Region · Saudi Arabia

Best time to visit Jazan Province

This guide covers 3 destinations in Jazan Province, a first-level administrative division of Saudi Arabia. The largest by population are Jizan, Sabya and Abu `Arish. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Jizan Regional Airport / King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Airport (GIZ).

Destinations in this guide
3
Main airport
GIZJizan Regional Airport / King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Airport
Currency
SARSaudi riyal
Time zone
Asia/Riyadh

Destinations

Destinations in Jazan Province

Every destination in this guide in Jazan 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
Jizan127,743GIZ · 3 km
Sabya63,143GIZ · 29 km
Abu `Arish61,047GIZ · 27 km

When to go

Best time to visit Jazan Province

From the climate of 3 destinations in Jazan 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. No month is comfortable in any of them by this measure.

MonthComfortable destinationsTypical highTypical rainfall
January0 of 331 °C9 mm
February0 of 332 °C7 mm
March0 of 334 °C12 mm
April0 of 337 °C10 mm
May0 of 339 °C6 mm
June0 of 340 °C1 mm
July0 of 340 °C5 mm
August0 of 339 °C6 mm
September0 of 339 °C1 mm
October0 of 337 °C3 mm
November0 of 334 °C10 mm
December0 of 332 °C9 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 Jazan Province

The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Jazan 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.

medium airport · Jizan

GIZ · Jizan Regional Airport / King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Airport

Nearest for 3 destinationsNamed by 3 destinations2.9 km from the closest
large airport · Abha

AHB · Abha International Airport

Named by 2 destinations121 km from the closest

Good to know

Public holidays in Jazan 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 Jazan 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). A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.