Khobar climate — normals and trends
Khobar (Saudi Arabia) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 64 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 July (34.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (16.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Khobar averages 0 frost days, 188 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 12 rainy days per year.
Khobar has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.1 °C (on 2 July 2021) and the coldest 2.4 °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
KhobarEastern Province
- coords
- 26.28°, 50.21°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.2°C
Average daily high
29.5°C
Average daily low
23.2°C
Annual rainfall
64mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
59%
Average peak wind
23.8km/h
Seasonal range
18.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
188 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
12 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.1 °C
Average feels-like low
23.2 °C
Average peak gust
34.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
238 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.48 · 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
43.1 °C
2 July 2021
Coldest day
2.4 °C
20 January 1964
Wettest day
50 mm
21 March 1995
Windiest day
62.0 km/h
19 April 1970
Strongest gust
85.7 km/h
19 April 1970
Hottest feels-like
49.7 °C
20 August 1998
Coldest feels-like
-7.8 °C
20 January 1964
Sunniest day
13.0 h
6 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 2 mm | -13 mm |
| Feb | 19.5 °C | -0.6 °C | 12 mm | +1 mm |
| Mar | 23.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 10 mm | +0 mm |
| Apr | 30.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 35.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 37.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Jul | 38.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 38.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Sep | 37.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Oct | 32.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 27.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 22.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 33 mm | +19 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Khobar?
Khobar has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 64 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Khobar?
The hottest day measured in Khobar between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 2021, reaching 43.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Khobar?
The coldest day measured in Khobar between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1964, at 2.4 °C.
Does it snow in Khobar?
Almost never: Khobar sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Khobar warmed?
Yes: Khobar warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Khobar?
The wettest day measured in Khobar between 1940 and 2025 was 21 March 1995, with 50 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Khobar?
The windiest day measured in Khobar between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 1970, with winds reaching 62.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Khobar?
The warmest month in Khobar is July (34.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (16.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Khobar?
Khobar receives on average 64 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 12 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Khobar?
Khobar gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Khobar?
Yes: Khobar has on average 238 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Khobar?
In Khobar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.7 °C on 20 August 1998, and the lowest was -7.8 °C on 20 January 1964.
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