Riyadh climate

Name: Riyadh
Address: Najd, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia · Najd · 24.714° N, 46.675° E

Köppen BWhhot desertArid

Hot, extremely dry interior desert with occasional winter rain.

Dry — evaporation outpaces what little rain arrives.

What the year looks like

Average monthly temperature — °F / °C

Average high Average low

Average monthly precipitation — in / mm

Rain

Warmest month

July, 110°F / 43°C

Coldest month

January, 48°F / 9°C

Annual swing

62°F / 34°C

Wettest month

January

Driest month

June

Rain per year

2.8" / 72 mm

Elevation

2080 ft / 634 m

Time zone

Asia/Riyadh

2019-2023 averages from Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (ERA5 reanalysis). Imperial / metric.
Month	High °F/°C	Low °F/°C	Rain in/mm	Humidity	Wind mph/km/h	Cloud
January	69 / 20	48 / 9	1.12 / 28	51%	8.3 / 13.4	31%
February	75 / 24	52 / 11	0.25 / 6	35%	9.5 / 15.3	23%
March	84 / 29	59 / 15	0.09 / 2	26%	9.9 / 15.9	21%
April	91 / 33	68 / 20	0.50 / 13	27%	9.0 / 14.5	35%
May	101 / 39	77 / 25	0.07 / 2	16%	8.3 / 13.4	23%
June	108 / 42	83 / 28	0.00 / 0	11%	9.1 / 14.6	10%
July	110 / 43	86 / 30	0.00 / 0	13%	9.1 / 14.6	28%
August	109 / 43	85 / 29	0.00 / 0	13%	9.1 / 14.6	19%
September	104 / 40	79 / 26	0.00 / 0	15%	7.7 / 12.4	11%
October	95 / 35	71 / 21	0.00 / 0	20%	6.7 / 10.8	8%
November	83 / 28	62 / 16	0.26 / 7	40%	7.8 / 12.6	24%
December	72 / 22	52 / 11	0.54 / 14	48%	7.5 / 12.1	31%

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