Those Crazy Days of Summer

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Want to know how summer looks like in Saudi Arabia? Read this article be Abeer Mishkhas. All you have to do is to replace the word “Jeddah” with the name of any other city in the kingdom and here you go.

It is summer in Jeddah, and for those who do not know what summer in Jeddah means here is a brief description. You wake up drenched in sweat even if your AC is on all night. You leave your room but you hurry back in until you have got all the ACs in the surrounding area going. You take a cold shower a la Jeddah, which means hot to very hot water — the only way to get cold water is to take it from the water heater when it has been switched off for few days.

Having finished eating your breakfast it is time to go to work. That is a hard one, I tell you. When you step out of your door the heat slaps your face in a not very gentle salute. Then you head for your car, and the first thing you do is reach for the door handle, which is so hot that you scorch your hand. Inside the car, it is like an oven. By the time the car AC works, you have already reached your destination, so it is time to face the elements again and get out of the car.

This a brief everyday scenario for just the beginning of the day. So those who want to enjoy their summer vacation either travel abroad or, if they cannot afford it, stay in Jeddah. And Jeddah is a beautiful city; just keep out of any open-air areas. Activities have to be kept inside all the time.

5 thoughts on “Those Crazy Days of Summer”

  1. Sounds hot. We have usually about 5-15 days a summer when it goes over 100 degrees Fahrenheit, but most of the time it is in the 90s.

  2. The summer here lasts three months. It is always 45-50C, so it’s recommended to stay home as long as the sun is out there :)

  3. I would imagine… I try to stay indoors here too, hehe. But comparatively, the weather here is mild. Ireland is a nice place to visit in the summer, the climate is quite nice. Nice and cool, and NOT humid either. I imagine Saudi Arabia is a dry heat?

  4. Yes, a dry heat. But on the coast it becomes too humid. I hate to be on coast when it’s humid because I have to clean my glasses of the watervapor evey time I got out of the car or any other place!

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