Climate averages 1991–2020
Riyadh weather
by month.
See how the year changes. July has the highest average daily maximum; July (tied with 3 other months) has the lowest average monthly rainfall.
Pleasant-weather months by our simple rule: JanuaryFebruaryMarchNovemberDecember
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
Across the year Riyadh averages a daytime high of 32.5°C and a nighttime low of 18.4°C, with about 64 mm of rain on roughly 13 days. July is the warmest month (average high 42.6°C) and January the coolest (19.8°C). April is the wettest month with 14 mm; July (tied with 3 other months) is the driest with under 1 mm.
Months with pleasant weather by a simple rule (average high between 18°C and 29°C, average low of at least 5°C and at most 8 rain days): January, February, March, November and December. This looks at temperature and rain only, not humidity, wind, sea temperature or crowds.
The annual picture
A year in Riyadh
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
Riyadh climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19.8°C7.4°C | 7.4°C | 11 | 2.0 | 10.811 h |
| February | 23.1°C9.6°C | 9.6°C | 5.4 | 1.5 | 11.311 h |
| March | 27.3°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 11 | 1.9 | 12.012 h |
| April | 33.1°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 14 | 2.7 | 12.713 h |
| May | 38.6°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 1.9 | 0.6 | 13.313 h |
| June | 41.6°C26.0°C | 26.0°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.614 h |
| July | 42.6°C27.3°C | 27.3°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.514 h |
| August | 42.5°C27.2°C | 27.2°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.013 h |
| September | 39.4°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 0 | 0.0 | 12.312 h |
| October | 33.9°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 0.9 | 0.2 | 11.612 h |
| November | 26.3°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 11 | 2.1 | 11.011 h |
| December | 21.3°C8.9°C | 8.9°C | 9.1 | 1.7 | 10.611 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
Nearby cities
- Al KharjSaudi Arabia · 86 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 18.5°C · 54 mm rain a year
- Ad DawādimīSaudi Arabia · 236 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 17.6°C · 85 mm rain a year
- Az ZulfīSaudi Arabia · 262 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 17.8°C · 106 mm rain a year
- Al HufūfSaudi Arabia · 298 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 19.4°C · 71 mm rain a year
- UnaizahSaudi Arabia · 315 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 17.1°C · 98 mm rain a year
- BuraydahSaudi Arabia · 330 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 17.3°C · 93 mm rain a year
- Ar RassSaudi Arabia · 350 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 16.9°C · 83 mm rain a year
- Al JubaylSaudi Arabia · 389 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 21.4°C · 99 mm rain a year
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 limitsWhat do the high and low temperatures mean?
We average the daily maximum and daily minimum for each calendar month over 1991–2020. They are not record extremes, a forecast range or temperatures at a fixed time of day.
How is a rain day counted?
A local calendar day (standard time, UTC+3, no daylight saving) with at least 1 mm of total precipitation counts as one rain day. We count these for each year and month, then average across 30 years. The average does not predict which days will be wet.
Where do the numbers come from?
ERA5-Land (temperature) and ERA5 (precipitation) reanalysis from the Copernicus Climate Change Service, read from the Open-Meteo open-data archive. Temperature comes from the 0.1° model cell at 24.70°, 46.70° (3 km from the city centre). Rain comes from the 0.25° cell at 24.75°, 46.75°. These are model estimates, not weather-station readings; coast, hills and city streets can differ.
Does this page show sunshine, humidity or sea temperature?
No. The data used here contain air temperature and precipitation only. Daylight hours are calculated from the city's latitude (sunrise to sunset), not measured sunshine.