Abha, Saudi Arabia

Abha sits in a highland climate in Saudi Arabia, and the 2015–2024 weather record gives its sunshine a clear shape: the June peak reaches a 98/100 sun score, with daytime highs around 29°C — a solid base for an outdoors-led escape.

June is the heat peak, averaging 29°C highs; January is the cool end, when nights dip to around 9°C. The wet–dry contrast is pronounced: 45% rain-day odds in August against 7% in December. Beach-warm afternoons (24°C and up) hold through May–September.

Season by season (on the northern calendar), spring brings 23°C highs with 32% rain-day odds, summer 27°C at 27%, autumn 23°C at 15%, and winter 18°C at 12%. In short: plan around spring if you can, keep autumn as the fallback, and go into winter with managed expectations (its season score is 85). For warmth without the densest crowds, the shoulder play is September: still 27°C highs, with a sun score of 96.

Best months to visit Abha

The best month on record is June — a 98/100 sun score, built on 42% cloud cover and 15% rain-day odds — followed by October and May. In practice you have flexibility — January–December all stay above a 70 sun score. At the other end, January scores just 82, the weakest month of the year.

For context: in June, Abha is drier than 90% of the mountain destinations we track.

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As of the latest refresh, Abha's next 15 days span 11°C to 24°C; 15 days look mostly sunny while none look likely to be wet — a live sun score of 99/100.