Dammam
City in Saudi Arabia: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Dammam medical complex 2014-01-19 22-43: User:Abhijitvarghese, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Dammam is a city in Saudi Arabia, in Eastern Province. About 1.3 million people live in the city proper, making it the 5th largest city of Saudi Arabia in our atlas.
It lies at 26.43° N, 50.10° E, about 10 m (33 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Riyadh time zone.
Location
Red dot: Dammam. Green dots: other major cities of Saudi Arabia. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Dammam has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 42°C (107°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 13°C (55°F). Around 45 mm (2 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Nov.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in Saudi ArabiaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Al Kharj · 374 km
- Riyadh · 388 km
- Buraydah · 609 km
- Ha'il · 845 km
- Madinah · 1,065 km
- Sulţānah · 1,067 km
- Ta’if · 1,121 km
- Najrān · 1,157 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 110336 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q160320 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Dammam medical complex 2014-01-19 22-43: User:Abhijitvarghese, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Mohammed Bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia: على المزارقه, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
