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Saudi Arabia climate

Hot, very dry desert. Browse cities below to find a city with detailed month-by-month records.

Popular cities:Jeddah · Riyadh · Makkah · Madinah · Dammam · Sulţānah

Browse all 21 cities in Saudi Arabia

Grouped by climate type, then by population.

BWh

Hot desert

20 cities

Jeddahpop 4.7M Riyadhpop 4.2M Makkahpop 1.6M Madinahpop 1.3M Dammampop 1.3M Sulţānahpop 947k Buraydahpop 745k Ta’ifpop 689k Tabukpop 667k Ha'ilpop 606k Najrānpop 506k Al Kharjpop 425k

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BSh

Hot semi-arid

1 city

Al Bahahpop 88k

A few cities, to show the range

A spread picked to show how different the climate gets across Saudi Arabia.

Climate types in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia spans 2 climate types. All climate types:

BWh Hot desert · 20 cities BSh Hot semi-arid · 1 city

Climate records across Saudi Arabia — warmest, coolest, wettest, driest

Warmest Makkah (89.3 °F avg) · Coolest Abha (67.2 °F avg) · Wettest Al Bahah (21 in/yr) · Driest Ha'il (0 in/yr)These are the extreme ends of our city records, not typical conditions — most of Saudi Arabia sits well between them.