Climate risk in Dammam
Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia · 2.1M people in the urban area
What threatens Dammam most
- Water stress
- Extremely High WRI Aqueduct
- Earthquake
- Low GSHAP
Tsunamis and landslides are not rated for a single city here. Climate risk profile of Saudi Arabia
Dammam had 148 days over 35 °C in 2025.
Riyadh: 183 days.
Dammam's climate in the 2050s
2041-2060 compared with 1991-2020, moderate emissions
By the 2050s, Dammam's climate comes closest to that of Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) today, though no large city matches it well.
No place on Earth matches it well today either. Saudi Arabia: the place on the map
+1.7°C
Mean temperature over the year
+2°C
Highest in the warmest month
+1.4°C
Lowest in the coldest month
+9%
Precipitation over the year
Under high emissions, no large city has such a climate today; the nearest is Riyadh (Saudi Arabia).
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How close the match is: 3.7 σ to the climate of Riyadh today, where under 2 is close and over 4 is no match (Mahony et al. 2017). 3 of 3 climate model runs name the same city. Seasonal temperature and rain are compared, not extremes, city heat or the sea.
Where else Dammam stands out
43.1°C
Hottest day of 2025
Riyadh: 46.3°C.
Higher than in 92% of the world's 630 large cities
232 days
Tropical nights in 2025, over 20 °C
Riyadh: 193 days.
Higher than in 79% of the world's 630 large cities
Hazards at Dammam
Read at the city's centre and compared with the Atlas's 630 large cities. Moderate emissions is the IPCC's scenario SSP2-4.5.
| Hazard | Dammam | Among large cities | In Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hot days in 2025, over 35 °C | 148 days | Among large cities: above 96% | In Saudi Arabia: 4 of 5 |
| Tropical nights in 2025, over 20 °C | 232 days | Among large cities: above 79% | In Saudi Arabia: 3 of 5 |
| Hottest day of 2025 | 43.1°C | Among large cities: above 92% | In Saudi Arabia: 4 of 5 |
| Warming by 2050, moderate emissions | +2.2°C | Among large cities: above 63% | In Saudi Arabia: 3 of 5 |
| Days with 20 mm of rain or more in 2025 | 1 day | Among large cities: above 7% | In Saudi Arabia: 1 of 5 |
| River flood depth, 100-year event | Dry at the city centre point | ||
| Coastal flood depth, 100-year event | Dry at the city centre point | ||
| Sea level rise by 2050, moderate emissions | 194 mm | Among large cities: above 26% | |
| Water stress | Extremely High (>80%) | Among large cities: above 70% | In Saudi Arabia: 1 of 4 |
| Earthquake shaking, once in 475 years | 0.24 m/s² | Among large cities: above 24% | In Saudi Arabia: 4 of 4 |
| Land burned in an average year | 0% | ||
| Cyclone wind, once in 100 years | 0 m/s |
Flood depth is read in a single 1 km cell at the city's centre, in today's climate. Other parts of the city can still flood. The country page names the deepest point near a coastal city in 2080, so its figure can be higher. See how deep a river flood reaches around Dammam on the live map
See the hottest days around Dammam on the live map
43.1°C © OpenStreetMap Large cities near Dammam
- Doha · Qatar
- Kuwait City · Kuwait
- Riyadh · Saudi Arabia
- Shiraz · Iran
Large cities in Saudi Arabia
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author = {{Criora}},
title = {Dammam, Saudi Arabia: climate risk profile},
year = {2026},
url = {https://criora.com/atlas/SAU/dammam},
urldate = {2026-11-02}
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