Saudi Arabia / Mecca / 17 August

Weather in Mecca on 17 August 2026

Preliminary outlook for 17 August 2026

A preliminary estimate based on the 2019–2025 archive: daytime around +41°C and nighttime around +30°C, average precipitation 0 mm, wind around 4 m/s, humidity around 32%.

This is a climate-based estimate, not a precise long-range forecast. It is replaced by hourly data when the date enters the forecast window.

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+35°C
Weather archive — latest year: 2025
Clear/Sunny
Weather archive — latest year: 2025
Nighttime: +30°C Precipitation: 0 mm Wind: 3 — 4 m/s Humidity: 38%
MetricValue MetricValue
Day temperature (max.) +41°C Sun hours 12 h
UV index 8 Cloud cover (avg.) 15%
Pressure (avg.) 752 mmHg Snow (total for the day) 0 cm
Visibility (avg.) 10 km Sea temperature
Feels like (avg.) +36°C Dew point (avg.) +17°C
Heat index (avg.) +36°C Wind chill (avg.) +35°C
Wind gusts (max.) 5 m/s Wind direction (avg.) 224° ↙ (SW)
Sunrise
06:00
Duration
12 h 49 min
Sunset
18:49
Moonrise
No moonrise
Moonset
13:58
Moon phase
Last Quarter
Illumination
37%
+36°C
Weather archive — for 2024 year
Clear/Sunny
Weather archive — for 2024 year
Nighttime: +32°C Precipitation: 0 mm Wind: 4 — 6 m/s Humidity: 27%
MetricValue MetricValue
Day temperature (max.) +42°C Sun hours 11 h
UV index 9 Cloud cover (avg.) 18%
Pressure (avg.) 752 mmHg Snow (total for the day) 0 cm
Visibility (avg.) 10 km Sea temperature
Feels like (avg.) +36°C Dew point (avg.) +13°C
Heat index (avg.) +36°C Wind chill (avg.) +36°C
Wind gusts (max.) 9 m/s Wind direction (avg.) 306° ← (WNW)
Sunrise
06:00
Duration
12 h 49 min
Sunset
18:49
Moonrise
17:13
Moonset
03:07
Moon phase
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination
86%
+34°C
Weather archive — for 2023 year
Clear/Sunny
Weather archive — for 2023 year
Nighttime: +29°C Precipitation: 0 mm Wind: 5 — 7 m/s Humidity: 51%
MetricValue MetricValue
Day temperature (max.) +41°C Sun hours 12 h
UV index 8 Cloud cover (avg.) 18%
Pressure (avg.) 753 mmHg Snow (total for the day) 0 cm
Visibility (avg.) 10 km Sea temperature
Feels like (avg.) +38°C Dew point (avg.) +21°C
Heat index (avg.) +38°C Wind chill (avg.) +34°C
Wind gusts (max.) 12 m/s Wind direction (avg.) 221° ↓ (SSW)
Sunrise
06:00
Duration
12 h 50 min
Sunset
18:50
Moonrise
06:39
Moonset
19:43
Moon phase
Waxing Crescent
Illumination
1%
+34°C
Weather archive — for 2022 year
Clear/Sunny
Weather archive — for 2022 year
Nighttime: +27°C Precipitation: 0 mm Wind: 4 — 6 m/s Humidity: 34%
MetricValue MetricValue
Day temperature (max.) +40°C Sun hours 12 h
UV index 8 Cloud cover (avg.) 7%
Pressure (avg.) 752 mmHg Snow (total for the day) 0 cm
Visibility (avg.) 10 km Sea temperature
Feels like (avg.) +35°C Dew point (avg.) +17°C
Heat index (avg.) +35°C Wind chill (avg.) +34°C
Wind gusts (max.) 9 m/s Wind direction (avg.) 259° ↙ (SW)
Sunrise
06:00
Duration
12 h 50 min
Sunset
18:50
Moonrise
22:42
Moonset
11:00
Moon phase
Waning Gibbous
Illumination
61%
+34°C
Weather archive — for 2021 year
Clear/Sunny
Weather archive — for 2021 year
Nighttime: +30°C Precipitation: 0 mm Wind: 3 — 6 m/s Humidity: 24%
MetricValue MetricValue
Day temperature (max.) +40°C Sun hours 12 h
UV index 8 Cloud cover (avg.) 23%
Pressure (avg.) 755 mmHg Snow (total for the day) 0 cm
Visibility (avg.) 10 km Sea temperature
Feels like (avg.) +33°C Dew point (avg.) +13°C
Heat index (avg.) +33°C Wind chill (avg.) +34°C
Wind gusts (max.) 8 m/s Wind direction (avg.) 307° ← (W)
Sunrise
06:00
Duration
12 h 49 min
Sunset
18:49
Moonrise
14:29
Moonset
00:38
Moon phase
First Quarter
Illumination
61%
+36°C
Weather archive — for 2020 year
Clear/Sunny
Weather archive — for 2020 year
Nighttime: +31°C Precipitation: 0 mm Wind: 4 — 8 m/s Humidity: 22%
MetricValue MetricValue
Day temperature (max.) +42°C Sun hours 12 h
UV index 9 Cloud cover (avg.) 4%
Pressure (avg.) 752 mmHg Snow (total for the day) 0 cm
Visibility (avg.) 10 km Sea temperature
Feels like (avg.) +35°C Dew point (avg.) +10°C
Heat index (avg.) +35°C Wind chill (avg.) +36°C
Wind gusts (max.) 11 m/s Wind direction (avg.) 248° ↖ (NW)
Sunrise
06:00
Duration
12 h 49 min
Sunset
18:49
Moonrise
03:59
Moonset
17:45
Moon phase
Waning Crescent
Illumination
1%
+36°C
Weather archive — for 2019 year
Clear/Sunny
Weather archive — for 2019 year
Nighttime: +31°C Precipitation: 0 mm Wind: 4 — 9 m/s Humidity: 25%
MetricValue MetricValue
Day temperature (max.) +43°C Sun hours 11 h
UV index 9 Cloud cover (avg.) 15%
Pressure (avg.) 753 mmHg Snow (total for the day) 0 cm
Visibility (avg.) 10 km Sea temperature
Feels like (avg.) +36°C Dew point (avg.) +12°C
Heat index (avg.) +36°C Wind chill (avg.) +37°C
Wind gusts (max.) 14 m/s Wind direction (avg.) 243° ↖ (NW)
Sunrise
06:00
Duration
12 h 50 min
Sunset
18:50
Moonrise
20:16
Moonset
07:22
Moon phase
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination
86%

Weather in Mecca on 17 August in previous years

Year Day Nighttime Average Sun UV Humidity Wind
2025 +41°C +30°C +35°C 12 h 8 38% 3 — 4 m/s
2024 +42°C +32°C +36°C 11 h 9 27% 4 — 6 m/s
2023 +41°C +29°C +34°C 12 h 8 51% 5 — 7 m/s
2022 +40°C +27°C +34°C 12 h 8 34% 4 — 6 m/s
2021 +40°C +30°C +34°C 12 h 8 24% 3 — 6 m/s
2020 +42°C +31°C +36°C 12 h 9 22% 4 — 8 m/s
2019 +43°C +31°C +36°C 11 h 9 25% 4 — 9 m/s