Sulţānah climate — normals and trends
Sulţānah (Saudi Arabia) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 43 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 (16.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Sulţānah averages 0 frost days, 244 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 9 rainy days per year.
Sulţānah has warmed by +3.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.43 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.9 °C (on 9 August 2001) and the coldest -1.1 °C (on 5 February 1957).
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
SulţānahMedina Region
- coords
- 24.49°, 39.59°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.7°C
Average daily high
33.7°C
Average daily low
19.2°C
Annual rainfall
43mm
Sunshine / day
11.5h
Mean relative humidity
30%
Average peak wind
19.5km/h
Seasonal range
17.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
244 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
9 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.6 °C
Average feels-like low
17.6 °C
Average peak gust
35.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
185 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.7 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.78 · 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
46.9 °C
9 August 2001
Coldest day
-1.1 °C
5 February 1957
Wettest day
58 mm
22 January 2005
Windiest day
45.6 km/h
25 March 2003
Strongest gust
80.3 km/h
1 March 1953
Hottest feels-like
47.1 °C
14 August 1994
Coldest feels-like
-7.3 °C
20 January 1964
Sunniest day
13.0 h
23 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 | 24.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 6 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 26.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 30.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 3 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 36.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 3 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 39.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 41.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 41.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 43.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 2 mm | +1 mm |
| Sep | 41.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 36.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 31.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 3 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | 25.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 8 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sulţānah?
Sulţānah has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 43 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sulţānah?
The hottest day measured in Sulţānah between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 2001, reaching 46.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sulţānah?
The coldest day measured in Sulţānah between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1957, at -1.1 °C.
Does it snow in Sulţānah?
Almost never: Sulţānah sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sulţānah warmed?
Yes: Sulţānah warmed by +3.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sulţānah?
The wettest day measured in Sulţānah between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 2005, with 58 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sulţānah?
The windiest day measured in Sulţānah between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 2003, with winds reaching 45.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sulţānah?
The warmest month in Sulţānah is August (34.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (16.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Sulţānah?
Sulţānah receives on average 43 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 9 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sulţānah?
Sulţānah gets on average 11.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,198 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sulţānah?
Yes: Sulţānah has on average 185 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sulţānah?
In Sulţānah, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.1 °C on 14 August 1994, and the lowest was -7.3 °C on 20 January 1964.
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