Region · Saudi Arabia

Where to stay in Eastern Province

This guide covers 9 destinations in Eastern Province, a first-level administrative division of Saudi Arabia, with 22 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Dammam, Hofuf and Jubail. Across its destinations, November to March are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is King Fahd International Airport (DMM).

Destinations in this guide
9
Places to stay
22
Comfortable in the most places
November to March
Main airport
DMMKing Fahd International Airport
Currency
SARSaudi riyal
Time zone
Asia/Riyadh

Destinations

Destinations in Eastern Province

Every destination in this guide in Eastern Province, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.

DestinationPopulationPlaces to stayBest monthsNearest airport
Khobar219,6797November to MarchBAH · 42 km
Dhahran138,1355November to MarchDMM · 42 km
Dammam903,3123November to MarchDMM · 30 km
Saihat75,7943November to MarchDMM · 24 km
Hofuf660,7882November to MarchHOF · 14 km
Jubail378,9492November to MarchDMM · 61 km
Jubail337,778November to MarchHOF · 21 km
Qatif118,327November to MarchDMM · 23 km
Tārūt77,757November to MarchDMM · 26 km

Where to stay

Hotels in Eastern Province

22 hotels in Eastern Province recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.

When to go

Best time to visit Eastern Province

From the climate of 9 destinations in Eastern Province with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: November to March.

MonthComfortable destinationsTypical highTypical rainfall
January9 of 921 °C20 mm
February9 of 923 °C12 mm
March9 of 927 °C21 mm
April0 of 932 °C8 mm
May0 of 939 °C1 mm
June0 of 942 °C0 mm
July0 of 943 °C0 mm
August0 of 943 °C0 mm
September0 of 940 °C0 mm
October0 of 935 °C0 mm
November9 of 929 °C9 mm
December9 of 923 °C17 mm

Typical = the median across the destinations. 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

Airports serving Eastern Province

The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Eastern Province name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.

large airport · Ad Dammam

DMM · King Fahd International Airport

Nearest for 6 destinationsNamed by 9 destinations23 km from the closest
large airport · Hofuf

HOF · Al-Ahsa International Airport

Nearest for 2 destinationsNamed by 6 destinations14 km from the closest
large airport · Manama, Bahrain

BAH · Bahrain International Airport

Nearest for 1 destinationNamed by 9 destinations42 km from the closest

Good to know

Public holidays in Eastern Province, 2026

Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).

Nationwide in Saudi Arabia

22 Feb · Founding Day Holiday19 Mar · Eid al-Fitr Holiday20 Mar · Eid al-Fitr Holiday21 Mar · Eid al-Fitr Holiday22 Mar · Eid al-Fitr Holiday23 Mar · Eid al-Fitr Holiday (observed)24 Mar · Eid al-Fitr Holiday (observed)26 May · Day of Arafah27 May · Eid al-Adha Holiday28 May · Eid al-Adha Holiday29 May · Eid al-Adha Holiday31 May · Eid al-Adha Holiday (observed)23 Sept · National Day Holiday

Nearby

Regions near Eastern Province

Other regions of Saudi Arabia with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.

Saudi Arabia travel guide · All regions of Saudi Arabia

Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.