Asir Mountains · 'Asir Region · Saudi ArabiaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Jabal Sawda

3,133 m

Elevation3,133 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation–to a higher summit

Summit, Jul22°average high

18.27° N, 42.37° EElevation 3,133 mUTC+3 · Arabian Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Jabal Sawda in brief

Jabal Sawda rises to 3,133 m in the Asir Mountains, 'Asir Region, Saudi Arabia.

At the summit, June is the mildest month with average highs of 22°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town in the atlas is Abha, 16 km to the E at 2,228 m.

iiForecast

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Jabal Sawda by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	12°	14°	16°	18°	20°	22°	22°	20°	20°	17°	14°	13°
Average low	4°	5°	7°	9°	11°	12°	12°	12°	10°	7°	6°	4°
Precipitation	19 mm	27 mm	44 mm	64 mm	68 mm	18 mm	30 mm	48 mm	24 mm	15 mm	12 mm	12 mm
Cloud cover	13%	11%	11%	13%	15%	18%	27%	26%	14%	9%	9%	10%
Daylight	11h 09	11h 33	12h 01	12h 33	12h 59	13h 13	13h 08	12h 45	12h 15	11h 45	11h 17	11h 02
Month score	64	69	76	81	81	95	92	87	93	92	78	69

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	4,350 m	4,550 m	4,850 m	5,150 m	5,500 m	5,750 m	5,700 m	5,600 m	5,400 m	5,000 m	4,650 m	4,450 m
Summit	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C