Hamad Town climate — normals and trends
Hamad Town (Bahrain) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 56 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is August (33.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (17.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Hamad Town averages 0 frost days, 152 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 11 rainy days per year.
Hamad Town has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.2 °C (on 31 August 1986) and the coldest 5.7 °C (on 20 January 1964).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
Hamad TownNorthern
- coords
- 26.12°, 50.51°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.9°C
Average daily high
26.9°C
Average daily low
24.8°C
Annual rainfall
56mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
25.1km/h
Seasonal range
16.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
152 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
11 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.5 °C
Average feels-like low
25.4 °C
Average peak gust
33.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
259 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.23 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
38.2 °C
31 August 1986
Coldest day
5.7 °C
20 January 1964
Wettest day
56 mm
16 December 1964
Windiest day
62.3 km/h
28 February 1959
Strongest gust
84.6 km/h
13 January 1998
Hottest feels-like
47.5 °C
3 August 2020
Coldest feels-like
-5.0 °C
20 January 1964
Sunniest day
13.0 h
6 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 3 mm | -9 mm |
| Feb | 18.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 7 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 20.8 °C | -0.4 °C | 5 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 26.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 30.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 33.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Jul | 34.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 35.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Sep | 34.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Oct | 29.9 °C | -0.3 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Nov | 25.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 22.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 24 mm | +12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hamad Town?
Hamad Town has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 56 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hamad Town?
The hottest day measured in Hamad Town between 1940 and 2025 was 31 August 1986, reaching 38.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hamad Town?
The coldest day measured in Hamad Town between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1964, at 5.7 °C.
Does it snow in Hamad Town?
Almost never: Hamad Town sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Hamad Town warmed?
Yes: Hamad Town warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hamad Town?
The wettest day measured in Hamad Town between 1940 and 2025 was 16 December 1964, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hamad Town?
The windiest day measured in Hamad Town between 1940 and 2025 was 28 February 1959, with winds reaching 62.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hamad Town?
The warmest month in Hamad Town is August (33.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Hamad Town?
Hamad Town receives on average 56 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 11 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hamad Town?
Hamad Town gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Hamad Town?
Yes: Hamad Town has on average 259 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hamad Town?
In Hamad Town, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.5 °C on 3 August 2020, and the lowest was -5.0 °C on 20 January 1964.
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