Best: Nov-Feb · Great: Mar, Jun, Sep-Oct
Two separate wet seasons shape the year here, roughly around May and July, with drier, more reliable stretches in between rather than one long wet or dry season. In January, expect highs around 22°C with rain on roughly 1 day of the month.
Abha's cool mountain air and the Asir National Park's cliffside terraces and juniper forests are the region's main draw, offering a green, mountainous contrast to the rest of Saudi Arabia. The historic village of Rijal Almaa, with its distinctive painted stone tower houses, is a popular day trip nearby.
Asiri cuisine leans on wheat and barley dishes suited to the cooler highland climate, distinct from the rice-based food of the rest of the country.
Daylight, sunrise, and sunset are calculated exactly from this region's latitude. Temperature and rainfall are modeled from its general climate type, not measured station data. Month summaries are generated from those modeled figures.
Expect mild days around 22°/13°C, with mostly dry conditions (~1 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 24°/14°C, with mostly dry conditions (~3 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 26°/16°C, with occasional rain (~6 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 28°/17°C, with occasional rain (~7 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 30°/18°C, with frequent rain (~10 rainy days).
Expect hot days around 32°/21°C, with mostly dry conditions (~2 rainy days).
Expect hot days around 31°/20°C, with frequent rain (~10 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 30°/20°C, with very wet conditions (~18 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 30°/19°C, with occasional rain (~6 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 27°/17°C, with mostly dry conditions (~3 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 24°/15°C, with mostly dry conditions (~2 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 23°/13°C, with mostly dry conditions (~1 rainy days).