Makkah/Mecca Weather Records (SAM00041030)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Makkah/Mecca (SAM00041030), Saudi Arabia, with 36 years of record.

Key Facts for Makkah/Mecca

Makkah/Mecca (SAM00041030) is a weather station in Saudi Arabia at 21.48 latitude and 39.83 longitude, 310 m (1,017 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1983 to 2018, 36 years of record.
1,464 records set at Makkah/Mecca still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Makkah/Mecca tied a daily record high maximum temperature of 45.0 C (113.0 F) on 5 August 2018.

About the Station

Location: Saudi Arabia, 21.48 latitude, 39.83 longitude.
Elevation: 310 m (1,017 ft).
Period of record: 1983 to 2018, 36 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Makkah/Mecca. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Makkah/Mecca, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	39.0 C (102.2 F)	11.0 C (51.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	40.0 C (104.0 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	42.4 C (108.3 F)	12.0 C (53.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	44.7 C (112.5 F)	15.0 C (59.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	49.4 C (120.9 F)	19.4 C (66.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	51.4 C (124.5 F)	18.0 C (64.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	51.0 C (123.8 F)	22.8 C (73.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	50.0 C (122.0 F)	18.2 C (64.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	49.8 C (121.6 F)	23.0 C (73.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	45.5 C (113.9 F)	18.0 C (64.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	42.3 C (108.1 F)	16.2 C (61.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	39.4 C (102.9 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Makkah/Mecca still stand. 1992 holds the most, with 100.

Standing records at Makkah/Mecca by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1983	31
1984	63
1985	41
1986	40
1987	26
1988	30
1989	43
1990	36
1991	71
1992	100
1993	36
1994	38
1995	18
1996	38
1997	40
1998	29
1999	34
2000	34
2001	22
2002	51
2003	36
2004	18
2005	25
2006	33
2007	32
2008	37
2009	36
2010	67
2011	31
2012	37
2013	49
2014	42
2015	83
2016	40
2017	51
2018	26

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 105.9 mm (4.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Makkah/Mecca. The most was 105.9 mm (4.2 in) on 6 November 2008.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Makkah/Mecca
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	11 January 2008
Feb	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	12 February 2010
Mar	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	17 March 2011
Apr	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	9 April 2006
May	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	14 May 2017
Jun	0.0 mm (0.00 in)	1 June 1984
Jul	0.0 mm (0.00 in)	1 July 1984
Aug	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	2 August 2016
Sep	0.0 mm (0.00 in)	1 September 1983
Oct	0.0 mm (0.00 in)	3 October 1983
Nov	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	6 November 2008
Dec	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 December 2012

Period of Record Coverage

1983 to 2018

36 years of record at Makkah/Mecca, 1983 to 2018. 17 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 and others.

Days with data per year at Makkah/Mecca
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1983	103	28%	No
1984	317	87%	No
1985	326	89%	No
1986	319	87%	No
1987	318	87%	No
1988	310	85%	No
1989	312	85%	No
1990	316	87%	No
1991	307	84%	No
1992	312	85%	No
1993	312	85%	No
1994	314	86%	No
1995	303	83%	No
1996	297	81%	No
1997	273	75%	No
1998	303	83%	No
1999	330	90%	Yes
2000	337	92%	Yes
2001	343	94%	Yes
2002	330	90%	Yes
2003	333	91%	Yes
2004	338	92%	Yes
2005	343	94%	Yes
2006	349	96%	Yes
2007	347	95%	Yes
2008	349	95%	Yes
2009	344	94%	Yes
2010	344	94%	Yes
2011	352	96%	Yes
2012	358	98%	Yes
2013	353	97%	Yes
2014	347	95%	Yes
2015	344	94%	Yes
2016	351	96%	Yes
2017	352	96%	Yes
2018	217	59%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Makkah/Mecca
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 August 2018	Makkah/Mecca, SA	daily high max (Tie)	45.0 C (113.0 F)	tie	16 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 2018	Makkah/Mecca, SA	daily high min	32.0 C (89.6 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	16 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 2018	Makkah/Mecca, SA	daily high max (Tie)	45.8 C (114.4 F)	tie	16 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 2018	Makkah/Mecca, SA	daily high min	32.8 C (91.0 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	1 year	3 of 100 (Routine)
27 June 2018	Makkah/Mecca, SA	daily high min (Tie)	32.0 C (89.6 F)	tie	15 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
24 June 2018	Makkah/Mecca, SA	daily high min	32.8 C (91.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	7 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
23 June 2018	Makkah/Mecca, SA	daily high min	33.4 C (92.1 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	8 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 2018	Makkah/Mecca, SA	daily high max	49.6 C (121.3 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	4 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
9 June 2018	Makkah/Mecca, SA	daily low max	41.0 C (105.8 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	24 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 2018	Makkah/Mecca, SA	daily low max	41.0 C (105.8 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	25 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 2018	Makkah/Mecca, SA	daily high min (Tie)	32.0 C (89.6 F)	tie	24 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 2018	Makkah/Mecca, SA	daily high min	31.8 C (89.2 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	15 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 2018	Makkah/Mecca, SA	daily high max (Tie)	48.0 C (118.4 F)	tie	19 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 2018	Makkah/Mecca, SA	daily high max	47.8 C (118.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	28 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 2018	Makkah/Mecca, SA	daily high min (Tie)	32.0 C (89.6 F)	tie	5 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 2018	Makkah/Mecca, SA	daily high min	29.0 C (84.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	20 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 2018	Makkah/Mecca, SA	daily high max (Tie)	43.0 C (109.4 F)	tie	20 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 2018	Makkah/Mecca, SA	daily high max	41.8 C (107.2 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	9 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 2018	Makkah/Mecca, SA	daily high max (Tie)	41.8 C (107.2 F)	tie	9 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 2018	Makkah/Mecca, SA	daily high min	25.4 C (77.7 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	11 years	7 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

14 complete years, 1984 to 2017

One stripe for each of 14 complete years at Makkah/Mecca, 1984 to 2017. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 31.7 C (89.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1984, at 30.4 C (86.8 F), and the warmest was 2017, at 32.9 C (91.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.3 C (2.3 F).

Annual mean temperature at Makkah/Mecca as warming stripes, 1984 to 2017
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1984	30.4 C	-1.26 C
1986	30.6 C	-1.15 C
1987	31.1 C	-0.57 C
1988	31.5 C	-0.22 C
1993	30.8 C	-0.89 C
1996	31.3 C	-0.39 C
2000	31.7 C	-0.03 C
2002	32.0 C	+0.34 C
2003	31.9 C	+0.22 C
2006	31.6 C	-0.06 C
2008	32.4 C	+0.69 C
2013	32.6 C	+0.92 C
2016	32.9 C	+1.15 C
2017	32.9 C	+1.20 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1983 to 2018

Yearly extremes at Makkah/Mecca: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	51.4 C (124.5 F)	2012	48.1 C (118.6 F)	36
Coldest night (TNn)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1993	14.2 C (57.5 F)	36
Wettest day (Rx1day)	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	2008	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	19
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	0.0 mm (0.00 in)	1983	0.0 mm (0.00 in)	5
Longest dry spell (CDD)	113 days	1984	1 day	12

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Makkah/Mecca, 1983 to 2018. The record is 51.4 C (124.5 F) in 2012, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.1 C (118.6 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Makkah/Mecca by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1983	45.4 C (113.7 F)
1984	46.7 C (116.1 F)
1985	46.4 C (115.5 F)
1986	47.4 C (117.3 F)
1987	47.4 C (117.3 F)
1988	49.4 C (120.9 F)
1989	49.2 C (120.6 F)
1990	48.0 C (118.4 F)
1991	47.4 C (117.3 F)
1992	47.8 C (118.0 F)
1993	48.0 C (118.4 F)
1994	47.4 C (117.3 F)
1995	46.8 C (116.2 F)
1996	47.6 C (117.7 F)
1997	46.7 C (116.1 F)
1998	48.0 C (118.4 F)
1999	48.0 C (118.4 F)
2000	48.2 C (118.8 F)
2001	48.2 C (118.8 F)
2002	48.6 C (119.5 F)
2003	48.4 C (119.1 F)
2004	48.0 C (118.4 F)
2005	47.4 C (117.3 F)
2006	48.2 C (118.8 F)
2007	47.0 C (116.6 F)
2008	48.4 C (119.1 F)
2009	49.0 C (120.2 F)
2010	49.7 C (121.5 F)
2011	49.0 C (120.2 F)
2012	51.4 C (124.5 F)
2013	48.8 C (119.8 F)
2014	51.0 C (123.8 F)
2015	50.0 C (122.0 F)
2016	49.0 C (120.2 F)
2017	51.0 C (123.8 F)
2018	49.6 C (121.3 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Makkah/Mecca, 1983 to 2018. The record is 10.0 C (50.0 F) in 1993, marked on the chart; the median year is 14.2 C (57.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Makkah/Mecca by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1983	14.8 C (58.6 F)
1984	12.0 C (53.6 F)
1985	13.6 C (56.5 F)
1986	12.4 C (54.3 F)
1987	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1988	12.4 C (54.3 F)
1989	13.6 C (56.5 F)
1990	11.9 C (53.4 F)
1991	13.0 C (55.4 F)
1992	10.2 C (50.4 F)
1993	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1994	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1995	15.7 C (60.3 F)
1996	13.7 C (56.7 F)
1997	14.3 C (57.7 F)
1998	13.7 C (56.7 F)
1999	10.0 C (50.0 F)
2000	14.8 C (58.6 F)
2001	15.0 C (59.0 F)
2002	11.5 C (52.7 F)
2003	15.0 C (59.0 F)
2004	14.0 C (57.2 F)
2005	12.0 C (53.6 F)
2006	15.0 C (59.0 F)
2007	15.0 C (59.0 F)
2008	12.0 C (53.6 F)
2009	16.0 C (60.8 F)
2010	15.0 C (59.0 F)
2011	14.0 C (57.2 F)
2012	14.8 C (58.6 F)
2013	15.8 C (60.4 F)
2014	17.0 C (62.6 F)
2015	14.8 C (58.6 F)
2016	13.0 C (55.4 F)
2017	14.4 C (57.9 F)
2018	17.0 C (62.6 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Makkah/Mecca, 1983 to 2018. The record is 105.9 mm (4.2 in) in 2008, marked on the chart; the median year is 2.0 mm (0.08 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Makkah/Mecca by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1983	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1984	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1985	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1986	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1997	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1998	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2005	n/a
2006	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2007	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
2008	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
2009	n/a
2010	2.0 mm (0.08 in)
2011	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
2012	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
2013	3.3 mm (0.13 in)
2014	0.5 mm (0.02 in)
2015	2.0 mm (0.08 in)
2016	4.1 mm (0.16 in)
2017	4.1 mm (0.16 in)
2018	n/a

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Makkah/Mecca, 1983 to 2018. The record is 0.0 mm (0.00 in) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 0.0 mm (0.00 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Makkah/Mecca by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1983	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1984	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1997	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1998	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Makkah/Mecca, 1983 to 2018. The record is 113 days in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 1 day.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Makkah/Mecca by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1983	68 days
1984	113 days
1985	1 day
1986	1 day
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	7 days
1997	23 days
1998	27 days
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	1 day
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	1 day
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	1 day
2015	1 day
2016	n/a
2017	1 day
2018	n/a

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).