Manama vs Riyadh: which is better, month by month

Manama beats Riyadh in 5 of 12 months — its lead peaks in May (61 vs 49) — while Riyadh wins September to November; they are within 3 points in the other 4 months.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Manama

🇧🇭 Bahrain · arid climate

Best month: February 93/100
Months won: 5 of 12

Riyadh

🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · arid climate

Best month: February 91/100
Months won: 3 of 12

Manama vs Riyadh — all 12 months

Month	Manama	Riyadh	Winner	Gap
January	90Snice, dry	85Anice, dry, poor air quality	Manama	5
February	93Snice, dry	91Snice, dry, poor air quality	Tie	2
March	84Awarm, dry, poor air quality	87Awarm, dry, poor air quality	Tie	3
April	76Bhot, dry, poor air quality	74Bhot, dry, poor air quality	Tie	2
May	61Csweltering, dry, poor air quality	49Fsweltering, dry, poor air quality	Manama	12
June	42Fsweltering, dry, poor air quality	34Fsweltering, dry, poor air quality	Manama	8
July	32Fsweltering, dry, poor air quality	26Fsweltering, dry, poor air quality	Manama	6
August	29Fsweltering, dry, poor air quality	29Fsweltering, dry, poor air quality	Tie	0
September	38Fsweltering, dry, poor air quality	42Fsweltering, dry, poor air quality	Riyadh	4
October	56Dsweltering, dry, poor air quality	69Chot, dry, poor air quality	Riyadh	13
November	74Bhot, dry	81Awarm, dry, poor air quality	Riyadh	7
December	87Anice, dry, poor air quality	83Anice, dry, poor air quality	Manama	4

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is October (56 vs 69). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.