King Khalid Military City climate — normals and trends
King Khalid Military City (Saudi Arabia) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 92 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 (35.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (11.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
King Khalid Military City averages 3 frost days, 207 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 18 rainy days per year.
King Khalid Military City has warmed by +3.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.43 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 6 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 49.2 °C (on 30 July 2020) and the coldest -8.1 °C (on 8 January 1942).
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
King Khalid Military CityEastern Province
- coords
- 27.91°, 45.55°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.3°C
Average daily high
31.2°C
Average daily low
17.3°C
Annual rainfall
92mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
32%
Average peak wind
21.4km/h
Seasonal range
23.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
3 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
207 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
18 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.6 °C
Average feels-like low
13.8 °C
Average peak gust
34.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
164 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.6 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.72 · 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
49.2 °C
30 July 2020
Coldest day
-8.1 °C
8 January 1942
Wettest day
47 mm
14 November 2018
Windiest day
60.0 km/h
1 April 2015
Strongest gust
87.5 km/h
1 April 2015
Hottest feels-like
50.9 °C
29 July 2020
Coldest feels-like
-13.6 °C
20 January 1964
Sunniest day
13.1 h
6 June 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 13 mm | -5 mm |
| Feb | 17.8 °C | -2.5 °C | 25 mm | +16 mm |
| Mar | 25.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 25 mm | +12 mm |
| Apr | 35.0 °C | +3.7 °C | 2 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 40.4 °C | +2.9 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 42.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Jul | 44.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 44.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Sep | 40.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Oct | 34.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 27.8 °C | +3.0 °C | 2 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | 19.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 34 mm | +16 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of King Khalid Military City?
King Khalid Military City has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 92 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in King Khalid Military City?
The hottest day measured in King Khalid Military City between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 2020, reaching 49.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in King Khalid Military City?
The coldest day measured in King Khalid Military City between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1942, at -8.1 °C.
Does it snow in King Khalid Military City?
Almost never: King Khalid Military City sees virtually no snow, with about 3 frost days per year.
Has the climate of King Khalid Military City warmed?
Yes: King Khalid Military City warmed by +3.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in King Khalid Military City?
The wettest day measured in King Khalid Military City between 1940 and 2025 was 14 November 2018, with 47 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in King Khalid Military City?
The windiest day measured in King Khalid Military City between 1940 and 2025 was 1 April 2015, with winds reaching 60.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in King Khalid Military City?
The warmest month in King Khalid Military City is July (35.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.2 °C).
How much does it rain in King Khalid Military City?
King Khalid Military City receives on average 92 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 18 rainy days.
Is it sunny in King Khalid Military City?
King Khalid Military City gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in King Khalid Military City?
Yes: King Khalid Military City has on average 164 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in King Khalid Military City?
In King Khalid Military City, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 50.9 °C on 29 July 2020, and the lowest was -13.6 °C on 20 January 1964.
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