Al Bukayrīyah weather in July

In July, Al Bukayrīyah sees average daytime highs of 43°C and overnight lows near 27°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 43°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 91% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Al Bukayrīyah's 3rd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Bukayrīyah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
43°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
27°
11th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:26 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover
11%
3rd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
7.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Al Bukayrīyah is human settlement in Saudi Arabia.

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 43°C through the month.

A typical July day in Al Bukayrīyah reaches about 43°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 40°C and 45°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Al Bukayrīyah

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.

Al Bukayrīyah 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
Jan20° / 142.410.57.9
Feb23° / 10°61.411.18.8
Mar27° / 14°122.311.88.0
Apr33° / 19°142.612.64.6
May38° / 24°20.413.31.2
Jun42° / 26°0013.60.0
Jul43° / 27°0013.50.0
Aug43° / 28°0012.90.0
Sep41° / 25°0012.20.2
Oct35° / 20°30.311.43.4
Nov27° / 14°253.210.77.8
Dec21° / 142.210.48.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 91% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% 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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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Al Bukayrīyah 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 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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in July

Winds average 13 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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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 5:20 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 6:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:206:57
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513.65:226:57
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713.65:226:57
813.65:236:57
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1013.65:246:57
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1313.55:256:56
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1713.55:276:55
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1913.55:286:55
2013.45:286:54
2113.45:296:54
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2513.45:316:52
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2713.35:326:51
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2913.35:336:50
3013.35:336:50
3113.35:346:49

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 7.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.95 kWh/m² to a high of 7.81 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 7.6 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.8Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Al Bukayrīyah

In seasonPeak

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

Al Bukayrīyah sees seasonal dust haze (February–September), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Is July a good time to visit Al Bukayrīyah?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.9
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Al Bukayrīyah.

What to pack for Al Bukayrīyah in July

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

In July, Al Bukayrīyah sees daytime highs around 43°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Al Bukayrīyah 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 Bukayrīyah peaks around July 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highVery highExtremeVery highHighJul 17UV 12Dec 18UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb7Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr7High
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Al Bukayrīyah 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 Bukayrīyah is worst in March — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (July, 41 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorMar 2077 µg/m³Jul 2441 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan55Poor
Feb61Unhealthy
Mar79Unhealthy
Apr71Unhealthy
May70Unhealthy
Jun45Poor
Jul41Poor
Aug41Poor
Sep41Poor
Oct42Poor
Nov50Poor
Dec54Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Al Bukayrīyah?

Al Bukayrīyah sits at 26.1°N, 43.7°E, 671 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Al Khabrā’, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Al Bukayrīyah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Bukayrīyah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m around an average of 659 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 660 m.

The land around Al Bukayrīyah is covered by bare terrain (51%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 3 km, bare terrain (73%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (92%) within 80 km.

3 km
35 m
16 km
73 m
80 km
660 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
July weather nearby: Al Khabrā’ 8.0 km · Riyāḑ al Khabrā’ 13 km · Al Badā’i‘ al Wusţá 19 km · Ar Rass 34 km · Unaizah 34 km · Buraydah 38 km · ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ 40 km · Al Mithnab 64 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 Bukayrīyah (26.1392°, 43.6578°, elevation 671 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).