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The '''climate of [[Saudi Arabia]]''' is marked by high temperatures during the day and low temperatures at night. Most of the country follows the pattern of the [[desert climate]], with the exception of the southwest.
[[File:Koppen-Geiger Climate SAU.png|thumb|300x300px|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 [[subtropical highland climate]] and a [[semi-arid climate|semi-desert climate]].


{{Weather box
{{Weather box
|location = [[Riyadh]], Saudi Arabia
|location = [[Haradh]] (1985-2010)
|metric first = yes
|metric first = 1
|single line = yes
|single line = 1

|Jan record high F = 92
|Feb record high F = 97
|Jan record high C = 33.0
|Mar record high F = 101
|Feb record high C = 35.0
|Apr record high F = 109
|Mar record high C = 38.0
|May record high F = 117
|Apr record high C = 42.0
|Jun record high F = 128
|May record high C = 46.0
|Jul record high F = 119
|Jun record high C = 47.5
|Aug record high F = 116
|Jul record high C = 48.4
|Sep record high F = 113
|Aug record high C = 49.8
|Oct record high F = 109
|Sep record high C = 46.8
|Nov record high F = 97
|Oct record high C = 42.5
|Dec record high F = 90
|Nov record high C = 38.0
|Year record high F = 128
|Dec record high C = 32.7

|Jan high F = 67
|Feb high F = 74
|Jan high C = 20.2
|Mar high F = 80
|Feb high C = 23.4
|Apr high F = 90
|Mar high C = 27.7
|May high F = 101
|Apr high C = 33.4
|Jun high F = 106
|May high C = 39.4
|Jul high F = 109
|Jun high C = 42.5
|Aug high F = 108
|Jul high C = 43.5
|Sep high F = 104
|Aug high C = 43.6
|Oct high F = 94
|Sep high C = 40.4
|Nov high F = 81
|Oct high C = 35.3
|Dec high F = 71
|Nov high C = 27.8
|Year high F = 90
|Dec high C = 22.2

|Jan mean F = 58
|Feb mean F = 62
|Jan mean C = 14.4
|Mar mean F = 70
|Feb mean C = 17.3
|Apr mean F = 80
|Mar mean C = 21.4
|May mean F = 90
|Apr mean C = 26.9
|Jun mean F = 94
|May mean C = 32.9
|Jul mean F = 97
|Jun mean C = 35.7
|Aug mean F = 96
|Jul mean C = 36.8
|Sep mean F = 91
|Aug mean C = 36.7
|Oct mean F = 82
|Sep mean C = 33.5
|Nov mean F = 71
|Oct mean C = 28.4
|Dec mean F = 62
|Nov mean C = 21.5
|Year mean F = 79
|Dec mean C = 16.3

|Jan low F = 52
|Feb low F = 59
|Jan low C = 9.0
|Mar low F = 69
|Feb low C = 11.2
|Apr low F = 78
|Mar low C = 15.2
|May low F = 83
|Apr low C = 20.4
|Jun low F = 84
|May low C = 25.9
|Jul low F = 81
|Jun low C = 28.0
|Aug low F = 78
|Jul low C = 29.3
|Sep low F = 68
|Aug low C = 29.2
|Oct low F = 60
|Sep low C = 25.9
|Nov low F = 52
|Oct low C = 21.2
|Dec low F = 48
|Nov low C = 15.5
|Year low F = 68
|Dec low C = 10.6

|Jan record low F = 30
|Feb record low F = 32
|Jan record low C = -5.4
|Mar record low F = 41
|Feb record low C = -3.3
|Apr record low F = 52
|Mar record low C = 2.4
|May record low F = 63
|Apr record low C = 8.9
|Jun record low F = 68
|May record low C = 15.7
|Jul record low F = 72
|Jun record low C = 19.8
|Aug record low F = 72
|Jul record low C = 20.0
|Sep record low F = 61
|Aug record low C = 20.0
|Oct record low F = 54
|Sep record low C = 14.4
|Nov record low F = 45
|Oct record low C = 8.9
|Dec record low F = 35
|Nov record low C = 4.5
|Year record low F = 30
|Dec record low C = -2.0

|Jan precipitation cm = 1.4
|Feb precipitation cm = 1.0
|Jan precipitation mm = 12.5
|Mar precipitation cm = 2.4
|Feb precipitation mm = 8.0
|Apr precipitation cm = 2.9
|Mar precipitation mm = 24.0
|May precipitation cm = 0.8
|Apr precipitation mm = 28.0
|Jun precipitation cm = 0
|May precipitation mm = 4.9
|Jul precipitation cm = 0.1
|Jun precipitation mm = 3.0
|Aug precipitation cm = 0.1
|Jul precipitation mm = 3.7
|Sep precipitation cm = 0
|Aug precipitation mm = 4.0
|Oct precipitation cm = 0.3
|Sep precipitation mm = 0.1
|Nov precipitation cm = 0.7
|Oct precipitation mm = 0.8
|Dec precipitation cm = 1.4
|Nov precipitation mm = 8.7
|Year precipitation cm = 11.1
|Dec precipitation mm = 14.6
|precipitation colour = green
|source 1 = Weatherbase <ref name=Weatherbase>{{cite web

| url =http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=83404&refer=&units=us |title =Weatherbase: Weather For Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | publisher=Weatherbase | year=2011 }} Retrieved on November 23, 2011.</ref>{{Unreliable source|date=June 2016}}
|Jan humidity = 47
|date=November 2011
|Feb humidity = 36
}}</center>
|Mar humidity = 32
|Apr humidity = 28
|May humidity = 17
|Jun humidity = 11
|Jul humidity = 10
|Aug humidity = 12
|Sep humidity = 14
|Oct humidity = 20
|Nov humidity = 36
|Dec humidity = 47
|year humidity =26

|Jan rain days = 6.1
|Feb rain days = 4.3
|Mar rain days = 9.4
|Apr rain days = 11.3
|May rain days = 3.3
|Jun rain days = 0.0
|Jul rain days = 0.1
|Aug rain days = 0.2
|Sep rain days = 0.0
|Oct rain days = 0.5
|Nov rain days = 3.3
|Dec rain days = 6.3

| Jan dew point C =2
| Feb dew point C =1
| Mar dew point C =2
| Apr dew point C =4
| May dew point C =3
| Jun dew point C =-1
| Jul dew point C =0
| Aug dew point C =2
| Sep dew point C =2
| Oct dew point C =2
| Nov dew point C =4
| Dec dew point C =3

|Jan sun = 212.4
|Feb sun = 226.6
|Mar sun = 219.8
|Apr sun = 242.3
|May sun = 287.7
|Jun sun = 328.2
|Jul sun = 332.1
|Aug sun = 309.2
|Sep sun = 271.6
|Oct sun = 311.4
|Nov sun = 269.2
|Dec sun = 214.3
|Jan uv = 3
|Feb uv = 7
|Mar uv = 9
|Apr uv = 11
|May uv = 12
|Jun uv = 122
|Jul uv = 20
|Aug uv = 18
|Sep uv = 11
|Oct uv = 8
|Nov uv = 6
|Dec uv = 0
|Jan percentsun = 63
|Feb percentsun = 71
|Mar percentsun = 59
|Apr percentsun = 63
|May percentsun = 70
|Jun percentsun = 80
|Jul percentsun = 80
|Aug percentsun = 77
|Sep percentsun = 74
|Oct percentsun = 87
|Nov percentsun = 82
|Dec percentsun = 65
|year percentsun = 72
|source 1 = {{cite web
| url = http://jrcc.sa/climate_data_observatory_sa.php
| title = Jeddah Regional Climate Centre South West Asia
| access-date = 27 May 2015
| archive-date = 11 December 2016
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161211044841/http://jrcc.sa/climate_data_observatory_sa.php
| url-status = dead
}}<ref name=pme>{{cite web|url=http://jrcc.sa/reports_files/1985_2010Reports/Riyadh-Air-Base.RTF|title=Surface annual climatological report|publisher=PME|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041500/http://jrcc.sa/reports_files/1985_2010Reports/Riyadh-Air-Base.RTF|archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref>
|date = May 2015

|source 2 =Time and Date (dewpoints, 1985-2015)<ref>{{cite web
|url = https://www.timeanddate.com/weather/saudi-arabia/riyadh/climate
|title = Climate & Weather Averages in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
|publisher = Time and Date
|access-date = 11 January 2022}}</ref>
}}

==See also==
{{Portal|Saudi Arabia}}
* [[Effects of global warming]]


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Environment of Saudi Arabia]]
[[Category:Environment of Saudi Arabia]]
[[Category:Climate by country|Saudi Arabia]]
[[Category:Climate by country|Saudi Arabia]]
[[Category:Saudi Arabia articles needing attention]]



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Latest revision as of 09:16, 4 August 2024

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 subtropical highland climate and a semi-desert climate.

Climate data for Haradh (1985-2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 33.0
(91.4) 		35.0
(95.0) 		38.0
(100.4) 		42.0
(107.6) 		46.0
(114.8) 		47.5
(117.5) 		48.4
(119.1) 		49.8
(121.6) 		46.8
(116.2) 		42.5
(108.5) 		38.0
(100.4) 		32.7
(90.9) 		49.8
(121.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 20.2
(68.4) 		23.4
(74.1) 		27.7
(81.9) 		33.4
(92.1) 		39.4
(102.9) 		42.5
(108.5) 		43.5
(110.3) 		43.6
(110.5) 		40.4
(104.7) 		35.3
(95.5) 		27.8
(82.0) 		22.2
(72.0) 		33.3
(91.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 14.4
(57.9) 		17.3
(63.1) 		21.4
(70.5) 		26.9
(80.4) 		32.9
(91.2) 		35.7
(96.3) 		36.8
(98.2) 		36.7
(98.1) 		33.5
(92.3) 		28.4
(83.1) 		21.5
(70.7) 		16.3
(61.3) 		26.8
(80.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 9.0
(48.2) 		11.2
(52.2) 		15.2
(59.4) 		20.4
(68.7) 		25.9
(78.6) 		28.0
(82.4) 		29.3
(84.7) 		29.2
(84.6) 		25.9
(78.6) 		21.2
(70.2) 		15.5
(59.9) 		10.6
(51.1) 		20.1
(68.2)
Record low °C (°F) −5.4
(22.3) 		−3.3
(26.1) 		2.4
(36.3) 		8.9
(48.0) 		15.7
(60.3) 		19.8
(67.6) 		20.0
(68.0) 		20.0
(68.0) 		14.4
(57.9) 		8.9
(48.0) 		4.5
(40.1) 		−2.0
(28.4) 		−5.4
(22.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 12.5
(0.49) 		8.0
(0.31) 		24.0
(0.94) 		28.0
(1.10) 		4.9
(0.19) 		3.0
(0.12) 		3.7
(0.15) 		4.0
(0.16) 		0.1
(0.00) 		0.8
(0.03) 		8.7
(0.34) 		14.6
(0.57) 		112.3
(4.4)
Average rainy days 6.1 4.3 9.4 11.3 3.3 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.5 3.3 6.3 44.8
Average relative humidity (%) 47 36 32 28 17 11 10 12 14 20 36 47 26
Average dew point °C (°F) 2
(36) 		1
(34) 		2
(36) 		4
(39) 		3
(37) 		−1
(30) 		0
(32) 		2
(36) 		2
(36) 		2
(36) 		4
(39) 		3
(37) 		2
(36)
Mean monthly sunshine hours 212.4 226.6 219.8 242.3 287.7 328.2 332.1 309.2 271.6 311.4 269.2 214.3 3,224.8
Percent possible sunshine 63 71 59 63 70 80 80 77 74 87 82 65 72
Average ultraviolet index 3 7 9 11 12 122 20 18 11 8 6 0 19
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

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References

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  1. ^ "Surface annual climatological report". PME. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Climate & Weather Averages in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia". Time and Date. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
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