Bariq climate — normals and trends
Bariq (Saudi Arabia) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 466 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 June (29.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (19.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Bariq averages 0 frost days, 171 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 90 rainy days per year.
Bariq has warmed by +3.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.43 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.8 °C (on 14 June 2022) and the coldest 8.1 °C (on 25 January 1957).
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
Bariq'Asir Region
- coords
- 18.93°, 41.93°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.8°C
Average daily high
29.4°C
Average daily low
20.7°C
Annual rainfall
466mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
55%
Average peak wind
12.7km/h
Seasonal range
9.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
171 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
90 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.6 °C
Average feels-like low
20.8 °C
Average peak gust
33.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
210 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.7 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.86 · 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
41.8 °C
14 June 2022
Coldest day
8.1 °C
25 January 1957
Wettest day
155 mm
13 August 1946
Windiest day
27.5 km/h
25 March 2019
Strongest gust
74.5 km/h
25 March 2019
Hottest feels-like
41.2 °C
2 July 2016
Coldest feels-like
4.2 °C
25 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.2 h
1 July 1959
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 21 mm | +4 mm |
| Feb | 26.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 5 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 29.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 16 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 33.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 6 mm | -22 mm |
| May | 35.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 12 mm | -27 mm |
| Jun | 36.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 1 mm | -17 mm |
| Jul | 35.4 °C | +2.6 °C | 3 mm | -57 mm |
| Aug | 32.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 190 mm | +77 mm |
| Sep | 33.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 35 mm | -59 mm |
| Oct | 32.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 2 mm | -23 mm |
| Nov | 28.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 5 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 24.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 13 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bariq?
Bariq has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 466 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bariq?
The hottest day measured in Bariq between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 2022, reaching 41.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bariq?
The coldest day measured in Bariq between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1957, at 8.1 °C.
Does it snow in Bariq?
Almost never: Bariq sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bariq warmed?
Yes: Bariq warmed by +3.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bariq?
The wettest day measured in Bariq between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 1946, with 155 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bariq?
The windiest day measured in Bariq between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 2019, with winds reaching 27.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bariq?
The warmest month in Bariq is June (29.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (19.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Bariq?
Bariq receives on average 466 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 90 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bariq?
Bariq gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bariq?
Yes: Bariq has on average 210 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bariq?
In Bariq, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.2 °C on 2 July 2016, and the lowest was 4.2 °C on 25 January 1957.
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