty with the weather in some coastal areas, especially small islands. We further caution that our travel scores are only as good as the data that underpin them, that weather conditions at any given location and time are unpredictable and variable, and that the definition of the scores reflects a particular set of preferences that may not agree with those of any particular reader. Please review our full terms contained on our Terms of Service page. |