Dammam is bathed in sunshine — 341 sunny days a year. Summers are intensely hot — air conditioning is essential. On the other hand, air quality is a concern.
Dammam, Saudi Arabia is a 2.6M-resident city with 341 sunny days and 0 frost days annually and an annual PM2.5 of 77.6 µg/m³. A city in Saudi Arabia.
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Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.
| Metric | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature | |||||||||||||
| Daily high°C | 21 | 23 | 27 | 31 | 36 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 30 | 24 | 32 |
| Daily mean°C | 18 | 20 | 23 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 31 | 26 | 21 | 29 |
| Daily low°C | 14 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 25 |
| Thermal comfort | |||||||||||||
| High feelsDaily high feels-like°C | 26 | 30 | 34 | 40 | 46 | 50 | 52 | 52 | 48 | 43 | 36 | 29 | 41 |
| Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C | 14 | 18 | 23 | 31 | 37 | 43 | 45 | 44 | 40 | 34 | 25 | 19 | 31 |
| Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 24 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 29 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 19 |
| Humidity | |||||||||||||
| HumidityRelative humidity% | 60 | 58 | 56 | 46 | 39 | 34 | 43 | 46 | 45 | 53 | 58 | 62 | 50 |
| Dewpoint°C | 11.1 | 10.5 | 12.2 | 14.0 | 16.6 | 17.9 | 23.2 | 24.0 | 21.6 | 20.1 | 17.5 | 12.6 | 16.8 |
| Precipitation | |||||||||||||
| Rainfallmm | 18 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 34 |
| Rain days≥1mm | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Wind | |||||||||||||
| Wind avgm/s | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
| Wind gustsm/s | 8.8 | 9.1 | 9.5 | 8.3 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 5.7 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 8.2 |
| Sun & UV | |||||||||||||
| Sunshinehrs/day | 9.0 | 9.8 | 10.9 | 10.4 | 11.9 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 10.8 | 9.9 | 8.7 | 10.4 |
| Clear skyindex | 63% | 80% | 78% | 67% | 77% | 86% | 85% | 92% | 99% | 88% | 87% | 71% | 81% |
| UV indexmax avg | 4.3 | 5.7 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 9.5 | 9.1 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 7.2 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 7.1 |
Outdoor living in Dammam is seasonal. July through August are the toughest stretch. Dinner outside works 6/12 months, while even walking manages 5/12 months.
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Air Quality
Dammam reports an annual PM2.5 of 77.6 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
Dammam reports an annual PM2.5 of 77.6 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
PM2.5 annual average of 77.6 µg/m³ exceeds the WHO interim target of 15 µg/m³. The WHO guideline value is 5 µg/m³.
Data sources: WHO (air quality), OECD (safety).
Why not Dammam? Honestly, air quality is a genuine health trade-off — Dammam's annual PM2.5 of 77.6 µg/m³ exceeds the EU limit and WHO standards by a wide margin, with respiratory impacts documented at these levels.
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