Climate averages 1991–2020
Riyadh weather
in February.
A warm, very dry month: the 10th warmest and the 7th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a warm month in Riyadh: daytime highs average 23.1°C and nights cool to about 9.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 5.4 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes February a very dry month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 19 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Al Kharj (86 km away). In February its highs average 24.2°C, 1.0°C warmer than Riyadh, with 7.1 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Riyadh ranks 14th of 35 for the warmest February highs and joint 10th of 35 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 35 cities is 23.2°C; Riyadh is 0.1°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 4.2°C to 27.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 5.4 mm to 11 mm.
The annual picture
February 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
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, selected | 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
February in nearby cities
- Al Kharj in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 86 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 10.0°C · 7.1 mm rain
- Ad Dawādimī in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 236 kmHigh 22.5°C · Low 9.4°C · 6.4 mm rain
- Az Zulfī in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 262 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 8.7°C · 9.5 mm rain
- Al Hufūf in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 298 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 10.6°C · 13 mm rain
- Unaizah in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 315 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 8.2°C · 6.8 mm rain
- Buraydah in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 330 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 8.3°C · 6.8 mm rain
- Ar Rass in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 350 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 8.1°C · 5.9 mm rain
- Al Jubayl in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 389 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 12.9°C · 12 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 Riyadh) is explained once on the Riyadh year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.