Today, 12 September, Saturday, in Mecca (Saudi Arabia): cloudy, light rain in places, very hot. During the day the air will warm up to +39°, at night around +28°. Due to the wind it feels like +33°. Wind up to 18 km/h. High chance of rain — be sure to take an umbrella or a raincoat. Dress as lightly as possible, wear a hat, apply sunscreen and keep water with you. The sun will rise at 06:06 and set at 18:26 — daylight lasts 12 hours.
Hourly weather in Mecca
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💧 The bars at the bottom show the hourly precipitation probability. Shaded areas of the chart are the dark hours (before sunrise 🌅 and after sunset 🌇).
Weather in Mecca for 14 days
Tap a day to expand it by time of day and open the full forecast. The bar shows the range from the night low (left) to the day high (right).
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Today 12.9
🌦️
💧 50%
+28°+39°
Morning
☀️
+30°
Day
🌦️
+39°
Evening
🌇
+35°
Night
🌙
+28°
Drizzle · precipitation 50% · wind up to 18 km/h. 🥵 Extreme heat. No more than 15–20 minutes in direct sun is safe. Water, SPF 50 sunscreen and a hat are a must.
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Tomorrow 13.9
⛅
💧 9%
+29°+40°
Morning
☀️
+31°
Day
⛅
+40°
Evening
🌇
+35°
Night
🌙
+29°
Partly cloudy · precipitation 9% · wind up to 15 km/h. 🥵 Extreme heat. No more than 15–20 minutes in direct sun is safe. Water, SPF 50 sunscreen and a hat are a must.
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Mon 14.9
☁️
💧 16%
+30°+42°
Morning
☁️
+34°
Day
☁️
+42°
Evening
🌇
+39°
Night
🌙
+30°
Overcast · precipitation 16% · wind up to 16 km/h. 🥵 Extreme heat. No more than 15–20 minutes in direct sun is safe. Water, SPF 50 sunscreen and a hat are a must.
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Tue 15.9
⛅
💧 12%
+32°+42°
Morning
⛅
+36°
Day
⛅
+42°
Evening
🌇
+40°
Night
🌙
+32°
Partly cloudy · precipitation 12% · wind up to 19 km/h. 🥵 Extreme heat. No more than 15–20 minutes in direct sun is safe. Water, SPF 50 sunscreen and a hat are a must.
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Wed 16.9
🌤️
💧 6%
+28°+40°
Morning
🌤️
+32°
Day
🌤️
+40°
Evening
🌇
+37°
Night
🌙
+28°
Mostly clear · precipitation 6% · wind up to 15 km/h. 🥵 Extreme heat. No more than 15–20 minutes in direct sun is safe. Water, SPF 50 sunscreen and a hat are a must.
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Thu 17.9
☁️
💧 12%
+28°+41°
Morning
☁️
+33°
Day
☁️
+41°
Evening
🌇
+38°
Night
🌙
+28°
Overcast · precipitation 12% · wind up to 17 km/h. 🥵 Extreme heat. No more than 15–20 minutes in direct sun is safe. Water, SPF 50 sunscreen and a hat are a must.
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Fri 18.9
⛅
+31°+42°
Morning
⛅
+35°
Day
⛅
+42°
Evening
🌇
+39°
Night
🌙
+31°
Partly cloudy · precipitation 0% · wind up to 12 km/h. 🥵 Extreme heat. No more than 15–20 minutes in direct sun is safe. Water, SPF 50 sunscreen and a hat are a must.
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Sat 19.9
☁️
💧 2%
+30°+38°
Morning
☁️
+33°
Day
☁️
+38°
Evening
🌇
+36°
Night
🌙
+30°
Overcast · precipitation 2% · wind up to 18 km/h. 🥵 Extreme heat. No more than 15–20 minutes in direct sun is safe. Water, SPF 50 sunscreen and a hat are a must.
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Sun 20.9
🌤️
💧 2%
+31°+39°
Morning
🌤️
+34°
Day
🌤️
+39°
Evening
🌇
+37°
Night
🌙
+31°
Mostly clear · precipitation 2% · wind up to 16 km/h. 🥵 Extreme heat. No more than 15–20 minutes in direct sun is safe. Water, SPF 50 sunscreen and a hat are a must.
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Mon 21.9
🌤️
💧 6%
+31°+41°
Morning
🌤️
+35°
Day
🌤️
+41°
Evening
🌇
+39°
Night
🌙
+31°
Mostly clear · precipitation 6% · wind up to 16 km/h. 🥵 Extreme heat. No more than 15–20 minutes in direct sun is safe. Water, SPF 50 sunscreen and a hat are a must.
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Tue 22.9
⛅
💧 4%
+31°+39°
Morning
⛅
+34°
Day
⛅
+39°
Evening
🌇
+37°
Night
🌙
+31°
Partly cloudy · precipitation 4% · wind up to 14 km/h. 🥵 Extreme heat. No more than 15–20 minutes in direct sun is safe. Water, SPF 50 sunscreen and a hat are a must.
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Wed 23.9
🌤️
💧 2%
+30°+39°
Morning
🌤️
+33°
Day
🌤️
+39°
Evening
🌇
+37°
Night
🌙
+30°
Mostly clear · precipitation 2% · wind up to 12 km/h. 🥵 Extreme heat. No more than 15–20 minutes in direct sun is safe. Water, SPF 50 sunscreen and a hat are a must.
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Thu 24.9
☀️
💧 1%
+32°+44°
Morning
☀️
+36°
Day
☀️
+44°
Evening
🌇
+41°
Night
🌙
+32°
Clear · precipitation 1% · wind up to 11 km/h. 🥵 Extreme heat. No more than 15–20 minutes in direct sun is safe. Water, SPF 50 sunscreen and a hat are a must.
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Fri 25.9
☁️
💧 2%
+30°+40°
Morning
☁️
+34°
Day
☁️
+40°
Evening
🌇
+38°
Night
🌙
+30°
Overcast · precipitation 2% · wind up to 28 km/h. 🥵 Extreme heat. No more than 15–20 minutes in direct sun is safe. Water, SPF 50 sunscreen and a hat are a must.
🗺️ Precipitation radar
Precipitation radar (RainViewer) over a clean base map — updates every 5–10 minutes. Colours show nearby precipitation; if there is none, the map is simply clear — that is normal. Zoom with + / −.
Rain intensity:lightmoderateheavy
🎯 What to do in this weather — indices of the day
Comfort score from 0 (bad) to 100 (excellent), calculated from the day's weather. For “rain” and “UV” a percentage/risk level is shown.
🏃 Running
0 / 100
comfort for running · Bad
🧴 UV
0%
moderate · low
☂️ Rain
50%
likely · moderate
✨ Stars
53 / 100
evening visibility · Average
🧺 Laundry drying
11 / 100
will dry outside · Bad
🚗 Car wash
35 / 100
better to wait · So-so
🌫️ Air quality
68
Poor air
European AQI
PM2.5: 58PM10: 152O₃: 32NO₂: 30
People with allergies or asthma should reduce time outdoors.
🌅 Sun, moon and sea
Sunrise
06:06
Sunset
18:26
Golden hour
17:57
Daylight
12 h (-1 min vs yesterday)
Mecca climate by month
Long-term averages. Hover over a bar for details. The forecast for a specific month is a combination of the climate normal and the model forecast for the coming weeks.
+27°
+16°
Jan
+29°
+17°
Feb
+32°
+19°
Mar
+36°
+22°
Apr
+39°
+25°
May
+41°
+26°
Jun
+40°
+27°
Jul
+39°
+27°
Aug
+39°
+26°
Sep
+36°
+23°
Oct
+31°
+20°
Nov
+28°
+18°
Dec
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Bar color shows temperature:frostcoolcomfortablewarmhot— best months to visit
Month
Day
Night
Precipitation
What to pack and what makes the month notable (events, nuances)
January
+27°
+16°
42 mm
Warm and comfortable: +27° by day, +16° at night. 😊 light summer clothing. This is the coldest month of the year.
February
+29°
+17°
6 mm
Gentle warmth — about +29° daytime, great walking weather. 😊 light summer clothing. Weather-wise, one of the three best months to visit.
March
+32°
+19°
10 mm
A comfortable month: +32° by day without exhausting heat. 😊 light summer clothing.
April
+36°
+22°
11 mm
Hot (+36° by day) but dry — manageable with a sensible schedule. ☀️ water and sunscreen.
May
+39°
+25°
7 mm
Peak heat — about +39° in the daytime; outdoor plans only early morning or evening. 🥵 water, SPF 50, a hat.
June
+41°
+26°
0 mm
One of the hottest stretches: +41° by day, plan around the midday sun. 🥵 water, SPF 50, a hat. This is the hottest month of the year in Mecca.
July
+40°
+27°
0 mm
Extremely hot: around +40° by day, staying outside is hard. 🥵 water, SPF 50, a hat.
August
+39°
+27°
2 mm
Peak heat — about +39° in the daytime; outdoor plans only early morning or evening. 🥵 water, SPF 50, a hat.
September
+39°
+26°
5 mm
One of the hottest stretches: +39° by day, plan around the midday sun. 🥵 water, SPF 50, a hat.
October
+36°
+23°
7 mm
Hot (+36° by day) but dry — manageable with a sensible schedule. ☀️ water and sunscreen.
November
+31°
+20°
21 mm
Gentle warmth — about +31° daytime, great walking weather. 😊 light summer clothing.
December
+28°
+18°
24 mm
A comfortable month: +28° by day without exhausting heat. 😊 light summer clothing. The shortest daylight of the year — it gets dark early.
When to visit Mecca
✅ Recommended time to visit
🌟 Peak season: January, February, December
Daytime air+27…+29°
Precipitationrare
Why: comfortable +27…+29° by day, little rain.
⚠️ Doable, with caveats
🌤️ Shoulder season: March, April, August, September, October, November
Daytime air+31…+39°
Precipitationalmost none
Why: already/still hot (+31…+39°) but bearable; fewer crowds, lower prices.
🔴 Not the best time
🔥 Hot season: May, June, July
Daytime air+39…+41°
Precipitationalmost none
Why: extreme heat (+39…+41° with high humidity) — being outside at midday is unsafe; go only for low prices and hotel-and-beach downtime.
Bottom line: the best time to visit Mecca is December – February, and the most comfortable months are January, February, December. The toughest months to visit are May, June, July: extreme heat and humidity.
🌡️ Today vs the climate normal
Today's high
+39°
Normal for September
+39°
Deviation
0° within normal
A year ago on this day
+39°
Record for this date
+43° (2020)
The normal, “a year ago” and the record come from the weather archive since 1940 (Open-Meteo / ERA5).
Weather archive for Mecca
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