Buraydah weather in January

In January, Buraydah sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 14 mm of rain across 2.5 wet days and about 10.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 24 min at the start of January to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Buraydah's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Buraydah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
2.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
6:58 AM – 5:29 PM
Cloud cover
31%
11th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Buraydah is city in Saudi Arabia.

Density
577/km²
people per km²
Founded
1577

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month.

A typical January day in Buraydah reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2209
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How January really feels in Buraydah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Buraydah weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 142.510.57.9
Feb23° / 10°71.511.18.8
Mar27° / 14°132.511.88.0
Apr33° / 19°132.512.64.6
May38° / 24°20.513.31.2
Jun42° / 27°0013.60.0
Jul43° / 28°0013.50.0
Aug43° / 28°0012.90.0
Sep41° / 25°0012.20.2
Oct35° / 20°30.411.43.4
Nov27° / 15°273.110.77.8
Dec21° / 10°152.610.48.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27525
37426
47426
57426
67327
77327
87327
97327
107327
117426
127525
137525
147624
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Buraydah gets around 14 mm of rain over 2.5 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 8% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
18
28
38
49
59
69
79
810
910
109
119
129
139
149
159
168
178
188
198
207
217
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256
266
276
286
296
306
316

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12982
13982
14982
15982
16982
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22982
23982
24982
25982
26982
27982
28982
29982
30982
31982

Wind in January

Winds average 13 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
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813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
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2714light breeze
2814light breeze
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3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 min at the start of January to 10 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:56 AM to 6:55 AM, and sunset from 5:19 PM to 5:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.46:565:19
210.46:565:19
310.46:575:20
410.46:575:20
510.46:575:21
610.46:575:22
710.46:575:22
810.46:575:23
910.46:585:24
1010.46:585:25
1110.56:585:25
1210.56:585:26
1310.56:585:27
1410.56:585:27
1510.56:585:28
1610.56:585:29
1710.56:585:30
1810.56:585:30
1910.66:585:31
2010.66:585:32
2110.66:575:33
2210.66:575:33
2310.66:575:34
2410.66:575:35
2510.76:575:36
2610.76:565:36
2710.76:565:37
2810.76:565:38
2910.76:555:39
3010.76:555:39
3110.86:555:40

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.95 kWh/m² to a high of 7.82 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 4.2 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
23.9Moderate
33.9Moderate
44.0Moderate
54.0Moderate
64.0Moderate
74.0Moderate
84.0Moderate
94.0Bright
104.0Bright
114.0Bright
124.1Bright
134.1Bright
144.1Bright
154.1Bright
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174.2Bright
184.2Bright
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204.3Bright
214.3Bright
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274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Buraydah

In seasonPeak

None of Buraydah's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Buraydah sees seasonal dust haze (February–September), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Buraydah?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Buraydah for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Buraydah in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Buraydah sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 8°C. Little to plan around — just the basics.

UV index in Buraydah in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Buraydah peaks around July 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 5 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 12Dec 18UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5High
Feb7Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr7High
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Buraydah in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Buraydah is worst in March — around 95 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.8× the cleanest month (September, 52 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyMar 2094 µg/m³Sep 2153 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan65Unhealthy
Feb74Unhealthy
Mar95Unhealthy
Apr86Unhealthy
May86Unhealthy
Jun61Unhealthy
Jul56Unhealthy
Aug57Unhealthy
Sep52Poor
Oct53Poor
Nov60Unhealthy
Dec63Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Buraydah?

Buraydah sits at 26.3°N, 44.0°E, 606 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Unaizah, 25 km away.

Topography around Buraydah

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Buraydah.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Buraydah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 610 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 328 m.

The land around Buraydah is covered by artificial surfaces (62%) and bare terrain (28%) within 3 km, bare terrain (73%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (92%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
115 m
80 km
328 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Unaizah 25 km · Al Bukayrīyah 38 km · ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ 39 km · Al Badā’i‘ al Wusţá 45 km · Al Khabrā’ 45 km · Riyāḑ al Khabrā’ 51 km · Al Mithnab 57 km · Ar Rass 70 km

Saudi Arabia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type G
230 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 47% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$34,537
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
0.9
per 100k, 2019
Road deaths
35.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 404

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Buraydah (26.326°, 43.975°, elevation 606 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).