Sitrah weather in July

In July, Sitrah sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 33°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 95% of the time in July, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of July to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Sitrah's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sitrah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
33°
11th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
4:58 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
7%
4th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
7.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Sitrah is island.

Density
3,234/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month.

A typical July day in Sitrah reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 33°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Sitrah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in July is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Sitrah weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 16°15310.57.5
Feb19° / 17°101.911.17.9
Mar22° / 20°101.911.88.4
Apr26° / 23°30.812.68.7
May30° / 28°10.113.36.8
Jun33° / 31°0013.64.9
Jul35° / 33°0013.53.8
Aug35° / 33°0012.93.5
Sep34° / 31°0012.24.5
Oct31° / 28°00.211.46.6
Nov26° / 24°121.610.78.7
Dec21° / 19°152.310.48.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 95% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 2%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
5991
6991
7982
8982
9982
10982
11982
12982
13982
14982
15982
16982
17982
18982
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21973
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25973
26973
27964
28964
29964
30964
31964

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Sitrah gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the miserable band about 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
124157
223959
323860
423761
523662
623563
723464
813366
913267
1013168
1112970
1212871
1312772
1412574
1512475
1612277
1712178
1811980
1911881
2011782
2111683
2211683
2311584
2411485
2511485
2611386
2711386
2811287
2911287
3011188
3101189

Wind in July

Winds average 18 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
419light breeze
519light breeze
618light breeze
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918light breeze
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3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of July to 13 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:52 AM to 5:06 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.64:526:29
213.64:536:29
313.64:536:29
413.64:536:29
513.64:546:29
613.64:546:29
713.64:546:29
813.64:556:29
913.64:556:29
1013.64:566:29
1113.54:566:29
1213.54:576:29
1313.54:576:29
1413.54:576:28
1513.54:586:28
1613.54:586:28
1713.54:596:28
1813.54:596:27
1913.55:006:27
2013.45:006:27
2113.45:016:26
2213.45:016:26
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2513.45:036:25
2613.35:036:24
2713.35:046:24
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2913.35:056:23
3013.35:056:22
3113.35:066:21

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 7.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.8 kWh/m² to a high of 7.47 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 7.18 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.3Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
77.3Intense
87.3Intense
97.3Intense
107.2Intense
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127.2Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Sitrah

In seasonPeak

In July, Sitrah sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Sitrah sees seasonal dust haze (February–August), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Sitrah?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sitrah. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Sitrah in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Sitrah sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 33°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Sitrah in July

The nearest coast averages about 32°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 34°C and coldest in February near 18°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Mar 12 to Dec 31 — about 9.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan19Cool
Feb18Cool
Mar20Refreshing
Apr24Refreshing
May28Warm
Jun31Tropical
Jul32Tropical
Aug34Tropical
Sep33Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov26Warm
Dec21Refreshing

UV index in Sitrah in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sitrah peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 9Dec 18UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb7High
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct7High
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Sitrah in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Sitrah is worst in July — around 83 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.3× the cleanest month (November, 37 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorJul 2282 µg/m³Nov 1838 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan50Poor
Feb49Poor
Mar56Unhealthy
Apr66Unhealthy
May67Unhealthy
Jun69Unhealthy
Jul83Unhealthy
Aug80Unhealthy
Sep58Unhealthy
Oct48Poor
Nov37Poor
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Sitrah?

Sitrah sits at 26.2°N, 50.6°E, 5 m above sea level, in Bahrain. The nearest listed city is Riffa, 7.0 km away.

RiffaIsa TownManamaJidd ḨafşMuharraqHamad TownDār Kulayb

Topography around Sitrah

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Sitrah.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sitrah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m around an average of 2 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m.

The land around Sitrah is covered by artificial surfaces (40%), bare terrain (31%) and water (28%) within 3 km, water (50%), artificial surfaces (26%) and bare terrain (22%) within 16 km, and water (64%) and bare terrain (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
13 m
16 km
129 m
80 km
134 m
treesartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Riffa 7.0 km · Isa Town 8.0 km · Manama 9.0 km · Jidd Ḩafş 10 km · Muharraq 11 km · Hamad Town 12 km · Dār Kulayb 15 km · Thuqbah 43 km

Bahrain travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 43% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$30,597
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.2
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
5.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 74%other 26%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Sitrah (26.1547°, 50.6206°, elevation 5 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).