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
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
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
Year with most
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
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
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.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.