Region · Saudi Arabia

Where to stay in Mecca Province

This guide covers 6 destinations in Mecca Province, a first-level administrative division of Saudi Arabia, with 88 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Jeddah, Mecca and Ta'if. Across its destinations, January is the month comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Taif International Airport (TIF).

Destinations in this guide
6
Places to stay
88
Comfortable in the most places
January
Main airport
TIFTaif International Airport
Currency
SARSaudi riyal
Time zone
Asia/Riyadh

Destinations

Destinations in Mecca Province

Every destination in this guide in Mecca 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
Mecca2,427,92454TIF · 75 km
Jeddah4,697,00025JED · 17 km
Ta'if579,9708November to MarchTIF · 28 km
Al Lith128,5291ABT · 142 km
Al Hawiyah148,151November to MarchTIF · 7 km
Rabigh55,304JanuaryJED · 124 km

Where to stay

Hotels in Mecca Province

88 hotels in Mecca Province recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.

When to go

Best time to visit Mecca Province

From the climate of 6 destinations in Mecca 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 month comfortable in the most places: January.

MonthComfortable destinationsTypical highTypical rainfall
January3 of 629 °C13 mm
February2 of 630 °C3 mm
March2 of 632 °C9 mm
April0 of 635 °C5 mm
May0 of 638 °C5 mm
June0 of 639 °C0 mm
July0 of 640 °C0 mm
August0 of 640 °C0 mm
September0 of 639 °C0 mm
October0 of 637 °C4 mm
November2 of 633 °C20 mm
December2 of 630 °C14 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 Mecca Province

The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Mecca 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 · Taif

TIF · Taif International Airport

Nearest for 3 destinationsNamed by 4 destinations6.8 km from the closest
large airport · Jeddah

JED · King Abdulaziz International Airport

Nearest for 2 destinationsNamed by 5 destinations17 km from the closest
medium airport · Al-Baha

ABT · King Saud Bin Abdulaziz (Al Baha) Airport

Nearest for 1 destinationNamed by 1 destination142 km from the closest

Good to know

Public holidays in Mecca 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 Mecca 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.