20 Places With Weather Like Riyadh
With highs from 69°F (21°C) to 109°F (43°C) and 5.3 in (135 mm) of rain a year, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia has very hot summers and mild winters. We compared its monthly highs, lows, rain, humidity and sunshine with every city of 25,000+ people, lining up seasons across hemispheres. The closest match is Rumāḩ, Saudi Arabia at 99%, and 4 of the 20 are outside Saudi Arabia.
The 20 closest climates
- 🇸🇦RumāḩRiyadh Region, Saudi Arabia · Pop. 25k99%matchSame summer highsSame humidityRiyadh vs Rumāḩ →
- 🇸🇦ShaqraRiyadh Region, Saudi Arabia · Pop. 32k97%matchSame humiditySame sunshineRiyadh vs Shaqra →
- 🇸🇦Ḥawṭah Banī TamīmRiyadh Region, Saudi Arabia · Pop. 31k97%matchSame summer highsSame humidityRiyadh vs Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm →
- 🇸🇦Ad DawādimīRiyadh Region, Saudi Arabia · Pop. 87k95%matchSame summer highsSame humidityRiyadh vs Ad Dawādimī →
- 🇸🇦Al KharjRiyadh Region, Saudi Arabia · Pop. 425k94%matchSame humiditySame sunshineRiyadh vs Al Kharj →
- 🇸🇦Az ZulfīRiyadh Region, Saudi Arabia · Pop. 125k91%matchSame humiditySame sunshineRiyadh vs Az Zulfī →
- 🇸🇦AfifRiyadh Region, Saudi Arabia · Pop. 46k89%matchSimilar rainfallSame humidityRiyadh vs Afif →
- 🇸🇦LayláRiyadh Region, Saudi Arabia · Pop. 30k87%matchSame sunshineSame humidityRiyadh vs Laylá →
- 🇸🇦BuraydahAl-Qassim Region, Saudi Arabia · Pop. 745k86%matchSimilar rainfallColder wintersRiyadh vs Buraydah →
- 🇸🇦Ar RassAl-Qassim Region, Saudi Arabia · Pop. 82k86%matchSimilar rainfallSame humidityRiyadh vs Ar Rass →
- 🇸🇦King Khalid Military CityEastern Province, Saudi Arabia · Pop. 25k80%matchSame humiditySimilar rainfallRiyadh vs King Khalid Military City →
- 🇸🇦Hafar Al-BatinEastern Province, Saudi Arabia · Pop. 272k80%matchSame humidityWetter wintersRiyadh vs Hafar Al-Batin →
- 🇸🇦MadinahMedina Region, Saudi Arabia · Pop. 1.3M78%matchSame humiditySimilar rainfallRiyadh vs Madinah →
- 🇸🇦Al HufūfEastern Province, Saudi Arabia · Pop. 293k74%matchSame summer highsSimilar rainfallRiyadh vs Al Hufūf →
- 🇮🇶As SamawahMuthanna, Iraq · Pop. 153k67%matchSimilar rainfallColder wintersRiyadh vs As Samawah →
- 🇸🇦TurubahHa'il Region, Saudi Arabia · Pop. 28k61%matchSimilar rainfallSame humidityRiyadh vs Turubah →
- 🇮🇶BayjīSalah ad Din, Iraq · Pop. 174k58%matchSame winter lowsSame sunshineRiyadh vs Bayjī →
- 🇸🇦Ha'ilHa'il Region, Saudi Arabia · Pop. 606k54%matchSame humiditySimilar rainfallRiyadh vs Ha'il →
- 🇮🇶NasiriyahDhi Qar, Iraq · Pop. 558k53%matchSame summer highsSimilar rainfallRiyadh vs Nasiriyah →
- 🇰🇼Al AḩmadīKuwait · Pop. 637k53%matchSimilar rainfallHotter summersRiyadh vs Al Aḩmadī →
↻ = seasons flipped: a city across the equator is compared six months apart, so its January lines up with Riyadh's July.
On the map
Like Riyadh, but…
Like Riyadh, but warmer
See more →- 🇸🇦LayláRiyadh Region, Saudi Arabia · Pop. 30k88%matchSame sunshineSame humidityRiyadh vs Laylá →
- 🇸🇦MadinahMedina Region, Saudi Arabia · Pop. 1.3M77%matchSame humiditySimilar rainfallRiyadh vs Madinah →
- 🇸🇦Ranyah'Asir Region, Saudi Arabia · Pop. 46k57%matchSimilar rainfallRiyadh vs Ranyah →
- 🇸🇦Al KhurmahMecca Region, Saudi Arabia · Pop. 28k51%matchSame summer highsSimilar rainfallRiyadh vs Al Khurmah →
- 🇦🇪Al Ain CityAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · Pop. 847k45%matchSame summer highsSimilar rainfallRiyadh vs Al Ain City →
Like Riyadh, but drier
See more →- 🇸🇦Ḥawṭah Banī TamīmRiyadh Region, Saudi Arabia · Pop. 31k97%matchSame summer highsSame humidityRiyadh vs Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm →
- 🇸🇦Al KharjRiyadh Region, Saudi Arabia · Pop. 425k94%matchSame humiditySame sunshineRiyadh vs Al Kharj →
- 🇸🇦LayláRiyadh Region, Saudi Arabia · Pop. 30k91%matchSame sunshineSame humidityRiyadh vs Laylá →
- 🇸🇦MadinahMedina Region, Saudi Arabia · Pop. 1.3M83%matchSame humiditySimilar rainfallRiyadh vs Madinah →
- 🇸🇦Al HufūfEastern Province, Saudi Arabia · Pop. 293k77%matchSame summer highsSimilar rainfallRiyadh vs Al Hufūf →
Like Riyadh, but sunnier
See more →- 🇸🇦Ar RassAl-Qassim Region, Saudi Arabia · Pop. 82k84%matchSimilar rainfallSame humidityRiyadh vs Ar Rass →
- 🇸🇦King Khalid Military CityEastern Province, Saudi Arabia · Pop. 25k79%matchSame humiditySimilar rainfallRiyadh vs King Khalid Military City →
- 🇸🇦MadinahMedina Region, Saudi Arabia · Pop. 1.3M78%matchSame humiditySimilar rainfallRiyadh vs Madinah →
- 🇸🇦Hafar Al-BatinEastern Province, Saudi Arabia · Pop. 272k77%matchSame humidityWetter wintersRiyadh vs Hafar Al-Batin →
- 🇸🇦Al HufūfEastern Province, Saudi Arabia · Pop. 293k68%matchSame summer highsSimilar rainfallRiyadh vs Al Hufūf →