Al Khurmah weather in July

In July, Al Khurmah sees average daytime highs of 40°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 40°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of July to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Al Khurmah's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Khurmah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
40°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
27°
11th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:41 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
29%
10th clearest
Wind
21 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.36 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 40°C through the month.

A typical July day in Al Khurmah reaches about 40°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 38°C and 43°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with 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 Khurmah

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 Khurmah weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 11°81.710.89.0
Feb27° / 13°30.811.28.6
Mar30° / 16°112.811.86.1
Apr34° / 20°163.412.53.7
May38° / 24°31.1131.4
Jun40° / 26°0013.30.0
Jul40° / 27°00.113.20.0
Aug41° / 27°10.112.80.0
Sep39° / 24°0012.10.9
Oct34° / 19°10.411.54.2
Nov29° / 16°71.3117.3
Dec26° / 13°40.910.78.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1919
2919
3919
4919
59010
68911
78911
88911
98911
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118812
128713
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Al Khurmah gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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 1% 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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
410000
510000
610000
79910
89910
99910
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119910
129910
139910
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259541
269541
279451
289352
299352
309262
319262

Wind in July

Winds average 21 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
120light breeze
220light breeze
320light breeze
420breezy
520breezy
620breezy
721breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of July to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:36 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 6:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:366:55
213.35:366:55
313.35:366:55
413.35:366:55
513.35:376:55
613.35:376:55
713.35:386:55
813.35:386:55
913.35:386:55
1013.35:396:55
1113.35:396:55
1213.35:396:55
1313.25:406:55
1413.25:406:54
1513.25:416:54
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1813.25:426:54
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2013.25:436:53
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2313.15:446:52
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2713.15:456:51
2813.15:466:50
2913.15:466:50
3013.05:476:49
3113.05:476:49

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 7.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.66 kWh/m² to a high of 7.63 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 7.36 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.5Intense
37.5Intense
47.5Intense
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317.2Intense
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Al Khurmah

In seasonPeak

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

Al Khurmah sees seasonal dust haze (March–September), heaviest in July.

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

Is July a good time to visit Al Khurmah?

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
2.8
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Al Khurmah in July

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

In July, Al Khurmah sees daytime highs around 40°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

UV index in Al Khurmah in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 13 (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 Khurmah peaks around July 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 13UV 13Dec 16UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct10Very high
Nov7High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Al Khurmah 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 Khurmah is worst in February — around 86 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.0× the cleanest month (October, 44 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyFeb 2286 µg/m³Oct 1244 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan78Unhealthy
Feb86Unhealthy
Mar85Unhealthy
Apr77Unhealthy
May62Unhealthy
Jun58Unhealthy
Jul71Unhealthy
Aug67Unhealthy
Sep48Poor
Oct44Poor
Nov61Unhealthy
Dec73Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Al Khurmah?

Al Khurmah sits at 21.9°N, 42.0°E, 1,025 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Turabah, 88 km away.

Al ‘AqīqTa'ifAsh ShafāMahd adh DhahabAl BahahQal‘at Bīshah

Topography around Al Khurmah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Khurmah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 1,020 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 667 m.

The land around Al Khurmah is covered by bare terrain (76%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, bare terrain (98%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (100%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
82 m
80 km
667 m
shrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
July weather nearby: Turabah 88 km · Ranyah 112 km · Al ‘Aqīq 154 km · Ta'if 182 km · Ash Shafā 200 km · Mahd adh Dhahab 212 km · Al Bahah 219 km · Qal‘at Bīshah 221 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 Khurmah (21.9115°, 42.0309°, elevation 1,025 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).