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The average temperature in Ar Riqqah over the whole year is 27°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 43°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 11°C. The rainy (wet) season in Ar Riqqah runs from November to March, peaking in December with a 40% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is April to June; May is the driest month, at 5%. Winds in Ar Riqqah are highest in June, averaging 4.6 m/s (17 km/h), and lightest in October, at 2.7 m/s (10 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the N. The clearest skies in Ar Riqqah come in June, when the sky is typically 4% covered; November is the cloudiest month, at 34%.
| Month | High | Low | Feels like | Chance of rain | Cloud | Wind | Being outside | Sun | Walking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18°C | 11°C | 13°C | 28% | 30% | 3.8 m/s | 42 | 0 | 79 |
| February | 20°C | 13°C | 15°C | 28% | 32% | 3.7 m/s | 58 | 2 | 77 |
| March | 24°C | 17°C | 20°C | 34% | 34% | 4.0 m/s | 77 | 17 | 62 |
| April | 30°C | 22°C | 27°C | 10% | 34% | 4.0 m/s | 50 | 53 | 21 |
| May | 37°C | 28°C | 34°C | 5% | 23% | 4.0 m/s | 7 | 39 | 1 |
| June | 42°C | 32°C | 39°C | 6% | 4% | 4.6 m/s | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| July | 43°C | 34°C | 41°C | 29% | 9% | 4.4 m/s | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| August | 43°C | 33°C | 42°C | 31% | 10% | 3.7 m/s | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| September | 40°C | 30°C | 39°C | 12% | 4% | 3.3 m/s | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| October | 34°C | 25°C | 33°C | 22% | 13% | 2.7 m/s | 9 | 52 | 2 |
| November | 25°C | 18°C | 23°C | 29% | 34% | 3.1 m/s | 71 | 35 | 47 |
| December | 19°C | 13°C | 16°C | 40% | 30% | 3.3 m/s | 61 | 3 | 79 |
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Year round, Ar Riqqah has days of about 18°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 43°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 11°C to 34°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 27°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around December and least likely around May. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Winter in Ar Riqqah has typical daily highs of about 19°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 32% chance of rain on a given day.
Spring in Ar Riqqah has typical daily highs of about 30°C and lows of about 22°C, with a 17% chance of rain on a given day.
Summer in Ar Riqqah has typical daily highs of about 42°C and lows of about 33°C, with a 22% chance of rain on a given day.
Autumn in Ar Riqqah has typical daily highs of about 33°C and lows of about 24°C, with a 21% chance of rain on a given day.
The rainy (wet) season in Ar Riqqah runs from November to March, peaking in December with a 40% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is April to June; May is the driest month, at 5%.
Winds in Ar Riqqah are highest in June, averaging 4.6 m/s (17 km/h), and lightest in October, at 2.7 m/s (10 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the N.
The average temperature in Ar Riqqah over the whole year is 27°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 43°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 11°C.