Weather in Riyadh in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Riyadh;
Average weather
Average temperature in Riyadh in January
Going from a maximum of +28°C during the day to a minimum of +7°C during the night, the temperature in January averages around +18°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 57% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +16°C to +28°C.
Is Riyadh warm or cold in January?
Riyadh is typically mild in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +22°C to +20°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +10°C to +9°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
January is the coldest month in Riyadh, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Riyadh in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +22°C | +20°C | +23°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +2°C | -3°C | 0°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +30°C | +32°C | +35°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 9 mm | 11 mm | 8 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 47% | 46% | 37% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1019 HPa | 1019 HPa | 1017 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 21 | 21 | 20 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | 5 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 3 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January weather is still as good as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +22°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +20°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 9 mm to 11 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 47% to 46%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 2 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 21 sunny days during the month.
But maybe it is worth considering traveling in February as the weather gets better.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 5 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Riyadh is gradually increasing during January, going from 2 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Riyadh?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Riyadh in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1992 (+31°C) and the highest in 2021 (+34°C). The driest year was 1994 with only 12 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2013 with 215 mm.
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Monthly weather in Riyadh
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Riyadh, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.