Al Khafjī weather in July

In July, Al Khafjī sees average daytime highs of 43°C and overnight lows near 32°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 13.6 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 99% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of July to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Al Khafjī's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Khafjī's year-round climate.

Daytime high
43°
1st warmest
Overnight low
32°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:02 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover
2%
2nd clearest
Wind
20 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

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 Khafjī reaches about 43°C in the afternoon and slips back to 32°C overnight — a 11°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, 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 Al Khafjī

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 Khafjī weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July 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
Jan19° / 11°294.210.47.4
Feb21° / 12°142.7118.1
Mar25° / 16°162.411.88.6
Apr31° / 21°61.412.75.9
May37° / 27°20.213.42.1
Jun42° / 31°0013.80.0
Jul43° / 32°0013.60.0
Aug43° / 32°00130.0
Sep40° / 28°0012.20.4
Oct35° / 24°20.411.33.5
Nov27° / 18°29310.67.8
Dec21° / 13°254.110.27.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 99% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 1% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 0%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
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31991

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Al Khafjī 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 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 12% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
183122111
281132121
381132121
481132121
580132221
678142222
778142222
877152222
977152222
1074153332
1173163332
1272163333
1370164433
1469174433
1567175533
1665175544
1763185644
1862186644
1961186744
2059187745
2157198745
2255198855
2354199855
2453209855
25512010856
26512010856
27492111856
28482111866
29472211866
30462212866
31452312856

Wind in July

Winds average 20 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
121breezy
221breezy
321breezy
421breezy
521breezy
621breezy
721breezy
821breezy
921breezy
1021breezy
1121breezy
1220breezy
1320breezy
1420breezy
1520breezy
1620light breeze
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3019light breeze
3119light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of July to 13 h 24 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 4:56 AM to 5:10 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.84:566:43
213.84:566:43
313.84:566:43
413.84:576:43
513.84:576:43
613.84:586:43
713.74:586:43
813.74:586:43
913.74:596:43
1013.74:596:42
1113.75:006:42
1213.75:006:42
1313.75:016:42
1413.75:016:42
1513.75:026:41
1613.65:026:41
1713.65:036:41
1813.65:036:40
1913.65:046:40
2013.65:046:40
2113.65:056:39
2213.65:056:39
2313.55:066:38
2413.55:076:38
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2613.55:086:37
2713.55:086:36
2813.45:096:36
2913.45:096:35
3013.45:106:34
3113.45:106:34

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 7.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.51 kWh/m² to a high of 7.67 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 7.4 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.6Intense
27.6Intense
37.5Intense
47.5Intense
57.5Intense
67.5Intense
77.5Intense
87.5Intense
97.5Intense
107.5Intense
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127.4Intense
137.4Intense
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207.3Intense
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267.3Intense
277.3Intense
287.3Intense
297.3Intense
307.3Intense
317.3Intense
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Al Khafjī

In seasonPeak

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

Al Khafjī 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 Al Khafjī?

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
12th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Al Khafjī in July

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

In July, Al Khafjī sees daytime highs around 43°C and nights near 32°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Al Khafjī 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 at the nearest coast (about 15 km away) is warmest in August at about 33°C and coldest in February near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Apr 1 to Dec 27 — about 8.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan18Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar18Cool
Apr22Refreshing
May26Warm
Jun30Tropical
Jul32Tropical
Aug33Tropical
Sep32Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov26Warm
Dec21Refreshing

UV index in Al Khafjī in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 10 (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 Khafjī peaks around June 23 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 10Dec 23UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr5Moderate
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct7High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Al Khafjī 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 Khafjī is worst in July — around 67 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.8× the cleanest month (November, 38 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorJul 1266 µg/m³Nov 1739 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan53Poor
Feb50Poor
Mar52Poor
Apr56Unhealthy
May56Unhealthy
Jun65Unhealthy
Jul67Unhealthy
Aug60Unhealthy
Sep56Unhealthy
Oct49Poor
Nov38Poor
Dec47Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Al Khafjī?

Al Khafjī sits at 28.4°N, 48.5°E, 3 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Al Faḩāḩīl, 80 km away.

Topography around Al Khafjī

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Khafjī has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 236 m.

The land around Al Khafjī is covered by artificial surfaces (39%), bare terrain (36%) and water (25%) within 3 km, water (50%) and bare terrain (46%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (55%) and water (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
12 m
16 km
40 m
80 km
236 m
artificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Al Faḩāḩīl 80 km · Al Manqaf 81 km · Ahmadi 81 km · Al Mahbūlah 86 km · Ar Riqqah 88 km · Al Finţās 89 km · Mubarak al-Kabeer 92 km · Şabāḩ as Sālim 100 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 Khafjī (28.4391°, 48.4913°, elevation 3 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).