Al Bahah weather in July

In July, Al Bahah sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 37 mm of rain across 9.7 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of July to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Al Bahah's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Bahah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
37 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:47 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
50%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Al Bahah is city in Saudi Arabia.

Founded
1600

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical July day in Al Bahah reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and about 1°C warmer than August.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 18 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
18
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.

Al Bahah weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 12°426.210.97.6
Feb23° / 14°223.611.38.5
Mar25° / 16°356.611.98.1
Apr28° / 19°439.712.46.7
May31° / 21°511512.94.4
Jun33° / 23°319.213.23.7
Jul32° / 24°379.713.14.1
Aug31° / 23°1482012.73.5
Sep31° / 21°13019.512.13.8
Oct28° / 18°3810.311.56.6
Nov25° / 15°174.811.18.3
Dec23° / 13°213.910.88.3

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 35% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27129
37129
47030
57030
66931
76832
86832
96733
106733
116733
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Al Bahah gets around 37 mm of rain over 9.7 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 31% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
125
225
325
425
525
625
725
825
925
1025
1125
1225
1325
1426
1526
1627
1728
1830
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2032
2134
2235
2337
2438
2539
2641
2742
2844
2945
3046
3148

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 7% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1682291
26623101
36623101
46423112
56423112
66323122
76224122
86124123
96124123
106024133
116024133
125824144
135824144
145625154
155625154
165425165
175325175
185125186
194925196
204825207
214625218
224425229
2342252310
2441242411
2539242512
2637232614
2736222715
2834222717
2933212818
3032202820
3131202821

Wind in July

Winds average 6 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of July to 12 h 54 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 5:42 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 6:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:426:53
213.25:426:53
313.25:426:54
413.25:426:54
513.25:436:54
613.25:436:54
713.25:436:54
813.25:446:54
913.25:446:54
1013.25:446:54
1113.15:456:53
1213.15:456:53
1313.15:466:53
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1613.15:476:53
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1913.15:486:52
2013.15:486:52
2113.15:496:52
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2713.05:516:50
2813.05:516:49
2913.05:526:49
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3112.95:526:48

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.69 kWh/m² to a high of 7.04 kWh/m² in May across the year — July's 6.55 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
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266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Al Bahah

In seasonPeak

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

Al Bahah's rainy season runs August–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Al Bahah sees seasonal dust haze (May–September), heaviest in June.

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

Is July a good time to visit Al Bahah?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Al Bahah in July

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

In July, Al Bahah sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Al Bahah in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Al Bahah peaks around April 10 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighApr 10UV 12Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Al Bahah 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 Al Bahah is worst in September — around 81 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyDec 2280 µg/m³Jul 1965 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan79Unhealthy
Feb79Unhealthy
Mar79Unhealthy
Apr78Unhealthy
May76Unhealthy
Jun74Unhealthy
Jul64Unhealthy
Aug69Unhealthy
Sep81Unhealthy
Oct76Unhealthy
Nov74Unhealthy
Dec80Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Al Bahah?

Al Bahah sits at 20.0°N, 41.5°E, 2,176 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Baljurashi, 19 km away.

Al LīthBariqTurabah

Topography around Al Bahah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Bahah has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,016 m around an average of 2,134 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,016 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,544 m.

The land around Al Bahah is covered by shrubs (34%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, bare terrain (48%), shrubs (23%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,016 m
16 km
2,016 m
80 km
2,544 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
July weather nearby: Baljurashi 19 km · Sabt Alalayah 71 km · Al ‘Aqīq 71 km · An Nimas 118 km · Qal‘at Bīshah 119 km · Al Līth 126 km · Bariq 130 km · Turabah 135 km

Saudi Arabia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type G
230 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 47% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$34,537
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
0.9
per 100k, 2019
Road deaths
35.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 404

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 Al Bahah (20.0129°, 41.4677°, elevation 2,176 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. 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).