Medina (Saudi Arabia) vs Paris (France): Temperature, Rainfall and Sunshine

Reference period: Medina 2013–2023 · Paris 2013–2023

Medina (Saudi Arabia) has a higher monthly mean temperature than Paris (France) in every month of the year.

Key monthly differences

Warmest month

Medina
August · 35.85 °C
Paris
July · 20.79 °C

Coolest month

Medina
January · 17.61 °C
Paris
January · 4.80 °C

Driest month

Medina
June, July · 0.00 mm/day
Paris
April · 1.56 mm/day

Sunniest month

Medina
June · 12.41 hours/day
Paris
July · 11.29 hours/day
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Climate comparison questions

When are the temperatures most similar and most different?

The smallest difference in monthly mean temperature is 12.81 °C (January); the largest is 18.05 °C (May).

How much do temperatures vary across the year?

The difference between the warmest and coolest monthly means is 18.23 °C in Medina (Saudi Arabia) and 15.99 °C in Paris (France). This describes seasonal variation, not the range between daytime highs and nighttime lows.

Which location has more rainfall?

Medina (Saudi Arabia) has a higher daily rainfall average in 0 months and Paris (France) in 12; 0 months are equal at the displayed precision. Rainfall amounts do not tell us how many days it rains.

Which location has more sunshine?

Medina (Saudi Arabia) has more average sunshine hours per day in 12 months and Paris (France) in 0; 0 months are equal at the displayed precision. Sunshine duration is different from daylight duration.

Climate data notes

Show data and calculation

Daily values are averaged separately for each calendar month over the saved reference period. Temperatures are daily means, not daytime highs. Rainfall is an average daily amount, not a monthly total; sunshine is average hours per day. These historical averages are not a weather forecast. Each location’s reference period is listed below and may differ.

Mean of the 12 monthly averages

Monthly climate data

Difference: Paris (France) minus Medina (Saudi Arabia)

Temperature °C

Month Medina Paris +/-
Jan 17.61 4.80 −12.81
Feb 19.66 5.54 −14.12
Mar 24.21 7.73 −16.48
Apr 27.56 10.73 −16.83
May 32.22 14.17 −18.05
Jun 35.36 18.56 −16.80
Jul 35.28 20.79 −14.49
Aug 35.85 20.11 −15.73
Sep 34.92 17.21 −17.71
Oct 29.85 13.31 −16.55
Nov 23.65 8.47 −15.18
Dec 19.33 6.09 −13.25
Annual mean 27.96 12.29 −15.67

Average sunshine (hours/day)

Month Medina Paris +/-
Jan 9.53 3.12 −6.41
Feb 10.32 5.21 −5.11
Mar 10.77 6.93 −3.84
Apr 11.27 9.57 −1.70
May 11.95 10.42 −1.52
Jun 12.41 11.19 −1.22
Jul 12.09 11.29 −0.80
Aug 11.26 10.49 −0.76
Sep 10.71 8.86 −1.86
Oct 10.22 6.25 −3.97
Nov 9.77 4.39 −5.38
Dec 9.41 3.34 −6.08
Annual mean 10.81 7.59 −3.22

Average daily rainfall (mm/day)

Month Medina Paris +/-
Jan 0.41 1.81 +1.41
Feb 0.17 1.65 +1.48
Mar 0.04 1.90 +1.86
Apr 0.29 1.56 +1.27
May 0.02 2.47 +2.45
Jun 0.00 2.23 +2.23
Jul 0.00 1.59 +1.58
Aug 0.04 2.06 +2.02
Sep 0.01 1.65 +1.64
Oct 0.16 2.09 +1.93
Nov 0.14 2.21 +2.07
Dec 0.28 2.35 +2.07
Annual mean 0.13 1.96 +1.83

Snow (mm)

Month Medina Paris +/-
Jan 0.00 1.32 +1.32
Feb 0.00 1.21 +1.21
Mar 0.00 0.45 +0.45
Apr 0.00 0.13 +0.13
May 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jun 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jul 0.00 0.00 0.00
Aug 0.00 0.00 0.00
Sep 0.00 0.00 0.00
Oct 0.00 0.01 +0.01
Nov 0.00 0.14 +0.14
Dec 0.00 0.32 +0.32
Annual mean 0.00 0.30 +0.30