Temperature - Summer

DESERT : Average high temperatures in summer are generally over 40 °C (104 °F) at low elevations, and can even rise up to 48 °C (114.8 °F) at extremely low elevations (lower than sea level), especially along the Persian Gulf near the sea level. Average low temperatures in summer remain high, over 20 °C (68 °F) and sometimes over 30 °C (77 °F) in the southern most regions. Record high temperatures are above 50 °C (122 °F) in much of the desert, due in part to very low elevation.

Temperature - Summer Mountain: The temperature on mountains

becomes colder than the desert areas. Mountains tend to have much wetter climates than

the surrounding flat land.

Taurus Mountains Atlas Mountains

Temperature - Winter

Coastal Regions: In winter the temperature becomes moderate in coastal regions while it drops in desert areas especially at night.

Winds

Various winds blow in the Arab World. They are:

i. Cold North Windsii. West to North-west Winds iii. South-east Windsiv. South-west Winds Local winds, “Khamaseen” in Egypt and

“Sumoom” in Arabian Peninsula.

Rainfall

Rain falls all the year round in some of the southern parts of Arab World like Somalia.

In summer rain falls in Central Sudan and the Mountains of Aseer in Yemen.

Rain falls in winter in most countries of the Arab World.

Desert regions are dry and occasional isolated showers fall in some places.