Buraydah, Saudi Arabia climate

BWh Hot desert

Buraydah has a seasonal tropical climate (Hot desert, Köppen BWh). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 44°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 7°C at night. Precipitation totals about 102 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — April alone averages 25 mm while July barely receives 0 mm.

☀️ Summers

Extreme heat

Highs near 44°C in August.

❄️ Winters

Cool

Lows near 7°C in January.

🌧️ Rain

Very dry

About 102 mm of rain a year.

Wettest in April

⛅ Sky & trend

Sunny

Clear skies most days.

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Hours of sunshine per day

Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)

Buraydah climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	20	23	28	33	39	43	44	44	42	36	27	22
Avg temp (°C)	13	16	20	26	31	34	35	36	33	27	20	15
Avg low (°C)	7	9	13	18	23	26	26	27	24	19	13	8
Precipitation (mm)	4	6	4	25	23	8	0	2	0	3	18	8

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	20	23	28	33	39	43
Avg temp (°C)	13	16	20	26	31	34
Avg low (°C)	7	9	13	18	23	26
Precipitation (mm)	4	6	4	25	23	8

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	44	44	42	36	27	22
Avg temp (°C)	35	36	33	27	20	15
Avg low (°C)	26	27	24	19	13	8
Precipitation (mm)	0	2	0	3	18	8

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	37	35	37	40	38	16	18	18	20	27	37	36
Relative humidity (%)	44	36	30	26	18	12	12	13	14	20	37	45
Wind speed (mph)	5.7	6.0	6.2	6.6	6.4	6.6	6.7	6.1	5.5	5.7	6.4	5.9

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	37	35	37	40	38	16
Relative humidity (%)	44	36	30	26	18	12
Wind speed (mph)	5.7	6.0	6.2	6.6	6.4	6.6

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	18	18	20	27	37	36
Relative humidity (%)	12	13	14	20	37	45
Wind speed (mph)	6.7	6.1	5.5	5.7	6.4	5.9

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Gassim, a weather station, about 21 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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