As Samū‘ weather in July

In July, As Samū‘ sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 99% of the time in July, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of July to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is As Samū‘'s 1st-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see As Samū‘'s year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
21°
11th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
4:50 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover
3%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
7.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

As Samū‘ is Municipality in Hebron Governorate. Its name preserves the name of the Jewish settlement, from biblical times to the 4th century, Eshtemoa. Identified as the biblical hearsay by the scholar Edward Robinson.

Density
1,403/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 33°C through the month.

A typical July day in As Samū‘ reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°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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How July really feels in As Samū‘

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
heat index over the day's high
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.

As Samū‘ weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 457.910.25.2
Feb16° / 397.610.95.7
Mar20° / 10°285.711.87.3
Apr24° / 13°112.612.78.6
May28° / 16°61.513.67.7
Jun31° / 19°10.2146.1
Jul33° / 21°0013.85.0
Aug33° / 22°0013.14.8
Sep31° / 20°10.412.25.9
Oct28° / 17°112.811.27.6
Nov22° / 13°184.510.48.0
Dec17° / 285.5106.5

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 99% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 0% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 0%.

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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

As Samū‘ 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 humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the humid band about 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 11% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
110394830
210375030
310365130
49355330
59345340
69325540
79315550
89305650
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Wind in July

Winds average 9 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of July to 13 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:42 AM to 4:59 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.04:426:44
214.04:436:44
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 7.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.99 kWh/m² to a high of 7.87 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 7.67 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for As Samū‘

In seasonPeak

None of As Samū‘'s seasonal hazards are active in July. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

As Samū‘ sees seasonal dust haze (May), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Is July a good time to visit As Samū‘?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit As Samū‘ for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for As Samū‘ in July

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

In July, As Samū‘ sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near As Samū‘ in July

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 68 km away) is warmest in August at about 28°C and coldest in February near 18°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 1 to Dec 27 — about 7.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan19Cool
Feb18Cool
Mar18Cool
Apr19Cool
May21Refreshing
Jun25Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug28Tropical
Sep28Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov24Refreshing
Dec21Refreshing

UV index in As Samū‘ in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in As Samū‘ peaks around June 18 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 3 (moderate).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar7High
Apr7Very high
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in As Samū‘ 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 As Samū‘ is worst in December — around 70 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.0× the cleanest month (July, 35 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyDec 2070 µg/m³Jul 2135 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan68Unhealthy
Feb68Unhealthy
Mar63Unhealthy
Apr58Unhealthy
May50Poor
Jun40Poor
Jul35Poor
Aug36Poor
Sep41Poor
Oct48Poor
Nov64Unhealthy
Dec70Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is As Samū‘?

As Samū‘ sits at 31.4°N, 35.1°E, 696 m above sea level, in Palestinian Territory. The nearest listed city is Yaţţā, 6.0 km away.

Az̧ Z̧āhirīyahDūrāHebronBanī Na‘īmIdhnāḨalḩūlSa‘īr

Topography around As Samū‘

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around As Samū‘ has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m around an average of 703 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 621 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,726 m.

The land around As Samū‘ is covered by grassland (47%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, grassland (39%) and bare terrain (26%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (45%) within 80 km.

3 km
193 m
16 km
621 m
80 km
1,726 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Yaţţā 6.0 km · Az̧ Z̧āhirīyah 9.0 km · Dūrā 13 km · Hebron 15 km · Banī Na‘īm 16 km · Idhnā 20 km · Ḩalḩūl 21 km · Sa‘īr 21 km

Palestinian Territory travel facts

Power plugs
Type C / H
230 V · 50 Hz
GDP per capita
$3,171
2025
Happiness
4.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
81%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.6
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
5.3
per 100k/yr, 2016
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 463

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 As Samū‘ (31.3967°, 35.0661°, elevation 696 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).