Best time to visit Riyadh
Our pick for sun: February to April, October to December.
The best months
- SunFebruary to April, October to December
- CityJanuary to March, November to December
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The twelve months at a glance
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Good, 66/100 | Ideal, 93/100 | Ideal, 100/100 | Ideal, 94/100 | Best avoided, 23/100, Extreme heat | Best avoided, 20/100, Extreme heat | Best avoided, 20/100, Extreme heat | Best avoided, 20/100, Extreme heat | Best avoided, 20/100, Extreme heat | Ideal, 84/100 | Ideal, 100/100 | Ideal, 83/100 |
| City | Ideal, 100/100 | Ideal, 100/100 | Ideal, 94/100 | Fair, 49/100 | Best avoided, 20/100, Extreme heat | Best avoided, 20/100, Extreme heat | Best avoided, 20/100, Extreme heat | Best avoided, 20/100, Extreme heat | Best avoided, 20/100, Extreme heat | Fair, 35/100 | Ideal, 97/100 | Ideal, 100/100 |
- Ideal
- Good
- Fair
- Best avoided
- Risk flagged
Temperatures and rain
See the month-by-month values
| Month | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20°C | 9°C | 12 mm |
| February | 23°C | 11°C | 6 mm |
| March | 27°C | 15°C | 12 mm |
| April | 33°C | 20°C | 15 mm |
| May | 39°C | 26°C | 2 mm |
| June | 42°C | 28°C | 0 mm |
| July | 43°C | 29°C | 0 mm |
| August | 43°C | 29°C | 0 mm |
| September | 40°C | 26°C | 0 mm |
| October | 35°C | 21°C | 1 mm |
| November | 27°C | 15°C | 12 mm |
| December | 22°C | 10°C | 10 mm |
Estimated flight time
- From YUL : about 12 h 35 min
- From YYZ : about 13 h 10 min
- From YVR : about 14 h 25 min
Estimate of a nonstop flight computed from the distance: not a schedule. Connections lengthen the trip.
Getting to Riyadh with points
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Where this data comes from
Temperatures, sunshine and rain: monthly normals we computed over 1991-2020. These are estimates from a climate reanalysis, not station readings.
- ERA5 reanalysis-era5-single-levels-timeseries (C3S, CC-BY)
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, 2026, CC BY 4.0 licence). Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains. Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 (Huang et al., 2021, J. Climate 34, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-20-0166.1).