There is very little rain in this area with a large portion of the area being desert. Great care needs to be taking when travelling to avoid sun stroke and heat exhaustion. In the hottest months deserts should be avoided by the independent traveller unless you have survival skills. Along the coastal areas there is high humidity.
To the north the desert turns to great steppes, in this area expect extremes of temperature and rain in winter and spring. Over the rest of the area rain falls between March and November. Floods can occur due from March to May.
Along the Mediterranean coast the summers are long and hot and the winters mild and wet. The coastal areas can be humid but this is usually counteract by a steady breeze.
| Afghanistan | Jun - Sep |
| Bahrain | Dec - Mar |
| Iran | Nov - Mar |
| Iraq | Nov - Mar |
| Israel | All Year |
| Jordan | All Year |
| Kuwait | Oct to May |
| Lebanon | Mar - Nov |
| Oman | Aug - May |
| Qatar | Oct - May |
| Saudi Arabia | Oct - Apr |
| Syria | Apr-Jun, Sep - Oct |
| United Arab Emirates | Oct - May |
| Yemen | Oct - Apr |
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