Riyadh from Cape Town
7,194 km, about 9h 41m in the air. Every month scored for the weather at Riyadh and for the holidays that crowd it out at both ends.
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Month by month from Cape Town
| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Crowds | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20° | 2d | 80 | good | 20C max, 2 rainy days |
| Feb | 23° | 2d | 100 | sweet spot | 23C max, 2 rainy days |
| Mar | 28° | 2d | 100 | sweet spot | 28C max, 2 rainy days |
| Apr | 33° | 2d | 100 | sweet spot | 33C max, 2 rainy days |
| May | 38° | 0d | 100 | avoid | extreme heat: 27 days over 35C |
| Jun | 42° | 0d | 100 | avoid | extreme heat: 30 days over 35C |
| Jul | 43° | 0d | 100 | avoid | extreme heat: 31 days over 35C |
| Aug | 43° | 0d | 100 | avoid | extreme heat: 31 days over 35C |
| Sep | 40° | 0d | 100 | avoid | extreme heat: 30 days over 35C |
| Oct | 34° | 0d | 100 | avoid | extreme heat: 15 days over 35C |
| Nov | 27° | 2d | 100 | sweet spot | 27C max, 2 rainy days |
| Dec | 22° | 2d | 80 | good | 22C max, 2 rainy days |
Crowds is a score out of 100 where higher is quieter. It counts public-holiday clusters in ZA as well as at Riyadh, which is why this table differs from the same one read from another country. A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. Crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.
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