Mahd adh Dhahab climate — normals and trends
Mahd adh Dhahab (Saudi Arabia) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 66 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 (33.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (16.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Mahd adh Dhahab averages 0 frost days, 227 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 14 rainy days per year.
Mahd adh Dhahab has warmed by +3.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.46 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.4 °C (on 13 July 2010) and the coldest -3.1 °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
Mahd adh DhahabMedina Region
- coords
- 23.50°, 40.88°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.8°C
Average daily high
32.3°C
Average daily low
18.7°C
Annual rainfall
66mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
29%
Average peak wind
25.1km/h
Seasonal range
17.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
227 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
14 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.5 °C
Average feels-like low
15.5 °C
Average peak gust
40.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
172 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.9 °C
since 1940
+0.5 °C per decade · r² = 0.82 · 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
45.4 °C
13 July 2010
Coldest day
-3.1 °C
20 January 1964
Wettest day
40 mm
10 May 1982
Windiest day
59.0 km/h
25 February 2012
Strongest gust
94.3 km/h
25 February 2012
Hottest feels-like
44.4 °C
9 June 2018
Coldest feels-like
-9.3 °C
20 January 1964
Snowiest day
0.1 cm
6 February 1993
Sunniest day
13.0 h
6 June 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 | 22.5 °C | -0.2 °C | 13 mm | +4 mm |
| Feb | 26.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 7 mm | +2 mm |
| Mar | 29.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 8 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 35.7 °C | +3.3 °C | 3 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 38.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 41.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 40.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 41.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 40.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 34.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 28.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 3 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 24.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 3 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mahd adh Dhahab?
Mahd adh Dhahab has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 66 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mahd adh Dhahab?
The hottest day measured in Mahd adh Dhahab between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 2010, reaching 45.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mahd adh Dhahab?
The coldest day measured in Mahd adh Dhahab between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1964, at -3.1 °C.
Does it snow in Mahd adh Dhahab?
Almost never: Mahd adh Dhahab sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mahd adh Dhahab warmed?
Yes: Mahd adh Dhahab warmed by +3.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mahd adh Dhahab?
The wettest day measured in Mahd adh Dhahab between 1940 and 2025 was 10 May 1982, with 40 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mahd adh Dhahab?
The windiest day measured in Mahd adh Dhahab between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 2012, with winds reaching 59.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mahd adh Dhahab?
The warmest month in Mahd adh Dhahab is August (33.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (16.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Mahd adh Dhahab?
Mahd adh Dhahab receives on average 66 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 14 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mahd adh Dhahab?
Mahd adh Dhahab gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Mahd adh Dhahab?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Mahd adh Dhahab between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1993, with 0.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Mahd adh Dhahab?
Yes: Mahd adh Dhahab has on average 172 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mahd adh Dhahab?
In Mahd adh Dhahab, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.4 °C on 9 June 2018, and the lowest was -9.3 °C on 20 January 1964.
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