Medina vs Riyadh: which is better, month by month

Riyadh beats Medina in 5 of 12 months — its lead peaks in October (69 vs 58) — while Medina wins January, July and December; 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.

Medina

🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · arid climate

Best month: January 94/100
Months won: 3 of 12

Riyadh

🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · arid climate

Best month: February 91/100
Months won: 5 of 12

Medina vs Riyadh — all 12 months

Month	Medina	Riyadh	Winner	Gap
January	94Snice, dry	85Anice, dry, poor air quality	Medina	9
February	91Snice, dry, poor air quality	91Snice, dry, poor air quality	Tie	0
March	78Bwarm, dry, poor air quality	87Awarm, dry, poor air quality	Riyadh	9
April	68Csweltering, dry, poor air quality	74Bhot, dry, poor air quality	Riyadh	6
May	46Fsweltering, dry, poor air quality	49Fsweltering, dry, poor air quality	Tie	3
June	26Fsweltering, dry	34Fsweltering, dry, poor air quality	Riyadh	8
July	31Fsweltering, dry	26Fsweltering, dry, poor air quality	Medina	5
August	28Fsweltering, dry	29Fsweltering, dry, poor air quality	Tie	1
September	35Fsweltering, dry	42Fsweltering, dry, poor air quality	Riyadh	7
October	58Dsweltering, dry	69Chot, dry, poor air quality	Riyadh	11
November	81Awarm, dry	81Awarm, dry, poor air quality	Tie	0
December	88Anice, dry, poor air quality	83Anice, dry, poor air quality	Medina	5

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is October (58 vs 69). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.