Riyadh vs Manama: which is sunnier?
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia vs 🇧🇭 Bahrain · 421 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Riyadh is the sunnier overall: about 3,722 hours of sunshine a year to Manama's 2,892. Manama has the higher Sunshine Score in 7 of 12 months, Riyadh in 5.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Riyadh | Manama | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 3,722 | 2,892 |
| Sunniest month | January (99/100) | May (96/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 99/100 | 92/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 0/100 | 73/100 |
| Rain / year | 33 mm | 68 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 11 (extreme) | 9 (very high) |
Riyadh vs Manama month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riyadh | Manama | Riyadh | Manama | Riyadh | Manama | |
| January | 99 | 86 | 20° | 19° | 6 | 12 |
| February | 99 | 95 | 24° | 20° | 4 | 8 |
| March | 99 | 95 | 28° | 22° | 3 | 7 |
| April | 79 | 95 | 34° | 26° | 6 | 7 |
| May | 20 | 96 | 40° | 30° | 1 | 0 |
| June | 0 | 86 | 42° | 33° | 0 | 0 |
| July | 0 | 67 | 44° | 35° | 0 | 0 |
| August | 0 | 67 | 43° | 35° | 0 | 0 |
| September | 20 | 77 | 40° | 34° | 0 | 0 |
| October | 80 | 96 | 34° | 31° | 0 | 2 |
| November | 99 | 93 | 27° | 26° | 7 | 16 |
| December | 99 | 93 | 21° | 22° | 6 | 16 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan Riyadh · Feb Riyadh · Mar Riyadh · Apr Manama · May Manama · Jun Manama · Jul Manama · Aug Manama · Sep Manama · Oct Manama · Nov Riyadh · Dec Riyadh.
When to pick which
- November–February: Riyadh (average score 99/100 vs 92). Daytime highs are similar (23°C vs 22°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Manama (average score 95/100 vs 66). Riyadh is the warmer, around 34°C daytime highs vs 26°C.
- June–August: Manama (average score 73/100 vs 0). Riyadh is the warmer, around 43°C daytime highs vs 34°C.
- September–October: Manama (average score 87/100 vs 50). Riyadh is the warmer, around 37°C daytime highs vs 33°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Riyadh weather by month · Manama weather by month · Best time to visit Saudi Arabia.
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