Al Khabrā’ weather in August

In August, Al Khabrā’ sees average daytime highs of 43°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-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 89% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Al Khabrā’'s 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Khabrā’'s year-round climate.

Daytime high
43°
1st warmest
Overnight low
27°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:42 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
13%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
7.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 43°C through the month.

A typical August day in Al Khabrā’ 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 41°C and 45°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Al Khabrā’

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August 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 August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Al Khabrā’ weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 132.210.68.0
Feb23° / 10°61.111.18.9
Mar28° / 14°122.211.87.9
Apr33° / 19°132.512.64.5
May38° / 24°20.513.31.1
Jun42° / 26°0013.60.0
Jul43° / 27°0013.50.0
Aug43° / 27°0012.90.0
Sep41° / 24°00.112.20.2
Oct35° / 20°30.311.43.3
Nov27° / 14°212.910.77.8
Dec22° / 122.110.48.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 89% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 3%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Al Khabrā’ gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in August. 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 August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August 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 August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

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Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:34 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 6:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:346:49
213.25:356:48
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513.25:366:46
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1213.05:406:41
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2712.75:476:27
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.99 kWh/m² to a high of 7.81 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Al Khabrā’

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
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Is August a good time to visit Al Khabrā’?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.8
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Al Khabrā’.

What to pack for Al Khabrā’ in August

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Al Khabrā’ in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August 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 Al Khabrā’ 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 Khabrā’ in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Al Khabrā’ 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 Khabrā’?

Al Khabrā’ sits at 26.1°N, 43.6°E, 659 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Riyāḑ al Khabrā’, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Al Khabrā’

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Khabrā’ has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 656 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 653 m.

The land around Al Khabrā’ is covered by bare terrain (64%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, bare terrain (80%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (92%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
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80 km
653 m
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August weather nearby: Riyāḑ al Khabrā’ 7.0 km · Al Bukayrīyah 8.0 km · Al Badā’i‘ al Wusţá 15 km · Ar Rass 26 km · Unaizah 38 km · Buraydah 45 km · ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ 47 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 Khabrā’ (26.0718°, 43.625°, elevation 659 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).