--- page_version: 7d39bdc430c2867219f6eb6561f0d220 content_date: 2026-10-16 entity_id: city:sa:wikidata:Q266174 entity_type: city name: Dammam name_en: Dammam country_code: SA country: Saudi Arabia slug: dammam canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sa/dammam/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/sa/dammam.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/sa/dammam.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/sa/dammam snapshot_id: approved-static-48d32b636f07abc8 generated_at: 2026-10-25 last_verified: 2026-10-04 fact_count: 12 language_location_count: 0 employment_location_count: 0 city_intent_block_count: 0 usefulness_tier: useful indexable: true metric_dictionary_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json license_url: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ citation_schema: immigrationdb-citation-v1 citation_canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sa/dammam/ citation_title: "Dammam, Saudi Arabia: population, cost of living, climate" citation_author: ImmigrationDB citation_publisher: ImmigrationDB citation_snapshot_id: approved-static-48d32b636f07abc8 citation_version: "7d39bdc430c2867219f6eb6561f0d220" citation_retrieval_date: "2026-10-16" citation_build_date: "2026-10-16" citation_license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- # Dammam For Dammam, the nearest airport was DMM, 29.4 km away, with 48 listed destinations in June 2026. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Population | `population_total` | 1,532,326 people | governorate | 2022-12-31 | 2026-10-02 | stale | verified | [1] | | PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 36.2 µg/m³ | metro | 2024-12-31 | 2026-10-04 | stale | verified | [2] | | Average daytime high by month | `climate_monthly_high_c` | Jan 21.5 · Feb 23.6 · Mar 27.7 · Apr 33.5 · May 39.7 · Jun 43 · Jul 44.1 · Aug 43.5 · Sep 40.9 · Oct 36.6 · Nov 29.5 · Dec 23.8 °C | city | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [3] | | Average night-time low by month | `climate_monthly_low_c` | Jan 10.5 · Feb 12.1 · Mar 15.2 · Apr 20 · May 25.2 · Jun 27.9 · Jul 29.3 · Aug 29.1 · Sep 25.9 · Oct 22.2 · Nov 17.1 · Dec 12.4 °C | city | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [4] | | Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan 15.7 · Feb 17.4 · Mar 21 · Apr 26.4 · May 32.1 · Jun 35.3 · Jul 36.3 · Aug 35.8 · Sep 32.9 · Oct 28.9 · Nov 22.8 · Dec 17.7 °C | city | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [5] | | Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 19.9 · Feb 10.9 · Mar 16.7 · Apr 5.5 · May 0.9 · Jun 0 · Jul 0 · Aug 0 · Sep 0 · Oct 0.1 · Nov 24.1 · Dec 16.7 mm | city | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [6] | | City area | `city_area_km2` | 800 km² | city | 2022 | 2026-06-12 | stale | verified | [7] | | Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | `col_internet_60mbps_eur_month` | 60.14 EUR/month | national_market | 2026-09-30 | 2026-09-19 | fresh | verified | [8] | | Mobile plan, 10 GB | `col_mobile_plan_10gb_eur_month` | 27.49 EUR/month | national_market | 2026-09-30 | 2026-09-19 | fresh | verified | [9] | | Destinations from nearest airport | `nearest_airport_destinations_count` | 48 count | city | 2026-06-13 | 2026-06-13 | fresh | verified | [10] | | Nearest airport | `nearest_airport_iata` | DMM | city | 2026-06-13 | 2026-06-13 | fresh | verified | [11] | | Distance to nearest airport | `nearest_airport_km` | 29.4 km | city | 2026-06-13 | 2026-06-13 | fresh | verified | [11] | Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed. ## Language courses and integration - [King Salman Academy Language Immersion Program](https://arabiccenter.ksaa.gov.sa/en/language-immersion-program) — Integration course · King Salman Global Academy for Arabic Language · Arabic · checked 2026-08-10 These are country-level programmes, not proof of a course location in this city. ## Public employment service - [Jadarat employment platform](https://www.hrsd.gov.sa/en/ministry/about-ministry/jobs) — Job Search This is a country-level service, not proof of a physical office in this city. ## Healthcare access Migrants can receive medical care in Dammam when the country-wide insurance or residence conditions are met. City capacity facts do not determine personal eligibility. - Public healthcare access for foreign residents: Yes — [official source](https://www.moh.gov.sa/en/ministry/information-and-services/pages/women-health.aspx) ## Country-wide rules Visa, benefit, tax and healthcare eligibility rules are published on the [Saudi Arabia country page](https://immigrationdb.com/countries/saudi-arabia/). ## Sources 1. Population by Age Group, Region, Governorate, Nationality, and Gender - Annual — Official source — https://api.datasaudi.sa/tesseract/data.jsonrecords?cube=gastat_detailed_population&drilldowns=Governatorate%2CYear&measures=Population&limit=250%2C0&locale=en 2. Livability in Saudi Cities 2025 — Official source — https://www.stats.gov.sa/documents/20117/2435245/GASTAT_LISC%2Breport_2025_EN.pdf/80b46893-12e0-2b26-2a54-70a1553169c1 3. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_TMAX.csv 4. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_TMIN.csv 5. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_TAVG.csv 6. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_PRCP.csv 7. GASTAT — Eastern Province / Dammam governorate (Census 2022) — Official source — https://www.stats.gov.sa/en/indicators 8. stc fixed internet — Official source — https://www.stc.com.sa/content/stc-public-store/sa/en/personal/homepackages/home-internet/ 9. stc mobile data plan — Official source — https://www.stc.com.sa/content/stc-public-store/sa/en/personal/homepackages/postpaid/ 10. OpenFlights — routes.dat — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat 11. OurAirports — airports.csv — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv ## Cite This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. ### APA ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Dammam, Saudi Arabia: population, cost of living, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 7d39bdc430c2867219f6eb6561f0d220]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sa/dammam/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ### BibTeX ```bibtex @misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_dammam-saudi-arabia-population-cost-of-living-climate_0bfbcc22b4b5, author = {ImmigrationDB}, title = {Dammam, Saudi Arabia: population, cost of living, climate}, publisher = {ImmigrationDB}, year = {2026}, date = {2026-10-16}, version = {7d39bdc430c2867219f6eb6561f0d220}, url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sa/dammam/}, note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/}, } ``` ### Markdown [Dammam, Saudi Arabia: population, cost of living, climate](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sa/dammam/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 7d39bdc430c2867219f6eb6561f0d220; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16. - Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1` - Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sa/dammam/ - Title: Dammam, Saudi Arabia: population, cost of living, climate - Author: ImmigrationDB - Publisher: ImmigrationDB - Snapshot: `approved-static-48d32b636f07abc8` - Version: `7d39bdc430c2867219f6eb6561f0d220` - Retrieved: 2026-10-16 - Built: 2026-10-16 - Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ## Data - HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sa/dammam/ - JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/sa/dammam.json - Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/sa/dammam.md - MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/sa/dammam - Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json - City shard index: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/index.json - Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json