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Best time to visit Jeddah
Saudi Arabia · Middle East
All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.
The year in Jeddah
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- JanJJeddah in January: sweet spot
- FebFJeddah in February: sweet spot
- MarMJeddah in March: sweet spot
- AprAJeddah in April: avoid
- MayMJeddah in May: avoid
- JunJJeddah in June: avoid
- JulJJeddah in July: avoid
- AugAJeddah in August: avoid
- SepSJeddah in September: avoid
- OctOJeddah in October: avoid
- NovNJeddah in November: ok, busy
- DecDJeddah in December: good, busy
- Sweet spot
- Good
- OK
- Avoid
- Busy
Dry all year: 6 or fewer rainy days in every month.
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Things to do in Jeddah
- Tomb of Eve Archeological site in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- King Fahd's Fountain With a maximum height between 260 and 312 m…
- Naseef House The former house of one of Jeddah's main trading families is being renovated as a museum…
- Jeddah Light Lighthouse in Saudi Arabia
- Al-Shalal Theme Park The park boasts of having the largest double looped roller coaster in the Asian continent.
- Jeddah Regional Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography Located in the Khuzam Palace, built in 1928.
Tours and tickets in Jeddah
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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage (Jeddah), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata; in order of how often each one's Wikipedia article was read on phones in the last 12 months.
Month by month
No fare history for this route yet, so this ranking is climate and crowds only — the price column will fill in as the scanner collects.
| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Humidity | Sun h/day | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29° | 1d | 60% | 10.3h | sweet spot | 29C max, 1 rainy day |
| Feb | 29° | 0d | 58% | 10.5h | sweet spot | 29C max, 0 rainy days |
| Mar | 31° | 0d | 56% | 10.8h | sweet spot | 31C max, 0 rainy days |
| Apr | 34° | 0d | 52% | 11.5h | avoid | extreme heat: 10 days over 35C |
| May | 36° | 0d | 50% | 12.1h | avoid | extreme heat: 21 days over 35C |
| Jun | 37° | 0d | 51% | 12.1h | avoid | extreme heat: 27 days over 35C |
| Jul | 38° | 0d | 48% | 11.8h | avoid | extreme heat: 31 days over 35C |
| Aug | 38° | 0d | 58% | 11.0h | avoid | extreme heat: 31 days over 35C |
| Sep | 37° | 0d | 64% | 10.8h | avoid | extreme heat: 28 days over 35C |
| Oct | 35° | 0d | 64% | 10.6h | avoid | extreme heat: 14 days over 35C |
| Nov | 32° | 2d | 64% | 9.9h | okbusy | busier than usual |
| Dec | 30° | 1d | 60% | 9.9h | goodbusy | busier than usual |
Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.
Weather read at central Jeddah, 17 km from the airport (JED): ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.
A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. It is flagged rather than scored down, and crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.
How busy it gets
Then and now
Jeddah's July days now average 38.3°C, 3.4°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 12 of 12 months are clearly warmer.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–90 | 26.4° | 26.6° | 28.4° | 30.8° | 33.0° | 34.0° | 34.9° | 35.1° | 34.1° | 32.8° | 30.2° | 27.9° |
| 2017–26 | 28.5° | 29.0° | 31.1° | 33.9° | 36.3° | 37.3° | 38.3° | 37.7° | 36.9° | 35.5° | 32.3° | 30.1° |
| Change | +2.2° | +2.4° | +2.6° | +3.2° | +3.3° | +3.3° | +3.4° | +2.7° | +2.8° | +2.7° | +2.1° | +2.2° |
The average daily high, month by month, for the nearest ERA5 grid cell. Bold is a clear change; grey is within the ordinary spread between years. Every destination, ranked.
Getting there
How far Jeddah is, and what it costs, depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.
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Before you go
Type G plugs at 220 / 230 V. Drives on the right. The currency is the Saudi riyal. UK Foreign Office: avoid all travel to parts, avoid all but essential travel to parts. Global Affairs Canada: Avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories). US State Department: Level 3: Reconsider Travel. Everything for Saudi Arabia: cost of living, languages, emergency numbers and health.
Being there
On arrival
- Paying — International cards work almost everywhere, even for small sums, and cash is often unwelcome.
- UPI, for visitors from India — Not accepted for paying here; bring a card that works abroad.
- Tipping — Not generally expected; smarter restaurants may add a 10% service charge, and taxi fares are often rounded.
Getting around Jeddah
- Apps — Rides: Bolt, Careem, Jeeny, Uber. Maps: Google Maps. Messages: WhatsApp.
Like the other big Saudi cities, regular green taxis and Ubers are plentiful. Many rental agencies like Avis or Budget will rent you a 2008 mid-size car for the price of SR100-140 per day. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Jeddah, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Help
- Emergency — 911 (any emergency). Without a Saudi SIM card, call 112.
TravelCharika is not an emergency service: we cannot call for help or send anyone. Numbers can change; if one fails, ask someone local or your hotel.
Your embassy — : how to reach your embassy or consulate abroad. A guess from your city, : a city is not a passport.
Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 3 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.
Sources (13)
- gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/saudi-arabia/getting-help
- uber.com/global/en/cities/riyadh
- bolt.eu/en/cities/riyadh
- whatsonsaudiarabia.com/2026/02/taxi-apps-in-riyadh
- whatsonsaudiarabia.com/2025/01/riyadh-metro-tickets-and-passes
- rcrc.gov.sa/en/riyadh-metro-opens-red-and-green-lines-to-passengers-starting-sunday
- rcrc.gov.sa/en/rcrc-announces-completion-of-main-network-of-riyadh-bus-service
- en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Riyadh
- en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia
- de.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Saudi-Arabien
- developers.google.com/maps/coverage
- pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2286608
- rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/AnnualReport/PDFs/09PAYMENT290526C6588B796E664822A2BD0DEB6452CAD4.PDF
Jeddah in pictures
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Gregor Rom, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Tahir mq, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Meshari Alawfi, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Vadym Gavrykov, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
What Jeddah is like
Jeddah (Arabic: جدّة, also spelled Jiddah) is on the Red Sea in western Saudi Arabia. It is the kingdom's second largest city, with a population of approximately 3,400,000, and a major commercial center in the country. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth seeing
- Jeddah's top sight is al-Balad, or the old town, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The city wall has long since been torn down, but the old gates still mark where it once stood. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth doing
- Grand Prix or Formula One and other motor races are hosted at the Corniche Ash Shati track, north of the city near the airport. The 2026 F1 was cancelled; the next is 19-21 March 2027. More on Wikivoyage
- Getting in
- King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED IATA). The largest airport in the Kingdom and served by airlines from around the world. More on Wikivoyage
- Staying safe
- While Jeddah is not as conservative as Riyadh, it is recommended that you follow the various safety tips in Saudi Arabia article to stay out of trouble. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Jeddah, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the full article has far more. The numbers above are measured; this is experience.
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