Qurayyat climate — normals and trends
Qurayyat (Saudi Arabia) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.1 °C and it receives 40 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 (29.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Qurayyat averages 6 frost days, 163 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 10 rainy days per year.
Qurayyat has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 9 to 3 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.4 °C (on 27 July 2020) and the coldest -7.2 °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
QurayyatAl Jawf Region
- coords
- 31.33°, 37.34°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.1°C
Average daily high
26.9°C
Average daily low
13.3°C
Annual rainfall
40mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
43%
Average peak wind
22.5km/h
Seasonal range
20.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
6 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
163 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
10 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.1 cm
Average feels-like high
24.2 °C
Average feels-like low
10.6 °C
Average peak gust
35.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
84 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.55 · 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
46.4 °C
27 July 2020
Coldest day
-7.2 °C
20 January 1964
Wettest day
33 mm
16 November 2019
Windiest day
63.2 km/h
9 January 1946
Strongest gust
88.9 km/h
5 February 1986
Hottest feels-like
47.1 °C
31 July 2011
Coldest feels-like
-12.3 °C
8 February 1950
Snowiest day
1.5 cm
23 January 1974
Sunniest day
13.1 h
10 July 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
A specific year
Pick a year and see how it compares to normal — warmer, drier or more extreme than usual?
Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| Feb | 15.5 °C | -1.8 °C | 6 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 22.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 21 mm | +14 mm |
| Apr | 28.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 33.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 37.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 38.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 38.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 1 mm | +1 mm |
| Sep | 35.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 30.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 26.2 °C | +4.4 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 17.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 8 mm | +1 mm |
The year's extremes
What was the weather like that day?
Your birthday, a wedding, a memorable trip: discover the actual weather for any date since 1940.
Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Qurayyat?
Qurayyat has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.1 °C and it receives 40 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Qurayyat?
The hottest day measured in Qurayyat between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 2020, reaching 46.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Qurayyat?
The coldest day measured in Qurayyat between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1964, at -7.2 °C.
Does it snow in Qurayyat?
Almost never: Qurayyat sees virtually no snow, with about 6 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Qurayyat warmed?
Yes: Qurayyat warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Qurayyat?
The wettest day measured in Qurayyat between 1940 and 2025 was 16 November 2019, with 33 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Qurayyat?
The windiest day measured in Qurayyat between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1946, with winds reaching 63.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Qurayyat?
The warmest month in Qurayyat is August (29.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Qurayyat?
Qurayyat receives on average 40 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 10 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Qurayyat?
Qurayyat 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 Qurayyat?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Qurayyat between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1974, with 1.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Qurayyat?
Yes: Qurayyat has on average 84 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Qurayyat?
In Qurayyat, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.1 °C on 31 July 2011, and the lowest was -12.3 °C on 8 February 1950.
Compare Qurayyat with another city
Pick a second city: its normals will be set against these, indicator by indicator.
Nearby cities
The climate around Qurayyat