Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Al Artawiyah features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 14 °C (57 °F) and 38 °C (100 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -1 °C (30 °F) or can rise to as high as 48 °C (118 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 111 mm (4.4 inches) and receives 17 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Al Artawiyah enjoys an average of 3910 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 29 minutes to 13 hours 45 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Al Artawiyah are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 36 to 38 °C (97 - 100 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 14 to 16 °C (57 - 61 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Al Artawiyah experiences 240 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 29°C (85°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 44°C (111°F) | 47°C (116°F) | 48°C (118°F) | 47°C (118°F) | 45°C (114°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 29°C (84°F) |
Mean maximum | 27°C (81°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 43°C (110°F) | 45°C (113°F) | 46°C (116°F) | 46°C (114°F) | 44°C (112°F) | 40°C (103°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 27°C (81°F) |
Average high | 20°C (68°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 42°C (109°F) | 44°C (112°F) | 43°C (110°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 21°C (71°F) |
Daily mean | 14°C (57°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 15°C (60°F) |
Average low | 9°C (48°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 11°C (51°F) |
Mean minimum | 3°C (38°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 4°C (40°F) |
Minimum | 1°C (35°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 18°C (66°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 0°C (33°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Al Artawiyah, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia with other places around the world.
Al Artawiyah usually has the most precipitation in February, November and December, with an average of 3 rainy days and 26 mm (1.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Al Artawiyah are June, August and September. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4 (0.2) | 24 (0.9) | 9 (0.4) | 16 (0.6) | 2 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 35 (1.4) | 19 (0.8) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
The sunniest months in Al Artawiyah are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 10 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Al Artawiyah: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 52 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 238 | 280 | 331 | 334 | 365 | 369 | 382 | 368 | 336 | 326 | 288 | 287 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 40m | 11h 15m | 12h 0m | 12h 47m | 13h 26m | 13h 45m | 13h 35m | 13h 1m | 12h 16m | 11h 30m | 10h 49m | 10h 29m |
Al Artawiyah experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 12, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 6. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Al Artawiyah UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 |