Medina (Saudi Arabia) vs New York City (USA): Temperature, Rainfall and Sunshine

Medina (Saudi Arabia) has a higher monthly mean temperature than New York City (USA) in every month of the year.

Key monthly differences

Warmest months (mean temperature) (°C)

Medina: August: 35.85
New York City: July: 24.54

Coolest months (mean temperature) (°C)

Medina: January: 17.61
New York City: January: -0.23

Months with the lowest daily rainfall average (mm/day)

Medina: June, July: 0.00
New York City: January: 2.14

Months with the most daily sunshine (hours/day)

Medina: June: 12.41
New York City: July: 11.45

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Climate comparison questions

When are the temperatures most similar and most different?

The smallest difference in monthly mean temperature is 10.75 °C (July); the largest is 20.24 °C (March).

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 24.77 °C in New York City (USA). 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 New York City (USA) 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 New York City (USA) in 0; 0 months are equal at the displayed precision. Sunshine duration is different from daylight duration.

Data and measurement guide

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.

Medina (Saudi Arabia) — Reference period: 2013–2023
New York City (USA) — Reference period: 2013–2023

Monthly climate data

Difference: New York City (USA) minus Medina (Saudi Arabia)

Temperature °C

Month	Medina	New York City	+/-
Jan	17.61	-0.23	-17.85
Feb	19.66	0.33	-19.34
Mar	24.21	3.97	-20.24
Apr	27.56	10.07	-17.49
May	32.22	15.79	-16.43
Jun	35.36	20.92	-14.44
Jul	35.28	24.54	-10.75
Aug	35.85	23.53	-12.32
Sep	34.92	20.07	-14.85
Oct	29.85	14.25	-15.60
Nov	23.65	7.20	-16.44
Dec	19.33	3.25	-16.08
⌀ Month	27.96	11.97	-15.98

Average sunshine (hours/day)

Month	Medina	New York City	+/-
Jan	9.53	5.78	-3.75
Feb	10.32	6.49	-3.83
Mar	10.77	7.82	-2.95
Apr	11.27	8.73	-2.54
May	11.95	9.65	-2.30
Jun	12.41	10.96	-1.45
Jul	12.09	11.45	-0.64
Aug	11.26	10.38	-0.88
Sep	10.71	8.99	-1.72
Oct	10.22	7.13	-3.09
Nov	9.77	6.65	-3.11
Dec	9.41	5.20	-4.21
⌀ Month	10.81	8.27	-2.54

Average daily rainfall (mm/day)

Month	Medina	New York City	+/-
Jan	0.41	2.14	1.73
Feb	0.17	2.23	2.06
Mar	0.04	2.28	2.24
Apr	0.29	3.32	3.03
May	0.02	2.96	2.93
Jun	0.00	3.47	3.47
Jul	0.00	4.40	4.40
Aug	0.04	3.10	3.05
Sep	0.01	3.76	3.75
Oct	0.16	4.10	3.94
Nov	0.14	2.50	2.37
Dec	0.28	3.41	3.13
⌀ Month	0.13	3.14	3.01

Snow (mm)

Month	New York City	+/-
Jan	4.81	4.81
Feb	8.50	8.50
Mar	6.10	6.10
Apr	0.39	0.39
May	0.01	0.01
Jun	0.00	0.00
Jul	0.00	0.00
Aug	0.00	0.00
Sep	0.00	0.00
Oct	0.00	0.00
Nov	0.71	0.71
Dec	2.52	2.52
⌀ Month	1.92	1.92