--- entity_id: city:sa:wikidata:Q3692 entity_type: city name: Riyadh country_code: SA country: Saudi Arabia slug: riyadh canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sa/riyadh/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/sa/riyadh.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/sa/riyadh.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/sa/riyadh snapshot_id: approved-static-bb6d69cd3c074ae2 generated_at: 2026-08-04 last_verified: 2026-07-26 fact_count: 17 metric_dictionary_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json license_url: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ --- # Riyadh Riyadh had 7,009,100 residents across 1,973 km² in 2022. Annual PM2.5 was 27.5 µg/m³ in 2024. ## Climate Monthly mean temperature moved from 14°C in January to 36.3°C in July. Average highs reached 43.9°C in July, while June, July and August each had 0 mm of precipitation. Monthly minimum temperatures ranged from 7.6°C in January to 27.3°C in July. The climate series records 0 hours of sunshine in each month of 2020. ## Cost Of Living July 2026 practical estimates placed basic utilities for an 85 m² home at €87.19 per month, internet at €60.74 and an inexpensive restaurant meal at €6.95. A monthly estimate placed a mobile plan with at least 10 GB of data at €28 in July 2026. A monthly estimate placed a fitness-club membership at €77.69 in July 2026. ## Mobility RUH was 27.2 km from Riyadh, with 80 listed destinations in June 2026. ## Education A monthly estimate placed private kindergarten fees at €453 in July 2026. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Population | `population_total` | 7,009,100 people | city | 2022 | 2026-06-12 | stale | verified | [1] | | PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 27.5 µg/m³ | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-26 | stale | verified | [2] | | Average daytime high by month | `climate_monthly_high_c` | Jan 20.7 · Feb 23.7 · Mar 28 · Apr 33.6 · May 39.5 · Jun 42.8 · Jul 43.9 · Aug 43.8 · Sep 40.9 · Oct 35.5 · Nov 27.4 · Dec 22.3 °C | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-26 | stale | verified | [3] | | Average night-time low by month | `climate_monthly_low_c` | Jan 7.6 · Feb 9.9 · Mar 13.8 · Apr 19.1 · May 24.1 · Jun 26.1 · Jul 27.3 · Aug 27 · Sep 23.7 · Oct 18.9 · Nov 13.6 · Dec 9.1 °C | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-26 | stale | verified | [3] | | Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan 14 · Feb 16.7 · Mar 21 · Apr 26.4 · May 32.2 · Jun 35.2 · Jul 36.3 · Aug 36 · Sep 32.8 · Oct 27.5 · Nov 20.4 · Dec 15.4 °C | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-26 | stale | verified | [3] | | Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 14.8 · Feb 8.3 · Mar 19.9 · Apr 23.7 · May 5.7 · Jun 0 · Jul 0 · Aug 0 · Sep 0 · Oct 1.5 · Nov 20.1 · Dec 13.5 mm | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-26 | stale | verified | [3] | | Average sunshine by month | `climate_monthly_sunshine_h` | Jan 0 · Feb 0 · Mar 0 · Apr 0 · May 0 · Jun 0 · Jul 0 · Aug 0 · Sep 0 · Oct 0 · Nov 0 · Dec 0 hours | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-26 | stale | verified | [3] | | City area | `city_area_km2` | 1,973 km2 | city | 2022 | 2026-06-12 | stale | verified | [1] | | Fitness club membership, monthly | `col_fitness_club_eur_month` | 77.6894 EUR/month | city | 2026-07-31 | 2026-07-26 | fresh | supplemental | [4] | | Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | `col_internet_60mbps_eur_month` | 60.7351 EUR/month | city | 2026-07-31 | 2026-07-26 | fresh | supplemental | [4] | | Private kindergarten, monthly | `col_kindergarten_private_eur_month` | 452.9837 EUR/month | city | 2026-07-31 | 2026-07-26 | fresh | supplemental | [4] | | Meal at an inexpensive restaurant | `col_meal_inexpensive_restaurant_eur` | 6.9457 EUR | city | 2026-07-31 | 2026-07-26 | fresh | supplemental | [4] | | Mobile plan, 10 GB | `col_mobile_plan_10gb_eur_month` | 27.7594 EUR/month | city | 2026-07-31 | 2026-07-26 | fresh | supplemental | [4] | | Basic utilities, 85 m² home | `col_utilities_basic_85m2_eur_month` | 87.1887 EUR/month | city | 2026-07-31 | 2026-07-26 | fresh | supplemental | [4] | | Destinations from nearest airport | `nearest_airport_destinations_count` | 80 count | city | 2026-06-13 | 2026-06-13 | fresh | verified | [5] | | Nearest airport | `nearest_airport_iata` | RUH code | city | 2026-06-13 | 2026-06-13 | fresh | verified | [6] | | Distance to nearest airport | `nearest_airport_km` | 27.2 km | city | 2026-06-13 | 2026-06-13 | fresh | verified | [6] | 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. ## Sources 1. GASTAT — Riyadh Region / Riyadh governorate population (Census 2022) — Official source — https://www.stats.gov.sa/en/indicators 2. GASTAT — Saudi Cities in Livability 2025, air-quality indicator 3.3 — Official source — https://www.stats.gov.sa/documents/20117/2435245/GASTAT_LISC%2Breport_2025_EN.pdf/80b46893-12e0-2b26-2a54-70a1553169c1 3. WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 station CSV — Independent source — https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-2-WMO-Normals-9120/SaudiArabia/CSV/RiyadhNew_40437.csv 4. Lebenshaltungskosten in Riad — Commercial source — https://de.numbeo.com/lebenshaltungskosten/stadt/Riad 5. OpenFlights — routes.dat — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat 6. OurAirports — airports.csv — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv ## Cite ImmigrationDB. "Riyadh, Saudi Arabia." Snapshot approved-static-bb6d69cd3c074ae2, last verified 2026-07-26. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sa/riyadh/ Reuse requires the direct source URL, the observation date and a link back to the ImmigrationDB page: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ ## Data - HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/sa/riyadh/ - JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/sa/riyadh.json - Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/sa/riyadh.md - MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/sa/riyadh - Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json - All published city facts, one row each: https://immigrationdb.com/data/facts.ndjson.gz - Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json