Annual mean 28°C · wettest around April · prevailing wind E
Warmest
42.7 °C
Coldest
18.4 °C
Wettest
72%
Windiest
5.2 m/s
Prevailing
E
4.1 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Riyadh over the whole year is 28°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 Riyadh runs from November to April, peaking in April with a 49% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is September to October; September is the driest month, at 10%. Winds in Riyadh are highest in March, averaging 3.8 m/s (14 km/h), and lightest in October, at 2.3 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the E. The clearest skies in Riyadh come in August, when the sky is typically 7% covered; April is the cloudiest month, at 43%.
Month by month Riyadh climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
19°C
11°C
14°C
48%
23%
2.9 m/s
46
1
82
February
22°C
13°C
16°C
47%
32%
3.5 m/s
58
4
78
March
27°C
18°C
21°C
34%
23%
3.8 m/s
78
23
60
April
32°C
23°C
27°C
49%
43%
3.7 m/s
49
62
19
May
38°C
28°C
33°C
22%
35%
3.3 m/s
8
48
1
June
41°C
30°C
36°C
16%
11%
3.6 m/s
1
24
0
July
43°C
33°C
38°C
26%
9%
3.6 m/s
0
5
0
August
42°C
31°C
37°C
36%
7%
3.7 m/s
0
12
0
September
39°C
28°C
35°C
10%
15%
2.9 m/s
2
32
0
October
34°C
22°C
30°C
28%
16%
2.3 m/s
29
69
6
November
26°C
18°C
22°C
45%
33%
2.9 m/s
78
34
49
December
20°C
12°C
17°C
35%
33%
2.7 m/s
69
2
83
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.
Seasons, and the year in short Riyadh weather by season
Year round, Riyadh has days of about 19°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 33°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 28°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around April and least likely around September. 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.
Riyadh weather in winterDecember to February
High 20°CLow 12°CRain 43%
Winter in Riyadh has typical daily highs of about 20°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 43% chance of rain on a given day.
Riyadh weather in springMarch to May
High 32°CLow 23°CRain 35%
Spring in Riyadh has typical daily highs of about 32°C and lows of about 23°C, with a 35% chance of rain on a given day.
Riyadh weather in summerJune to August
High 42°CLow 32°CRain 26%
Summer in Riyadh has typical daily highs of about 42°C and lows of about 32°C, with a 26% chance of rain on a given day.
Riyadh weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 33°CLow 23°CRain 28%
Autumn in Riyadh has typical daily highs of about 33°C and lows of about 23°C, with a 28% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Riyadh?
The rainy (wet) season in Riyadh runs from November to April, peaking in April with a 49% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is September to October; September is the driest month, at 10%.
What time of year is Riyadh windiest?
Winds in Riyadh are highest in March, averaging 3.8 m/s (14 km/h), and lightest in October, at 2.3 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the E.
What is the average temperature in Riyadh year round?
The average temperature in Riyadh over the whole year is 28°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 43°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 11°C.