Saudi Arabia
About 33.7M people live in Saudi Arabia, on 1,960,582 km² in 13 regions; the capital is Riyadh. The highest summit is Jabal Sawda (3,133 m).
Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: Jan–Feb · Dec.
Saudi Arabia at a glance
The atlas follows 4,540 places here month by month, with 23 mountains and 14 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are January, February and December.
Saudi Arabia's population
Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.
+1929%1.7M in 1950 → 34.6M in 2025 → 47.7M in 2050Saudi Arabia · In numbers
The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.
When to go to Saudi Arabia
The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.
For the beach in August
Places and regions of Saudi Arabia
The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.
64OctoberRiyadh
57OctoberMecca
58OctoberMedina
69OctoberJeddah
66OctoberDammam
88OctoberTa'if
67OctoberArar
67OctoberSakakah
13 regions
Saudi Arabia from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
Nature in Saudi Arabia
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
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Outdoors in Saudi Arabia
Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.
Culture in Saudi Arabia
14 monuments and 59 museums; the best known first.
The festival year
What's on in Saudi Arabia
The ground and the sky in Saudi Arabia
Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.
Getting to Saudi Arabia
16 large airports, 19 railway stations, 3 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.
Practical information
Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.