THE CLIMATE STORY OF

RIYADH

≈2.6 °C warmer today than in the mid-20th century

1940: 23.9 °C1941: 24.9 °C1942: 25.2 °C1943: 24.2 °C1944: 24.2 °C1945: 24.2 °C1946: 24.2 °C1947: 24.4 °C1948: 23.9 °C1949: 23.0 °C1950: 23.5 °C1951: 24.6 °C1952: 24.5 °C1953: 24.7 °C1954: 25.3 °C1955: 24.8 °C1956: 24.1 °C1957: 24.4 °C1958: 25.2 °C1959: 23.9 °C1960: 25.1 °C1961: 24.4 °C1962: 25.3 °C1963: 24.8 °C1964: 23.7 °C1965: 24.8 °C1966: 25.4 °C1967: 23.8 °C1968: 24.7 °C1969: 25.3 °C1970: 24.9 °C1971: 23.9 °C1972: 23.8 °C1973: 24.8 °C1974: 24.5 °C1975: 24.2 °C1976: 24.4 °C1977: 25.0 °C1978: 25.0 °C1979: 25.9 °C1980: 25.6 °C1981: 25.6 °C1982: 24.0 °C1983: 24.3 °C1984: 24.7 °C1985: 25.0 °C1986: 24.7 °C1987: 25.9 °C1988: 25.4 °C1989: 24.8 °C1990: 25.6 °C1991: 25.5 °C1992: 23.9 °C1993: 25.1 °C1994: 25.6 °C1995: 25.0 °C1996: 25.5 °C1997: 24.9 °C1998: 26.3 °C1999: 26.4 °C2000: 25.8 °C2001: 26.0 °C2002: 25.8 °C2003: 26.2 °C2004: 25.9 °C2005: 26.1 °C2006: 25.9 °C2007: 26.0 °C2008: 25.7 °C2009: 26.3 °C2010: 27.0 °C2011: 25.7 °C2012: 26.1 °C2013: 25.5 °C2014: 26.1 °C2015: 26.7 °C2016: 26.2 °C2017: 26.8 °C2018: 27.0 °C2019: 26.8 °C2020: 26.7 °C2021: 27.5 °C2022: 27.2 °C2023: 27.1 °C2024: 27.4 °C2025: 28.1 °C
1940Annual mean temperature, 1940–20252025

Heat-record watch

Warmest day of the last 14 days: 46.2 °C (August 17, 2026)

All-time record since 1940: 47.6 °C (July 12, 2024)

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Data: Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis). Warming-stripes concept: Ed Hawkins.