Every week, 10 figures about spring in the Kingdom from an analysis of satellite imagery (land greenness only), for researchers and writers: a sentence ready to quote, its source, a permanent link that does not change, and a CSV file. The current week: Week 40 of 2026 (28 September – 4 October 2026 · 17–23 Rabi' al-Akhir 1448 AH), with its permanent link /en/tools/rabie/numbers/2026-w40/.
An estimate from satellite imagery using DataPulse's methodology, not an official statistic.
This week’s figures were frozen on 4 October 2026 (23 Rabi' al-Akhir 1448 AH) from the satellite image dated 2 October 2026 (21 Rabi' al-Akhir 1448 AH), and do not change after that. The latest available image is dated 3 October 2026 (22 Rabi' al-Akhir 1448 AH); its reading shows under each figure that differs, for information, not for quoting.
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Spring area in the Kingdom
7,667km²
The visible spring area in the Kingdom was 7,667 km² in the latest satellite image (dated 2 October 2026 (21 Rabi' al-Akhir 1448 AH); the best reading in 25 September – 2 October 2026 · 14–21 Rabi' al-Akhir 1448 AH), of which 3,276 km² was strong spring.
Latest image (3 October 2026 (22 Rabi' al-Akhir 1448 AH)): area: 8,992. For information only; quote the frozen figure above.
The spring area in the Kingdom shrank by 1,145 km² (−13.0%) compared with the reading of 24 September 2026 (13 Rabi' al-Akhir 1448 AH), 8 days earlier: from 8,812 to 7,667 km².
Latest image (3 October 2026 (22 Rabi' al-Akhir 1448 AH)): change: +190, percentage: +2.2. For information only; quote the frozen figure above.
Spring in the Kingdom is now wider than in 19 of the last 24 years in October. The “now” area in this comparison is 7,821 km² on a one-kilometre grid, which is how the tool compares with past years.
The spring area in Jazan Region was 2,360 km² in the latest image (dated 2 October 2026 (21 Rabi' al-Akhir 1448 AH)), the second-widest spring among the regions.
Compared with past years: spring in Jazan is now wider than in 21 of the last 24 years in October.
Latest image (3 October 2026 (22 Rabi' al-Akhir 1448 AH)): area: 2,773. For information only; quote the frozen figure above.
The spring area in Makkah Region was 1,237 km² in the latest image (dated 2 October 2026 (21 Rabi' al-Akhir 1448 AH)), the third-widest spring among the regions.
Compared with past years: spring in Makkah is now wider than in 11 of the last 24 years in October.
Latest image (3 October 2026 (22 Rabi' al-Akhir 1448 AH)): area: 1,480. For information only; quote the frozen figure above.
1,599 km² in the Kingdom turned green recently: it became spring within the last 16 days (since 16 September 2026 (5 Rabi' al-Akhir 1448 AH)), and was not spring in the image before that.
Latest image (3 October 2026 (22 Rabi' al-Akhir 1448 AH)): newly green: 2,123. For information only; quote the frozen figure above.
Widest spring in October since the start of the record
29,064km²
The widest spring in October since the start of the image record (2002) was in October 2024 (Rabi' al-Awwal – Rabi' al-Akhir 1446 AH), with an area of 29,064 km² (the month’s average on a one-kilometre grid).
The satellite detected spring around 40 named destinations (a rawdah, faydah, shaib, wadi, qa’a or khabra) in the latest image (dated 2 October 2026 (21 Rabi' al-Akhir 1448 AH)), within about five kilometres of each, with neighbouring points counted as one destination.
Latest image (3 October 2026 (22 Rabi' al-Akhir 1448 AH)): destinations: 49. For information only; quote the frozen figure above.
28 September – 4 October 2026 · 17–23 Rabi' al-Akhir 1448 AH
2 October 2026 (21 Rabi' al-Akhir 1448 AH)
7,667 km²
Each week runs from Monday to Sunday (the ISO standard week). A week’s figures are frozen at the first site build of that week from the latest image available then.
How we calculate
The same method as the «Where is the spring?» tool
Source: our analysis of open satellite imagery (NASA MODIS through the NASA GIBS service), with the same method as the «Where is the spring?» tool: the satellite measures the greenness of the land cell by cell (about half a kilometre), and we compare it with the colour of the same land when dry, so what has clearly increased is classified as “spring”, then “strong spring”. What is called “starting to green” is not included in the spring area here.
What we exclude: farms, built-up areas and permanent greenery (land cover from ESA WorldCover) and the surroundings of villages and hijrahs, and we count a cell as spring only if a second, independent satellite confirms it.
The image: the best reading in the last eight days, so its date may precede the freezing day by some days. The “previous reading” is the image of the period before it.
Comparison with past years: one image per month since the start of the record on a one-kilometre grid, classified the same way; we calculate the “now” area on the same grid (so it differs slightly from the map figure), then count in how many past years the same month had a smaller area than now; a month whose area is small in most years is not compared. Details in “This year compared with past years”.
Freezing: we freeze each week’s figures at the first site build of that week and keep them in a file that is never rewritten, so the figure behind the permanent link does not change. In the current week the latest reading shows under a figure if it differs, for information, not for quoting.
Checking: every figure on these pages is recalculated automatically from the saved week file at every build, and any difference stops publication. The measured accuracy is in “How accurate are we?”.
Limits: the figures describe what the satellite detected; they are not a recommendation of a destination or a guarantee of its condition on the ground. We publish no meteorological information of any kind.
Downloads: the CSV and JSON files are the frozen week files; their statements are in Arabic, and the values are the same as on this page.