Buraydah
Buraydah is a city in Al-Qassim Region, Saudi Arabia, 606 m above sea level. It has a population of about 120,787 (2010). The climate is classified as hot desert (Köppen BWh), with very little rain and intense sun.
Best: Jan–Feb · Dec. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Buraydah at a glance
The months with the highest weather score
Average high in August
Average low in January
28 mm of rain
0 mm of rain
How Buraydah has grown
People living in the built-up area (101 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
+104%106k in 1975 → 217k in 2025Weather in Buraydah
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
Partly cloudy · wind 7 km/h · humidity 13%
When to go to Buraydah
Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 99 | 99 | 95 | 67 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 63 | 95 | 98 |
| High | 18° | 22° | 26° | 32° | 38° | 41° | 42° | 42° | 39° | 34° | 26° | 20° |
| Low | 6° | 8° | 12° | 17° | 23° | 25° | 26° | 26° | 23° | 18° | 12° | 8° |
| Rain (mm) | 15 | 22 | 30 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 18 |
| Wet days | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
What's on in Buraydah
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Monuments and museums in Buraydah
More museums: Qassim Regional Museum
Outdoors around Buraydah
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of Saudi Arabia seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Buraydah
Universities and research institutes
Buraydah from above
Getting to Buraydah
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