Climate averages 1991–2020
Riyadh weather
in June.
A very hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
June is a very hot month in Riyadh: daytime highs average 41.6°C and nights cool to about 26.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical June (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 38 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Al Kharj (86 km away). In June its highs average 42.8°C, 1.2°C warmer than Riyadh, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Riyadh ranks joint 4th of 35 for the warmest June highs and joint 1st of 35 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 35 cities is 37.4°C; Riyadh is 4.1°C warmer than that mean.
From June to July, average highs rise by 1.0°C to 42.6°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
June 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 | 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, selected | 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
June in nearby cities
- Al Kharj in JuneSaudi Arabia · 86 kmHigh 42.8°C · Low 25.9°C · 0 mm rain
- Ad Dawādimī in JuneSaudi Arabia · 236 kmHigh 39.2°C · Low 24.5°C · 0 mm rain
- Az Zulfī in JuneSaudi Arabia · 262 kmHigh 40.7°C · Low 25.3°C · 0 mm rain
- Al Hufūf in JuneSaudi Arabia · 298 kmHigh 43.7°C · Low 27.3°C · 0 mm rain
- Unaizah in JuneSaudi Arabia · 315 kmHigh 40.6°C · Low 24.4°C · 0 mm rain
- Buraydah in JuneSaudi Arabia · 330 kmHigh 41.2°C · Low 24.8°C · 0 mm rain
- Ar Rass in JuneSaudi Arabia · 350 kmHigh 40.8°C · Low 24.1°C · 0 mm rain
- Al Jubayl in JuneSaudi Arabia · 389 kmHigh 40.1°C · Low 28.6°C · 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 Riyadh) is explained once on the Riyadh year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.