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Monthly climate in Riyadh, Khartoum, Sudan

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Riyadh features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 23 °C (74 °F) and 35 °C (95 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 10 °C (49 °F) or can rise to as high as 46 °C (114 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 71 mm (2.8 inches) and receives 13 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Riyadh enjoys an average of 3947 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 12 minutes to 13 hours 1 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Riyadh, Khartoum, Sudan §

The warmest months in Riyadh are May, June and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 33 to 35 °C (92 - 95 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 23 to 25 °C (74 - 77 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Riyadh experiences 327 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Riyadh, Khartoum, Sudan.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 41°C
(105°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 46°C
(114°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 42°C
(109°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 37°C
(98°F)
Mean maximum 36°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 42°C
(109°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 36°C
(96°F)
Average high 31°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 38°C
(102°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 32°C
(90°F)
Daily mean 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Average low 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Mean minimum 12°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Minimum 10°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(56°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Riyadh, Khartoum, Sudan §

Riyadh usually has the most precipitation in July, August and October, with an average of 3 rainy days and 18 mm (0.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Riyadh are January, March and December. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Riyadh, Khartoum, Sudan.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 4 (0.1) 6 (0.3) 13 (0.5) 34 (1.3) 6 (0.2) 7 (0.3) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 6 1 1 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Riyadh, Khartoum, Sudan §

The sunniest months in Riyadh are March, May and June, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 25 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Riyadh: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 52 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Riyadh, Khartoum, Sudan.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 267 304 345 344 359 345 342 336 325 331 317 325
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 18m 11h 37m 12h 2m 12h 28m 12h 50m 13h 1m 12h 55m 12h 36m 12h 11m 11h 45m 11h 23m 11h 12m

Solar UV radiation in Riyadh, Khartoum, Sudan §

Riyadh experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 13, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Riyadh UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Riyadh, Khartoum, Sudan.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 9 11 13 13 13 10 11 11 11 11 9 8