🇸🇦 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

standard travel

Totality duration: 5m 56s; Source: Computed from NASA GSFC Besselian elements (VSOP87/ELP2000-85, ΔT 71.7s); validated against timeanddate.com and published path tables, agreement ≤5s — see /methodology
August cloud: ≈4%; Source: Eclipsophile (Jay Anderson), TSE 2027 climatology
Totality window (UT): 10:22:13 → 10:28:09; Maximum 10:25:11 UT. Computed for the city point — position on the centreline side gains seconds.
Sun altitude at maximum: 76.4°; Computed. Above ~20° terrain rarely matters; this is a comfortable sky position.
Trip effort — 2 / 5 how this is scored: Visa: 2 — Saudi eVisa for ~60 nationalities Flights: 1 — major intercontinental hub Ground: 2 — highways; heat is the constraint Infrastructure: 2 — deep urban capacity

Sky: The ~0–5% cloud band extends from Libya across to Saudi Arabia in this climatology; Red Sea humidity haze, not cloud, is the sky variable here.

Getting there: King Abdulaziz (JED), major international hub. Big-city infrastructure, highways.

Staying: Deep urban chain capacity along the corniche; the least booking-pressure risk on the eastern half. Chain booking calendars typically open about a year out, so August 2027 dates are now live at major brands; independents open later.

Visa: Saudi tourist e-visa available to ~60 nationalities.

Heads-up: August heat and humidity on the Red Sea coast are severe; plan indoor staging.

Verdict: The Gulf-side heavyweight: nearly six minutes, hub airport, e-visa — the strongest option east of Egypt for most travellers.

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