Riyadh/King Khaled Intl
Weather station · 24.9°N 46.7°E · 618 m above sea level
ICAO OERKWMO 40437Station data since 1984
Record high
42.4°C
in 2019
Record low
19.1°C
in 1995
Average high
39.6°C
all years on record
1.4°C short of the record for 23 September
Today’s high 41.0°C against 42.4°C in 2019. A reading that beats it is flagged here automatically, once a second cycle confirms it.
All-time record high
48.8°C
- Date
- Sunday, 2 August 2020
- Time of day
- Not recorded. The daily archive stores the day, not the hour.
- Location
- Riyadh/King Khaled Intl, Saudi Arabia
- Position
- 24.95°N 46.70°E · 618 m
Highest highest in available records since 1984. Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily.
All-time record low
−5.4°C
- Date
- Thursday, 17 January 2008
- Time of day
- Not recorded. The daily archive stores the day, not the hour.
- Location
- Riyadh/King Khaled Intl, Saudi Arabia
- Position
- 24.95°N 46.70°E · 618 m
Highest and lowest lowest in available records since 1984. Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily.
Where Riyadh/King Khaled Intl is
24.95°N 46.70°E
Records by month
Jan
31.0°
−5.4°
Feb
35.0°
−3.3°
Mar
38.3°
2.4°
Apr
42.0°
8.9°
May
46.0°
15.0°
Jun
47.8°
18.0°
Jul
48.4°
21.0°
Aug
48.8°
20.0°
Sep
46.8°
Recent days
| Day | High | At | Low | At |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | 41.0°C | 08:00 UTC | 26.0°C | 02:00 UTC |
| 2026-09-22 | 38.0°C | 15:00 UTC | 29.0°C | 22:00 UTC |
Nearby stations
Data sources for this page
| Figure | Source | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Right now, today so far | NOAA Aviation Weather Center (METAR) and NOAA NWS WMO bulletins (SYNOP) | Measured, station |
| All-time, monthly and on-this-day records | NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network daily (GHCN-Daily), 1984 to 2025 | Measured, station |
| Nearby stations and distances | Computed from station positions in our own database | Calculated |
