Jazan Province · Saudi Arabia
Jizan travel guide
Jizan is a city in Jazan Province, Saudi Arabia, home to about 128,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- GIZ3 km · Jizan Regional Airport / King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Airport
- Currency
- SARSaudi riyal
- Time zone
- Asia/Riyadh
- Language
- Arabic
When to go
The best time to visit Jizan
Jizan has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 40 °C; March is the wettest, with about 12 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Jizan: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Jizan Regional Airport / King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Airport (GIZ), about 2.9 km from the city centre in a straight line.
GIZ · Jizan Regional Airport / King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Airport
Questions
Jizan: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Jizan?
Jizan has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 40 °C; March is the wettest, with about 12 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Jizan?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Jizan Regional Airport / King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Airport (GIZ), about 2.9 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Jizan?
Saudi riyal (SAR).
Nearby
Destinations near Jizan
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.