Weather in Riyadh Region

Calculated from weather data of Prince Sultan Air Base (OEPS) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	21.7	24.6	18.6	21.5	22.3
February	24.6	24.1	24.8	24.6	24.8
March	29.8	28.3	28.8	30.1	32.0
April	33.9	32.7	31.1	36.1	35.7
May	39.9		38.8	39.7	41.2
June	43.5		42.7	44.0	43.7
July	44.2		45.2	42.8	44.7
August	44.1		44.7	43.5	44.2
September	40.8		42.3	40.7	40.2	39.2
October	35.5		36.6	35.3	36.7	33.3
November	29.6		29.1	30.6	29.6	29.0
December	23.9		25.1	24.3	23.6	22.6
Average	32.2	27.4	33.9	34.8	35.1	29.6

9th highest temperature of Saudi Arabia

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	11.4	13	11	11	11
February	12.2	13	13	12	12
March	16.6	16	17	16	18
April	21.2	21	20	23	22
May	25.7		26	24	27
June	28.9		29	29	29
July	30.2		29	31	31
August	30.8		31	31	31
September	26.8		28	27	26	26
October	21.9		24	22	23	19
November	18.0		19	19	17	17
December	12.6		13	15	12	12
Average	19.5	15.5	21.6	21.7	21.6	17.3

24th lowest temperature of Saudi Arabia

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
30 °C or warmer	37	231	248	248	55
25 °C or warmer	82	301	302	303	75
20 °C or warmer	115	332	334	349	100
0 °C or colder	0	0	0	0	0

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	1.5	0	4	1	2
February	0.3	1	0	0	1
March	1.1	2	3	1	0
April	1.8	3	2	1	1
May	0.0		0	0	0
June	0.0		0	0	0
July	0.1		0	1	0
August	0.0		0	0	0
September	0.0		0	0	0	0
October	0.0		0	0	0	0
November	0.3		1	0	0	0
December	0.9		0	2	0	2
Average	0.6	1.4	0.8	0.4	0.2	0.4

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (km/h)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	13.1	13	14	14	11
February	15.6	16	17	15	14
March	16.3	16	15	16	17
April	12.5	13	12	13	12
May	10.8		14	10	8
June	14.5		16	12	17
July	12.0		11	13	11
August	10.8		13	11	9
September	9.7		10	7	12	12
October	7.6		8	6	9	8
November	12.7		11	15	10	15
December	11.3		10	12	11	12
Average	12.5	14.6	12.5	12.0	11.7	11.5

28th highest wind speed of Saudi Arabia

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	S	NE	S	S
February	SE	NE	NW	NE
March	E	SE	E	S
April	SE	NE	NE	E
May		S	NW	NE
June		N	N	N
July		N	N	NE
August		NE	N	NE
September		N	N	N	N
October		E	S	NE	N
November		SE	S	S	S
December		S	S	SE	SE

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Riyadh Region weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Riyadh Region?

The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 44 °C over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Riyadh Region?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of 22 °C in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Riyadh Region?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in April with a probability of around 1.9 %.

Which month is the driest in Riyadh Region?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in June. The probability is about 0.0 %.