Raḩīmah climate — normals and trends
Raḩīmah (Saudi Arabia) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 75 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 (34.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (16.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Raḩīmah averages 0 frost days, 178 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 14 rainy days per year.
Raḩīmah has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.4 °C (on 15 July 2000) and the coldest 4.3 °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
RaḩīmahEastern Province
- coords
- 26.71°, 50.06°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.0°C
Average daily high
28.6°C
Average daily low
23.5°C
Annual rainfall
75mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
58%
Average peak wind
24.4km/h
Seasonal range
17.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
178 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
14 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.4 °C
Average feels-like low
23.2 °C
Average peak gust
34.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
240 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
41.4 °C
15 July 2000
Coldest day
4.3 °C
20 January 1964
Wettest day
68 mm
20 November 2013
Windiest day
66.3 km/h
19 April 1970
Strongest gust
88.6 km/h
19 April 1970
Hottest feels-like
48.9 °C
22 July 2021
Coldest feels-like
-5.5 °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 | 19.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 7 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | 19.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 19 mm | +8 mm |
| Mar | 22.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 14 mm | +5 mm |
| Apr | 28.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 33.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 36.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Jul | 37.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 37.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Sep | 36.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Oct | 31.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 27.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -12 mm |
| Dec | 22.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 65 mm | +48 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Raḩīmah?
Raḩīmah has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 75 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Raḩīmah?
The hottest day measured in Raḩīmah between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 2000, reaching 41.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Raḩīmah?
The coldest day measured in Raḩīmah between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1964, at 4.3 °C.
Does it snow in Raḩīmah?
Almost never: Raḩīmah sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Raḩīmah warmed?
Yes: Raḩīmah warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Raḩīmah?
The wettest day measured in Raḩīmah between 1940 and 2025 was 20 November 2013, with 68 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Raḩīmah?
The windiest day measured in Raḩīmah between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 1970, with winds reaching 66.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Raḩīmah?
The warmest month in Raḩīmah is August (34.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (16.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Raḩīmah?
Raḩīmah receives on average 75 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 14 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Raḩīmah?
Raḩīmah gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Raḩīmah?
Yes: Raḩīmah has on average 240 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Raḩīmah?
In Raḩīmah, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.9 °C on 22 July 2021, and the lowest was -5.5 °C on 20 January 1964.
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