Hundreds of excited locals have been pictured playing in the snow, while many opted to go sledging down the sides of the hills, as they wasted no time in enjoying it before it melted away.
Other bizarre pictures even show camels with their humps covered in snow, while near-deserted landscapes have been left covered in flakes.
The freak weather is totally unexpected with temperatures normally hitting around 20C – traditionally the cold season in the Arab country.
In Tabuk, forecasters said temperatures had dipped to -2C.
Locals who had flocked to the dunes to make the most of the unusual scenes even built fires to keep warm.
Residents from nearby towns were enchanted with the rare fight and traffic jams built up as visitors from outside the region gathered at the 8,460ft Al-Lawz mountain, near Saudi Arabia’s border with Jordan.
Snow also fell in Syria, Iran and Lebanon, with some areas buried under 4ft.
However the snow in the region has also brought tragedy to the region after nine Syrian refugees attempting to cross the border into Lebanon froze to death.
Six others were also reduced near the Masnaa border, but one later died in hospital.