Thread: Middle East

I hear alot of people wanting to visit Dubai, and how wonderful it is. Do you know how hot it gets there in the summer months? I was checking out temperatures, the average monthly highs and lows in Daharan, Kuwait City, Dubai, and man, the farther north you go from Dubai, the hotter it gets. Kuwait' Citys record high is like 124 degrees f, while Daharan at 118, Dubai, like 120 or so but Dubai averages around 5 degrees cooler than Daharan and maybe some 8 degrees cooler than Kuwait City in July/August. Not that its saying much when temps run well into the 100's. I think Houston is miserable in summer and I've seen 112 degrees here once. I think one summer there was about 30 days or more of 100 Plus weather here. It's just nasty. Well, I can vouche that Saudi is much hotter. I doubt I could have done that kind of work I did out there 23 years ago now. If I died and went to hell, please don't make it like Saudi Arabia weather. I'm breaking a sweat just typing this.

I was in Saudi in December of 1990 north of Daharan in Al Jubail, temperatures there ran into the 80's in the day time, and at night, maybe low 50's or high 40's. That's their winter. A huge break from that hot summer months. Temperatures in April are all ready climbing well into the 90's. Super dry as hell too, but a few weeks into August, in around the Persian Gulf area of Eastern Saudi, where Daharan, Al jubail lays, its humid as hell. Heat index must be in the 130's or more. I remember 118 degrees in Al Jubail for a few days. Another reason the locals there all wear their clothing in white, and much cooler and comfortable than the way westerners dress. They really know how to keep the sun off their skin and face. Saudi Arabia is blessed with oil but the pleasant weather is not there in the Kingdom of.... for sure.