Dumat Al-Jandal

Saudi Arabia

An ancient northern stronghold featuring an early Islamic mosque and a formidable stone fortress overlooking an oasis.

Warmest month is July at 42°C on average. Coolest is January at 17°C.

Six lead datapoints

  • SAR 8.50 (~$2.25)
    PPP price tier 2 / 4
  • SAR 11 (~$3.00)
    PPP price tier 2 / 4
  • Flight timeMethodology
    6h from London Heathrow
    Great-circle plus routing overhead.
  • 1,561 kg return from London Heathrow
    DEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
  • FCDO advises against travel to specific parts of the country.
    Advises against travel to within 10km of the Yemeni border and against all but essential travel to within 60km. Check the latest FCDO advice before booking.
  • Safe in major urban areas; treat or use bottled elsewhere.
    Safe in major cities; bottled elsewhere.
MonthAvg highSwingRain days
January17°±5°·
February20°±6°·
March24°±6°·
April30°±5°·
May36°±5°·
June40°±4°·
July42°±4°·
August42°±4°·
September39°±4°·
October33°±5°·
November24°±6°·
December19°±5°·

What to do

  • Explore the stone corridors of Marid Castle
  • Visit the historic Omar Ibn Al-Khattab Mosque
  • Walk around the adjacent scenic lake

How we know this

Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Swing is the p10 to p90 range of daily highs, halved for the ± figure. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.