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Buraydah weather by month: averages, rainfall & climate trends

Buraydah swings through a wide annual range, with 22.3°C between the monthly means of its warmest and coldest months. Precipitation is scarce in every season. Buraydah weather by month: average temperatures, rainfall, records and how the climate has changed since 1940.

Today vs average

+2.6°Chigh above average

38° / 25°Today
35° / 19°Average
see today in detail →

How it's changed

+3.4°Caverage temperature, 2016–2025 vs 1940–1949average temperature vs 1940–490frost days a year now (2016–2025) · 5 in the 1940sfrost days a year · 5 in the 1940s228days above 30°C a year now (2016–2025) · 206 in the 1940sdays above 30°C · 206 in the 1940s+3.4°C vs the 1940s · see how it's changed →
Weather by montha typical year, averaged over the full recordJanuary, rain 14 mmhigh 19°low 7°February, rain 8 mmhigh 22°low 9°March, rain 13 mmhigh 27°low 13°April, rain 13 mmhigh 32°low 18°May, rain 3 mmhigh 38°low 23°June, rain 0 mmhigh 41°low 25°July, rain 0 mmhigh 42°low 26°August, rain 0 mmhigh 42°low 26°September, rain 0 mmhigh 40°low 24°October, rain 2 mmhigh 34°low 19°November, rain 19 mmhigh 26°low 13°December, rain 16 mmhigh 20°low 8°wettest month November, 19 mm · 89 mm a yearsee month by month →

Right now

What it's doing today vs the historical average for this date.
Partly cloudy

Right now

31.1°

29°feels like
17%humidity
3°dew point
5 km/hfrom SE
UV index0.0
sunrise06:01sunset17:39day length11h 38m
TodayMostly clear38°25°
TueMostly clear37°25°
WedMostly clear37°24°
ThuClear38°25°
FriOvercast38°24°
SatOvercast38°25°
SunMostly clear38°22°

On this date: October 12

Today (forecast)
38° / 25°
Average for October 12
35° / 19°

High above average · +2.6°C

  • Record high: 39.9° · 2023
  • Record low: 11.3° · 1964
  • One year ago: 37° / 23°

Every October 12 in history, coldest to hottest

▲ Daily highs▼ Daily lows

Dots show daily highs (top) and lows (bottom) for each October 12 on record (n = 87). Outlined dots are today's forecast.

Area we sample

Each city's history comes from one ERA5 grid cell, about 28 km across, shown by the dashed box. Near mountains or coasts, conditions can vary across the cell.

Location & data

Historical weather for Buraydah is sampled from the ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis at 26.33°N, 43.97°E, with daily records since 1940.

Coordinates
26.33°N, 43.97°E
Time zone
Asia/Riyadh
Period
1940–2026
Data source
ERA5 (ECMWF)

Last 30 days

31 of the last 31 days were warmer than the historical average for that date. Average difference: +3.7°C.

Each bar is one day, from morning low to afternoon high. Warm-colored bars are days whose mean ran above average; cool bars ran below. The dot inside the bar is the daily mean. The shaded band is the typical 10–90% range expected for that date. Average = the day's mean temperature averaged across every year of record (1940–2026) for that calendar date.

This date over the years

One dot per year, showing the mean temperature on this calendar date. Dots are warmer or cooler than the long-term average (dashed line); the shaded band is the typical 10–90% range, and the highlighted dot is today's forecast. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Weather by month

Average temperatures and rainfall for each month: a typical year, from the full record.

Climate overview

July brings the year's peak warmth, with afternoons typically reaching 42.0°C and nights around 26.4°C. On about 195 nights a year, the temperature never drops below 20°C. At the other extreme, January brings afternoon highs of about 18.9°C and typical overnight lows of 6.7°C.

Buraydah averages only about 89 mm a year, and what little falls comes mostly around November.

Comparing the record's first decade with its most recent one, Buraydah now averages 3.4°C warmer than it did in the 1940s. The year-by-year charts below trace that shift in detail.

Climate graph (climograph)

July is the warmest month, January the coolest: a yearly swing of 22°C. Wettest month: November (~19 mm). Whole year averages ~89 mm of rain.

Bars = average monthly rainfall (right axis). Lines = average daily high and low (left axis). Average = each month's value averaged across every year of record (1940–2026).

Monthly wind

Average daily peak wind at 10 m, by month.

Monthly solar energy

Average daily incoming solar energy in megajoules per square metre: the record's own proxy for how sunny the month is.

Buraydah month by month: what to expect

Typical conditions for each month, averaged across the full record (since 1940). Daylight is the time from sunrise to sunset. Record high/low are the most extreme values in the ERA5 dataset (modelled since 1940), so they can differ from official weather-station readings.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainDaylightRecord highRecord low
January18.9°6.7°14 mm10.5 h31.7° (1942)−6.0° (1964)
February22.0°8.6°8 mm11.1 h34.9° (1973)−5.6° (1950)
March26.6°12.8°13 mm11.8 h39.0° (2018)−1.9° (1959)
April31.9°17.7°13 mm12.6 h41.9° (2025)1.6° (1956)
May37.8°23.1°3 mm13.3 h45.8° (2025)12.6° (1940)
June40.9°25.3°0 mm13.6 h47.2° (2024)17.9° (1962)
July42.0°26.4°0 mm13.5 h47.8° (2021)19.1° (1958)
August42.0°26.4°0 mm12.9 h47.4° (2001)19.1° (1941)
September39.7°23.7°0 mm12.1 h46.6° (2007)14.5° (1959)
October34.1°18.9°2 mm11.4 h42.2° (2023)9.2° (1984)
November25.9°13.5°19 mm10.7 h35.4° (2019)−0.2° (1961)
December20.2°8.2°16 mm10.4 h30.9° (2002)−4.4° (1963)

How it's changed

Year-by-year signals from 1940 to today.

Climate stripes

Annual mean shifted from 1940–1949 to 2016–2025 by +3.4°C.

Each vertical stripe is one year. Color encodes how much that year's annual mean differed from the long-term average. Average = each year's annual mean compared to the average of all years (1940–2026). cooler ← → warmer

Annual mean temperature

Long-term trend: +0.47°C per decade.

One point per year, showing the temperature averaged across the whole year. The dashed line is the least-squares long-term trend. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Seasonal warming

Jun–Aug is warming fastest: +0.59°C per decade.

Each faint line is one three-month period's average per year; the bold dashed line is its long-term trend. Different parts of the year often warm at different rates. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Hot days vs frost days

Days ≥ 30°C per year: 205.6 early in the record → 227.8 recently. Frost days: 5 → 0.

Thin lines are raw yearly counts; thick lines are the smoothed trend that removes year-to-year noise. The hot-day threshold is auto-picked per city so the line actually moves. Average = a centered 5-year rolling average to smooth weather noise.

Yearly hot & cold extremes

All-time high in 2021, all-time low in 1964: 47.8°C / −6.0°C.

One point per year: the single hottest and coldest day recorded that year.

Annual rainfall

~89 mm/year on average. Last decade: +3% vs that average. Long-term trend: +2 mm per decade.

One bar per year of total rainfall. Dashed line is the long-term average. Average = the average annual rainfall across every year of record (1940–2026).

Day-by-day grid

Each tiny square is one calendar day across the full record, about 30,000 days per city. Use the mode switch above the chart: Anomaly colors each day by how far it ran from the historical average for that date (red = warmer, blue = cooler), Daily mean temp shows the absolute mean temperature for the day (useful to see seasons and heatwaves), and Precipitation shows daily rainfall (useful to spot wet/dry seasons and droughts). Average = the long-term average for that calendar date (1940–2026).

Frequently asked questions about Buraydah

Which is the warmest month in Buraydah?
On long-term average, the warmest month in Buraydah is July (mean daily temperature of about 35.0°C) and the coolest is January (about 12.7°C).
How does today's temperature in Buraydah compare to the historical average?
On October 12, 2026, Buraydah is forecast to reach a high of 37.8°C and a low of 25.0°C. The long-term average for this date (the full record since 1940) is a high of 35.2°C and a low of 19.3°C, so today's high is 2.6°C warmer than that average.
How much has Buraydah warmed since 1940?
Comparing the first decade of the record (1940–1949) with the most recent (2016–2025), the annual mean temperature in Buraydah is about 3.4°C warmer.
How much does it rain in Buraydah?
Buraydah receives about 89 mm of precipitation per year on long-term average, with November typically the wettest month.
What is the average temperature in Buraydah?
Over the full record (since 1940), the annual mean temperature in Buraydah is about 25.0°C. The warmest month is July and the coolest is January.
What are the average temperatures in Buraydah by month?
Average daily highs and lows for each month in Buraydah (°C, full record since 1940): January 19°/7°, February 22°/9°, March 27°/13°, April 32°/18°, May 38°/23°, June 41°/25°, July 42°/26°, August 42°/26°, September 40°/24°, October 34°/19°, November 26°/13°, December 20°/8°.
What is the weather like in Buraydah in summer?
June to August is summer in Buraydah, and it is dry and really hot. Daytime highs sit at 41–42°C and nights at 25–26°C; August is the warmest month. Almost no rain.
What is the weather like in Buraydah in winter?
In winter, December through February, Buraydah is dry and mild. Afternoons run 19–22°C and nights 7–9°C; January is the coldest month. Rain eases through the season, 16 mm in December to 8 mm in February.
What is the weather like in Buraydah in spring?
March to May is spring in Buraydah, and it is dry and hot. March is still 27°C in the afternoon and 13°C at night, May already 38°C and 23°C. Almost no rain.
What is the weather like in Buraydah in autumn?
September to November is autumn in Buraydah, and it is dry and hot. September is still 40°C by day and 24°C at night; by November it is down to 26°C and 13°C. Hardly any rain falls.

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