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Triplandio AlUla guide covers 6 travel guides across 23 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 24 self-guided walking tours in AlUla with 99 POI, spanning 356.9 km in total. Get inspired by 5 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
AlUla
City & Country Data Saudi Arabia (AlUla)
Key travel data for AlUla — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Saudi Arabia
Cost
HIGH
Safety
48
Health
55
Lifestyle
37
Infra
63
Rank
#61
Score
38
Tourists
20.3M/y
GDP/cap
$34.5k
Life Exp
79.0 yrs
Population
37.0M
Currency
SAR ر.س
Language
Arabic
Payments
Cards OK
Emergency
911
💰 Prices in AlUla
Coffee
$5.00
Beer
$2.66
Lunch
$10.00
Groceries
$50.00/w
Taxi/km
$0.50
Transit
$1.00
Fuel
$0.80/l
Internet
$100.00/m
Salary
$2,000/m
Best time to visit AlUla (Saudi Arabia)
Now (July) avg: 32°C, mostly dry, full season — expect crowds. Best months to walk: Jun & Jul.
Live Temp
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~Day / Night Temp
40°C / 24°C
Sunrise / Sunset
5:43 / 19:24
Local time
10:10
Best Months 
Jun & Jul
Jun & Jul
J
Jan
F
Feb
M
Mar
A
Apr
M
May
J
Jun
J
Jul
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
Oct
N
Nov
D
Dec
J
Jul
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
Oct
N
Nov
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Dec
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Temperature
Average night-low temperature, month by month. Zero line marks freezing point.
Crowds
How busy it gets — traveller interest by month.
Rainfall
Rainy days to expect each month.
Sunshine
Hours of sun per day, by month.
Local Flavours of AlUla —
Explore recipes, history, our unique food flavour DNA graph and more.
A traditional cracked wheat porridge dish. A regional spiced rice dish with lamb. A sweet bread pudding with honey. A lamb stew served with traditional bread. A creamy rice and chicken dish from AlUla.
Traditional Local Food
AlUla (Saudi Arabia)
Main course
Vegetarian
Jareesh
الجريش
jah-rees
· Cracked wheat porridge
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Main course
Meat
Kabsa AlUla
كبسة العلا
kab-sa ah-loo-la
· Spiced rice with lamb
Dessert
Vegetarian
Maqshoush
المقشوش
mak-shoosh
· Honey and bread pudding
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Main course
Meat
Margoog AlUla
مرقوق العلا
mahr-goog ah-loo-la
· Lamb stew with fatir bread
Main course
Meat
Saleeg AlUla
سليق العلا
sa-leeg ah-loo-la
· Creamy rice with chicken
