Because of the “Siberian Ridge”… the country witnesses rain and low temperatures during the month of January

The National Center of Meteorology explained that the climatic features of the month of January are characterized by a drop in temperatures, with the weather being moderately hot during the day and cold at night in general. This is due to the region being affected by the extension of the Siberian high air extending from the north, accompanying with it a cold air mass that affects the country, and is almost The Arabian Peninsula in general.
The center indicated that the region is also affected during this month by a number of surface depressions passing from west to east, and at other times it is affected by an extension of the Red Sea depression, and sometimes the presence of these depressions is accompanied by an extension of an upper air depression, which leads to clouds multiplying over the country in some areas. Days this month, with rain falling.
He pointed out that the country also witnesses activity during this month with northwesterly winds sometimes (called the north winds), which raise sand and dust in the interior areas, especially those that are exposed. These winds also lead to rising sea waves in the Arabian Gulf, while the relative humidity increases, especially in the early morning. This creates the opportunity for fog and light fog to form, and the incidence of fog increases in inland areas more than in coastal areas.
The center reported that the average temperature during the month of January ranges between 16.4 and 20.0°C, the average maximum temperature ranges between 21.3 and 25.7°C, and the average minimum temperature ranges between 11.6 and 15.1°C, pointing out that the highest temperature recorded It reached 36.0 °C in some areas, such as Assab in 1991, Al-Hayr in 1983, and Al-Fouah in 1983, while the lowest temperature recorded was -2 degrees Celsius below zero, and it was in Rukna in 2021, and the highest year in which fog occurred repeatedly during the past years was In the year 2021, the number of frequent occurrences of fog was 19 days of fog and 4 days of light fog, and the highest amount of rain recorded during this month was 229.9 mm on Saqr Port in the year 2020.