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Scottsdale from Riyadh
13,159 km, about 16h 58m in the air. Every month scored for the weather at Scottsdale and for the holidays that crowd it out at both ends.
- JanJScottsdale in January: good, busy
- FebFScottsdale in February: good, busy
- MarMScottsdale in March: good, busy
- AprAScottsdale in April: sweet spot
- MayMScottsdale in May: avoid
- JunJScottsdale in June: avoid
- JulJScottsdale in July: avoid
- AugAScottsdale in August: avoid
- SepSScottsdale in September: avoid
- OctOScottsdale in October: good
- NovNScottsdale in November: good, busy
- DecDScottsdale in December: good
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- Good
- OK
- Avoid
- Busy
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Month by month from Riyadh
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| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Crowds | Verdict | Why |
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| Jan | 19° | 4d | 58 | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Feb | 21° | 3d | 51 | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Mar | 25° | 3d | 59 | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Apr | 30° | 0d | 100 | sweet spot | 30C max, 0 rainy days |
| May | 34° | 0d | 80 | avoid | extreme heat: 15 days over 35C |
| Jun | 40° | 0d | 80 | avoid | extreme heat: 28 days over 35C |
| Jul | 41° | 3d | 80 | avoid | extreme heat: 29 days over 35C |
| Aug | 40° | 2d | 97 | avoid | extreme heat: 29 days over 35C |
| Sep | 37° | 2d | 80 | avoid | extreme heat: 24 days over 35C |
| Oct | 31° | 1d | 80 | good | 31C max, 1 rainy day |
| Nov | 25° | 2d | 45 | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Dec | 20° | 3d | 80 | good | 20C max, 3 rainy days |
Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.
Crowds is a score out of 100 where higher is quieter. It counts public-holiday clusters in SA as well as at Scottsdale, 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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The year in Scottsdale
Scottsdale experiences high temperatures in summer, especially from June to September. January and February are the best months for mild weather, making them ideal for travelers seeking outdoor activities.
| Busiest |
mid Nov to mid Apr — This period features mild temperatures and is popular for winter visitors seeking warmth.
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|---|---|
| Quieter, still good |
mid Apr to late May — Early summer has fewer tourists and lower accommodation costs despite rising heat.
early Oct to mid Nov — Fall offers pleasant weather and situations before the peak winter season.
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| Watch out for | extreme heat |
Written by a language model from the climate figures above. The month-by-month table is measured — ten years of ERA5 readings and published holiday calendars — and where the two disagree, the table is the one to believe.
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