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Saudi Seasons Calendar (Anwaa)
Al-Wasm • Al-Murabbaniyah • Suhail • Al-Thuraya — the traditional seasons
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The Year's Seasons
About the Anwaa & Seasons
The people of Arabia long relied on the stars and Anwaa to know the seasons of rain, planting, cold, and heat, dividing the year into roughly fixed periods tied to the solar year. These seasons remain part of Saudi and Gulf culture — "the rising of Suhail" signaling the heat is about to break, "Al-Wasm" as the season of rain and bounty, and "Al-Murabbaniyah" as the coldest days of winter. Dates here are approximate, for cultural and agricultural reference.
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Frequently Asked Questions
It is a traditional calendar based on star movements and climate seasons that divides the year into periods such as Al-Wasm, Al-Murabbaniyah, and Suhail. Ancestors used it to know planting, rain, cold, and heat timings. It follows the solar year, so its dates are roughly fixed each year.
Al-Wasm begins around mid-October (about October 16) and lasts roughly fifty days. It is one of the best seasons for rain, planting, and greenery in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf.
Al-Murabbaniyah is the coldest period of the year, lasting about forty days starting around December 7, with frequent cold, frost, and rain. Its name comes from the forty (arbaeen) days.
Suhail (Canopus) rises around August 24. Its rising is a traditional sign that the peak of summer heat is gradually breaking and nights are cooling — people say, "When Suhail rises, the night cools."
The tool shows the current season automatically by today's date, and you can pick any date to see its matching season, the days remaining, its weather traits, and a full list of the year's seasons. The tool is free and approximate.