Riyāḑ al Khabrā’ weather in February

In February, Riyāḑ al Khabrā’ sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.1 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of February to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Riyāḑ al Khabrā’'s 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Riyāḑ al Khabrā’'s year-round climate.

Daytime high: 23°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 6 mm; 1.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 06 min; 6:48 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover: 25%; 7th clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 5.29 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.9; out of 10

← January Riyāḑ al Khabrā’ year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical February day in Riyāḑ al Khabrā’ reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 3°C warmer than January and about 4°C cooler than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25
Avg low (°C)	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	8
2	22	8
3	22	9
4	22	9
5	22	9
6	22	9
7	22	9
8	22	9
9	22	9
10	23	9
11	23	9
12	23	9
13	23	9
14	23	10
15	23	10
16	23	10
17	23	10
18	24	10
19	24	10
20	24	10
21	24	10
22	24	11
23	24	11
24	25	11
25	25	11
26	25	11
27	25	11
28	25	11

How February really feels in Riyāḑ al Khabrā’

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Riyāḑ al Khabrā’ weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	20° / 8°	13	2.2	10.6	8.0
Feb	23° / 10°	6	1.1	11.1	8.9
Mar	28° / 14°	12	2.2	11.8	7.9
Apr	33° / 19°	13	2.5	12.6	4.5
May	38° / 24°	2	0.5	13.3	1.1
Jun	42° / 26°	0	0	13.6	0.0
Jul	43° / 27°	0	0	13.5	0.0
Aug	43° / 27°	0	0	12.9	0.0
Sep	41° / 24°	0	0.1	12.2	0.2
Oct	35° / 20°	3	0.3	11.4	3.3
Nov	27° / 14°	21	2.9	10.7	7.8
Dec	22° / 9°	12	2.1	10.4	8.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	84	84	84	83	83	83	83	81	81	81	81	81	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	81	81	82	83	83	83	84	84	85
Cloudier (%)	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	18	17	17	17	16	16	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	84	16
4	83	17
5	83	17
6	83	17
7	83	17
8	81	19
9	81	19
10	81	19
11	81	19
12	81	19
13	80	20
14	80	20
15	80	20
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	80	20
19	80	20
20	81	19
21	81	19
22	82	18
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	83	17
26	84	16
27	84	16
28	85	15

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Riyāḑ al Khabrā’ gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.1 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 4% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5

	Rain chance (%)
1	5
2	5
3	4
4	4
5	4
6	4
7	4
8	4
9	4
10	4
11	4
12	4
13	3
14	3
15	3
16	3
17	3
18	3
19	4
20	4
21	4
22	4
23	4
24	4
25	4
26	4
27	5
28	5

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2

Wind in February

Winds average 14 km/h in February.

Across February, 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	14	light breeze
6	14	light breeze
7	14	light breeze
8	14	light breeze
9	14	light breeze
10	14	light breeze
11	14	light breeze
12	14	light breeze
13	14	light breeze
14	14	light breeze
15	14	light breeze
16	14	light breeze
17	14	light breeze
18	14	light breeze
19	14	light breeze
20	14	light breeze
21	14	light breeze
22	14	light breeze
23	14	light breeze
24	14	light breeze
25	14	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	14	light breeze
28	14	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of February to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:56 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 5:43 PM to 6:01 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4
Sunrise (AM)	6:56	6:55	6:55	6:54	6:54	6:53	6:53	6:52	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:48	6:47	6:46	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:38	6:37
Sunset (PM)	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:01

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.8	6:56	5:43
2	10.8	6:55	5:44
3	10.8	6:55	5:45
4	10.9	6:54	5:45
5	10.9	6:54	5:46
6	10.9	6:53	5:47
7	10.9	6:53	5:47
8	10.9	6:52	5:48
9	11.0	6:52	5:49
10	11.0	6:51	5:50
11	11.0	6:50	5:50
12	11.0	6:50	5:51
13	11.0	6:49	5:52
14	11.1	6:48	5:52
15	11.1	6:48	5:53
16	11.1	6:47	5:54
17	11.1	6:46	5:54
18	11.2	6:46	5:55
19	11.2	6:45	5:56
20	11.2	6:44	5:56
21	11.2	6:43	5:57
22	11.3	6:42	5:58
23	11.3	6:42	5:58
24	11.3	6:41	5:59
25	11.3	6:40	5:59
26	11.3	6:39	6:00
27	11.4	6:38	6:01
28	11.4	6:37	6:01

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.99 kWh/m² to a high of 7.81 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 5.29 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.8	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.9	Bright
4	4.9	Bright
5	5.0	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	5.0	Bright
8	5.1	Bright
9	5.1	Bright
10	5.1	Bright
11	5.2	Bright
12	5.2	Bright
13	5.2	Bright
14	5.3	Bright
15	5.3	Bright
16	5.3	Bright
17	5.4	Bright
18	5.4	Bright
19	5.4	Bright
20	5.5	Bright
21	5.5	Bright
22	5.5	Bright
23	5.6	Bright
24	5.6	Bright
25	5.7	Bright
26	5.7	Bright
27	5.7	Bright
28	5.8	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Riyāḑ al Khabrā’

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In February, Riyāḑ al Khabrā’ sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Riyāḑ al Khabrā’ sees seasonal dust haze (February–September), heaviest in May.

Dust

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Is February a good time to visit Riyāḑ al Khabrā’?

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

8.9

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

6.9

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit Riyāḑ al Khabrā’ for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Riyāḑ al Khabrā’ in February

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

In February, Riyāḑ al Khabrā’ sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

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UV index in Riyāḑ al Khabrā’ in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Riyāḑ al Khabrā’ 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	6	7	9	7	10	11	12	11	10	9	6	5
Level	High	Very high	Very high	High	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	6	High
Feb	7	Very high
Mar	9	Very high
Apr	7	High
May	10	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	9	Very high
Nov	6	High
Dec	5	Moderate

Air quality in Riyāḑ al Khabrā’ in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Riyāḑ al Khabrā’ is worst in March — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (July, 41 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	55	61	79	71	70	45	41	41	41	42	50	54
Level	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	55	Poor
Feb	61	Unhealthy
Mar	79	Unhealthy
Apr	71	Unhealthy
May	70	Unhealthy
Jun	45	Poor
Jul	41	Poor
Aug	41	Poor
Sep	41	Poor
Oct	42	Poor
Nov	50	Poor
Dec	54	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Riyāḑ al Khabrā’?

Riyāḑ al Khabrā’ sits at 26.1°N, 43.6°E, 658 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Al Khabrā’, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Riyāḑ al Khabrā’

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Riyāḑ al Khabrā’.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Riyāḑ al Khabrā’ has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 662 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 643 m.

The land around Riyāḑ al Khabrā’ is covered by bare terrain (65%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, bare terrain (84%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (92%) within 80 km.

3 km

36 m

bare terrain 65%

16 km

81 m

bare terrain 84%

80 km

643 m

bare terrain 92%

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← January Riyāḑ al Khabrā’ year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Al Khabrā’ 7.0 km · Al Bukayrīyah 13 km · Al Badā’i‘ al Wusţá 20 km · Ar Rass 23 km · Unaizah 45 km · ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ 49 km · Buraydah 51 km · Al Mithnab 71 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 Riyāḑ al Khabrā’ (26.0667°, 43.5534°, elevation 658 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	8
2	22	8
3	22	9
4	22	9
5	22	9
6	22	9
7	22	9
8	22	9
9	22	9
10	23	9
11	23	9
12	23	9
13	23	9
14	23	10
15	23	10
16	23	10
17	23	10
18	24	10
19	24	10
20	24	10
21	24	10
22	24	11
23	24	11
24	25	11
25	25	11
26	25	11
27	25	11
28	25	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	84	16
4	83	17
5	83	17
6	83	17
7	83	17
8	81	19
9	81	19
10	81	19
11	81	19
12	81	19
13	80	20
14	80	20
15	80	20
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	80	20
19	80	20
20	81	19
21	81	19
22	82	18
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	83	17
26	84	16
27	84	16
28	85	15

	Rain chance (%)
1	5
2	5
3	4
4	4
5	4
6	4
7	4
8	4
9	4
10	4
11	4
12	4
13	3
14	3
15	3
16	3
17	3
18	3
19	4
20	4
21	4
22	4
23	4
24	4
25	4
26	4
27	5
28	5

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	8
2	22	8
3	22	9
4	22	9
5	22	9
6	22	9
7	22	9
8	22	9
9	22	9
10	23	9
11	23	9
12	23	9
13	23	9
14	23	10
15	23	10
16	23	10
17	23	10
18	24	10
19	24	10
20	24	10
21	24	10
22	24	11
23	24	11
24	25	11
25	25	11
26	25	11
27	25	11
28	25	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	84	16
4	83	17
5	83	17
6	83	17
7	83	17
8	81	19
9	81	19
10	81	19
11	81	19
12	81	19
13	80	20
14	80	20
15	80	20
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	80	20
19	80	20
20	81	19
21	81	19
22	82	18
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	83	17
26	84	16
27	84	16
28	85	15

	Rain chance (%)
1	5
2	5
3	4
4	4
5	4
6	4
7	4
8	4
9	4
10	4
11	4
12	4
13	3
14	3
15	3
16	3
17	3
18	3
19	4
20	4
21	4
22	4
23	4
24	4
25	4
26	4
27	5
28	5

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	8
2	22	8
3	22	9
4	22	9
5	22	9
6	22	9
7	22	9
8	22	9
9	22	9
10	23	9
11	23	9
12	23	9
13	23	9
14	23	10
15	23	10
16	23	10
17	23	10
18	24	10
19	24	10
20	24	10
21	24	10
22	24	11
23	24	11
24	25	11
25	25	11
26	25	11
27	25	11
28	25	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	84	16
4	83	17
5	83	17
6	83	17
7	83	17
8	81	19
9	81	19
10	81	19
11	81	19
12	81	19
13	80	20
14	80	20
15	80	20
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	80	20
19	80	20
20	81	19
21	81	19
22	82	18
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	83	17
26	84	16
27	84	16
28	85	15

	Rain chance (%)
1	5
2	5
3	4
4	4
5	4
6	4
7	4
8	4
9	4
10	4
11	4
12	4
13	3
14	3
15	3
16	3
17	3
18	3
19	4
20	4
21	4
22	4
23	4
24	4
25	4
26	4
27	5
28	5

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2