Riyadh is 2.9°C (5.2°F) warmer by day, Riyadh has 5.4°C (9.7°F) warmer nights, and both get similar annual rainfall.
Riyadh is at its warmest in July and coolest in January, while Tabūk peaks in August and bottoms out in January. Month for month, Riyadh is the warmer of the two in 12 of 12 months.
Both collect a similar amount of rain over the year — 48 mm (1.9 in) in Riyadh and 22 mm (0.9 in) in Tabūk. The most comfortable time to visit is February, March and November in Riyadh and April, October and November in Tabūk.
| Riyadh | Metric | Tabūk |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 38.2°C | 🌡️Average daytime high | 35.3°C |
| 14.1°C | 🌙Average nighttime low | 8.7°C |
| July | 🔥Hottest month | August |
| January | ❄️Coldest month | January |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 48 mm | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 22 mm |
| March | ☔Wettest month | January |
| June | 🏜️Driest month | July |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 25% | 💧Average humidity | 31% |
| 2.8 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 2.7 m/s |
Overnight, Riyadh typically falls to around 14.1°C (57.4°F) while Tabūk settles near 8.7°C (47.7°F).
Riyadh is hottest in July and coldest in January, whereas Tabūk peaks in August and is coolest in January.
Riyadh sees the most rain in March and the least in June; Tabūk is wettest in January and driest in July.
Tabūk feels the more humid of the two, averaging 31% relative humidity against 25%.
For Tabūk, the pick of the year is April, October and November.
Month by month, here is the coldest night, the average day and the hottest afternoon each city can expect. Switch Compare to read rainfall, humidity, wind or solar instead, and Period to move between the long-term 45-year average and any single year — the shading is a quick warm-to-cool guide.
| Month | Riyadh | Tabūk | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | 1.7 | 14.9❄️ | 28.1 | -1.5 | 11.7❄️ | 24.9 |
| February | 3.5 | 17.6 | 31.6 | -0.6 | 13.5 | 27.7 |
| March | 7.2 | 21.3 | 35.4 | 2 | 16.9 | 31.7 |
| April | 12.9 | 26.1 | 39.4 | 6.1 | 21.3 | 36.5 |
| May | 19.3 | 31.5 | 43.6 | 11.1 | 25.5 | 39.8 |
| June | 23.2 | 34.2 | 45.1 | 16 | 28.9 | 41.9 |
| July | 25.1 | 35.5🔥 | 45.8 | 18.7 | 30.8 | 42.8 |
| August | 25 | 35.3 | 45.6 | 18.9 | 31🔥 | 43.1 |
| September | 21.2 | 32.2 | 43.3 | 16.4 | 28.8 | 41.3 |
| October | 16.4 | 27.6 | 38.8 | 11.2 | 24.1 | 37 |
| November | 9.6 | 21.2 | 32.9 | 5.1 | 17.7 | 30.4 |
| December | 3.8 | 16.1 | 28.4 | 0.5 | 13.3 | 26.1 |
| Annual Avg | 14.1 | 26.1 | 38.2 | 8.7 | 22 | 35.3 |
Min / mean / max temperature (°C). 🔥 marks each city's hottest month, ❄️ its coldest; shading runs cool blue to warm red.
The same figures plotted out, so the shape of a typical year is easier to see than in a grid. Where the two lines run close together Riyadh and Tabūk feel alike; where they separate, they are genuinely different places to be.
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Quick answers to the questions people ask most when comparing Riyadh and Tabūk — each drawn straight from the climate figures above.
Riyadh is the warmer of the two. It averages daytime highs of 38.2°C (100.8°F) against 35.3°C (95.5°F) in Tabūk — roughly 2.9°C (5.2°F) warmer by day. Nights are milder in Riyadh, with average lows of 14.1°C (57.4°F) versus 8.7°C (47.7°F).
Riyadh is hottest in July, averaging highs of about 45.8°C (114.5°F), while Tabūk peaks in August at around 43.1°C (109.7°F). That makes Riyadh the hotter of the two at the height of summer.
Tabūk gets colder. In its coldest month (January) overnight lows average about -1.5°C (29.3°F), compared with 1.7°C (35°F) at the low point of the year in Riyadh.
They get a similar amount of rain over a year — about 48 mm (1.9 in) in Riyadh and 22 mm (0.9 in) in Tabūk. Riyadh is wettest in March and driest in June; Tabūk is wettest in January and driest in July.
Tabūk is the more humid of the two, averaging 31% relative humidity over the year against 25% in Riyadh.
The most comfortable months in Riyadh are February, March and November, when average temperatures are at their mildest.
Tabūk is at its most pleasant around April, October and November, based on the mildest average temperatures of the year.
Riyadh is the warmer city in all 12 months of the year. The gap is widest in May, about 6°C (10.8°F), and narrowest in December, about 2.8°C (5°F).
Riyadh has the bigger seasonal swing, about 20.6°C (37.1°F) between its coldest and hottest months versus 19.3°C (34.7°F) in Tabūk — so Tabūk has the steadier, more even climate.
On climate alone, Riyadh comes out ahead — it offers warmer days and lower humidity than Tabūk. Tabūk is the better fit only if you'd actually prefer cooler weather and a more humid climate.
Every figure on this page is calculated from NASA POWER satellite climate data spanning 1981–2025 (45 years). The averages describe the long-term climate of Riyadh and Tabūk, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
