Climate of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia's Köppen climate classification map.
The climate of Saudi Arabia is marked by high temperatures during the day and low temperatures at night. The country follows the pattern of the desert climate, with the exception of the southwest, which features a semi-arid climate.
| Climate data for Riyadh (1985-2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 32 (89) |
35 (95) |
38 (100) |
42 (108) |
45 (113) |
47 (117) |
48 (119) |
50 (122) |
45 (113) |
41 (106) |
38 (100) |
31 (88) |
50 (122) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 20 (68) |
23 (74) |
28 (82) |
33 (92) |
39 (103) |
43 (109) |
43 (110) |
44 (111) |
41 (105) |
36 (96) |
28 (82) |
22 (72) |
33 (92) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 14 (58) |
17 (63) |
22 (71) |
27 (80) |
33 (91) |
36 (96) |
37 (98) |
37 (98) |
33 (92) |
28 (83) |
22 (71) |
16 (61) |
27 (80) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 9 (48) |
11 (52) |
15 (59) |
21 (69) |
26 (79) |
28 (82) |
29 (85) |
29 (85) |
26 (79) |
21 (70) |
16 (60) |
11 (51) |
20 (68) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2 (28) |
1 (33) |
4 (40) |
11 (52) |
18 (64) |
21 (70) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
16 (61) |
14 (57) |
7 (45) |
2 (35) |
−2 (28) |
| Average precipitation cm (inches) | 1.3 (0.5) |
0.8 (0.3) |
2.4 (0.9) |
2.8 (1.1) |
0.5 (0.2) |
0.3 (0.1) |
0.4 (0.2) |
0.4 (0.2) |
0 (0) |
0.1 (0.0) |
0.9 (0.4) |
1.5 (0.6) |
11.2 (4.4) |
| Source 1: "Jeddah Regional Climate Centre South West Asia". Archived from the original on 11 December 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2015.[1] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Time and Date (dewpoints, 1985-2015)[2] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ "Surface annual climatological report". PME. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ "Climate & Weather Averages in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia". Time and Date. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
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