Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Kharj weather
in April.
A very hot, very dry month: the 7th warmest and the wettest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a very hot month in Al Kharj: daytime highs average 34.4°C and nights cool to about 19.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 11 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes April a very dry month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 42 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Riyadh (86 km away). In April its highs average 33.1°C, 1.3°C cooler than Al Kharj, with 14 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Al Kharj ranks 5th of 35 for the warmest April highs and joint 17th of 35 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 35 cities is 30.7°C; Al Kharj is 3.7°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 5.5°C to 39.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 11 mm to 1.1 mm.
The annual picture
April in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Al Kharj climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20.9°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 8.3 | 2.1 | 10.811 h |
| February | 24.2°C10.0°C | 10.0°C | 7.1 | 1.4 | 11.311 h |
| March | 28.6°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 8.5 | 1.8 | 12.012 h |
| April, selected | 34.4°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 11 | 1.9 | 12.713 h |
| May | 39.9°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 1.1 | 0.3 | 13.313 h |
| June | 42.8°C25.9°C | 25.9°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.614 h |
| July | 43.8°C27.4°C | 27.4°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.513 h |
| August | 43.7°C27.1°C | 27.1°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.013 h |
| September | 40.5°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 0 | 0.0 | 12.312 h |
| October | 34.9°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 0.6 | 0.1 | 11.612 h |
| November | 27.5°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 9.1 | 1.4 | 11.011 h |
| December | 22.2°C9.1°C | 9.1°C | 8.7 | 1.7 | 10.711 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
April in nearby cities
- Riyadh in AprilSaudi Arabia · 86 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 19.0°C · 14 mm rain
- Al Hufūf in AprilSaudi Arabia · 264 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 19.6°C · 6.9 mm rain
- Ad Dawādimī in AprilSaudi Arabia · 301 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 17.8°C · 18 mm rain
- Az Zulfī in AprilSaudi Arabia · 348 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 18.1°C · 17 mm rain
- Khobar in AprilSaudi Arabia · 373 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 20.6°C · 3.8 mm rain
- Dammam in AprilSaudi Arabia · 376 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 20.7°C · 4.2 mm rain
- Al Qaţīf in AprilSaudi Arabia · 379 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 20.7°C · 4.2 mm rain
- Madīnat Ḩamad in AprilBahrain · 387 kmHigh 26.0°C · Low 22.2°C · 3.0 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Al Kharj) is explained once on the Al Kharj year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.