Ad Dawādimī climate — normals and trends
Ad Dawādimī (Saudi Arabia) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.6 °C and it receives 81 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 (33.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (13.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Ad Dawādimī averages 1 frost days, 207 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 17 rainy days per year.
Ad Dawādimī has warmed by +3.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.44 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 2 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.1 °C (on 22 July 2002) and the coldest -6.7 °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
Ad DawādimīRiyadh Region
- coords
- 24.51°, 44.39°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.6°C
Average daily high
30.9°C
Average daily low
18.1°C
Annual rainfall
81mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
27%
Average peak wind
22.7km/h
Seasonal range
20.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
207 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
17 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.1 °C
Average feels-like low
14.0 °C
Average peak gust
37.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
170 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.8 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.79 · 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
45.1 °C
22 July 2002
Coldest day
-6.7 °C
20 January 1964
Wettest day
32 mm
27 April 2013
Windiest day
54.1 km/h
2 April 2014
Strongest gust
90.4 km/h
25 February 2012
Hottest feels-like
44.5 °C
15 July 2010
Coldest feels-like
-12.1 °C
20 January 1964
Snowiest day
1.3 cm
2 January 1973
Sunniest day
12.5 h
22 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18.8 °C | -0.6 °C | 9 mm | -5 mm |
| Feb | 21.6 °C | -0.6 °C | 27 mm | +20 mm |
| Mar | 26.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 21 mm | +5 mm |
| Apr | 35.6 °C | +4.5 °C | 1 mm | -14 mm |
| May | 39.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 41.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Jul | 41.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 41.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 40.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Oct | 33.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 27.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 21.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 10 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ad Dawādimī?
Ad Dawādimī has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.6 °C and it receives 81 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ad Dawādimī?
The hottest day measured in Ad Dawādimī between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 2002, reaching 45.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ad Dawādimī?
The coldest day measured in Ad Dawādimī between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1964, at -6.7 °C.
Does it snow in Ad Dawādimī?
Almost never: Ad Dawādimī sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ad Dawādimī warmed?
Yes: Ad Dawādimī warmed by +3.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ad Dawādimī?
The wettest day measured in Ad Dawādimī between 1940 and 2025 was 27 April 2013, with 32 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ad Dawādimī?
The windiest day measured in Ad Dawādimī between 1940 and 2025 was 2 April 2014, with winds reaching 54.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ad Dawādimī?
The warmest month in Ad Dawādimī is August (33.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Ad Dawādimī?
Ad Dawādimī receives on average 81 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 17 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ad Dawādimī?
Ad Dawādimī gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ad Dawādimī?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ad Dawādimī between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1973, with 1.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ad Dawādimī?
Yes: Ad Dawādimī has on average 170 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ad Dawādimī?
In Ad Dawādimī, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.5 °C on 15 July 2010, and the lowest was -12.1 °C on 20 January 1964.
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