Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Kharj weather
in January.
A mild, very dry month: the coolest and the 8th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a mild month in Al Kharj: daytime highs average 20.9°C and nights cool to about 7.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 8.3 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes January a very dry month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 49 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Riyadh (86 km away). In January its highs average 19.8°C, 1.1°C cooler than Al Kharj, with 11 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Al Kharj ranks 12th of 35 for the warmest January highs and joint 6th of 35 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 35 cities is 20.9°C; Al Kharj is level with that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 3.2°C to 24.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 8.3 mm to 7.1 mm.
The annual picture
January 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, selected | 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 | 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
January in nearby cities
- Riyadh in JanuarySaudi Arabia · 86 kmHigh 19.8°C · Low 7.4°C · 11 mm rain
- Al Hufūf in JanuarySaudi Arabia · 264 kmHigh 20.2°C · Low 8.9°C · 13 mm rain
- Ad Dawādimī in JanuarySaudi Arabia · 301 kmHigh 19.3°C · Low 7.5°C · 14 mm rain
- Az Zulfī in JanuarySaudi Arabia · 348 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 6.9°C · 18 mm rain
- Khobar in JanuarySaudi Arabia · 373 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 12.0°C · 17 mm rain
- Dammam in JanuarySaudi Arabia · 376 kmHigh 19.6°C · Low 12.5°C · 19 mm rain
- Al Qaţīf in JanuarySaudi Arabia · 379 kmHigh 19.6°C · Low 12.5°C · 19 mm rain
- Madīnat Ḩamad in JanuaryBahrain · 387 kmHigh 18.4°C · Low 15.0°C · 14 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.