Region · Saudi Arabia
Where to stay in Riyadh Province
This guide covers 5 destinations in Riyadh Province, a first-level administrative division of Saudi Arabia, with 14 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Riyadh, Al-Kharj and Wadi ad-Dawasir. Across its destinations, December to February are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is King Khalid International Airport (RUH).
- Destinations in this guide
- 5
- Places to stay
- 14
- Comfortable in the most places
- December to February
- Main airport
- RUHKing Khalid International Airport
- Currency
- SARSaudi riyal
- Time zone
- Asia/Riyadh
Destinations
Destinations in Riyadh Province
Every destination in this guide in Riyadh Province, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riyadh | 7,009,100 | 14 | RUH · 34 km |
| Al-Kharj | 295,462 | RUH · 109 km | |
| Wadi ad-Dawasir | 93,036 | WAE · 43 km | |
| Dawadmi | 61,834 | DWD · 36 km | |
| Al-Zulfi | 60,867 | ELQ · 102 km |
Where to stay
Places to stay in Riyadh Province
1 place to stay in Riyadh Province from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay | Where |
|---|---|
| Barceló Riyadh Olaya hotel | Riyadh |
Where to stay
More hotels in Riyadh Province
13 hotels in Riyadh Province recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
When to go
Best time to visit Riyadh Province
From the climate of 5 destinations in Riyadh Province with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: December to February.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5 of 5 | 21 °C | 25 mm |
| February | 5 of 5 | 23 °C | 7 mm |
| March | 3 of 5 | 28 °C | 27 mm |
| April | 0 of 5 | 33 °C | 28 mm |
| May | 0 of 5 | 40 °C | 14 mm |
| June | 0 of 5 | 42 °C | 0 mm |
| July | 0 of 5 | 44 °C | 0 mm |
| August | 0 of 5 | 43 °C | 0 mm |
| September | 0 of 5 | 41 °C | 0 mm |
| October | 0 of 5 | 35 °C | 2 mm |
| November | 4 of 5 | 28 °C | 7 mm |
| December | 5 of 5 | 22 °C | 12 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Airports serving Riyadh Province
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Riyadh Province name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
RUH · King Khalid International Airport
DWD · Dawadmi Domestic Airport
WAE · Wadi Al Dawasir Domestic Airport
ELQ · Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz International Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Riyadh Province, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in Saudi Arabia
Nearby
Regions near Riyadh Province
Other regions of Saudi Arabia with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay and guest scores from each operator's own public pages; further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.