Al Ula weather in July

In July, Al Ula sees average daytime highs of 40°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 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 40°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 97% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 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 Ula's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Ula's year-round climate.

Daytime high
40°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
25°
11th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:48 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover
7%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
7.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.3
out of 10

Al Ula is city 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 40°C through the month.

A typical July day in Al Ula reaches about 40°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 37°C and 42°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 Ula

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 Ula 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
Jan21° / 50.710.58.5
Feb23° / 20.411.19.1
Mar27° / 12°40.711.88.7
Apr31° / 16°20.712.65.7
May36° / 20°10.413.32.9
Jun39° / 23°0013.60.9
Jul40° / 25°00.113.50.3
Aug40° / 26°0012.90.0
Sep39° / 23°0012.21.1
Oct34° / 19°10.311.44.3
Nov27° / 13°5110.78.4
Dec22° / 40.610.48.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 97% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 0%.

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

Any precipitation

Al Ula 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 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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4982
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Wind in July

Winds average 10 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 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 24 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:42 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 7:21 PM to 7:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:427:21
213.65:427:21
313.65:437:21
413.65:437:21
513.65:447:21
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813.65:457:21
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2213.45:517:18
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2713.45:547:15
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 7.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.19 kWh/m² to a high of 8 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 7.7 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Hazard calendar for Al Ula

In seasonPeak

None of Al Ula's seasonal hazards are active in July. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Al Ula sees seasonal dust haze (April–June), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Is July a good time to visit Al Ula?

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

0.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Al Ula in July

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

In July, Al Ula sees daytime highs around 40°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Al Ula 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 Ula peaks around June 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 17UV 12Dec 20UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb7Very high
Mar10Extreme
Apr8Very high
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Al Ula 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 Ula is worst in April — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (July, 19 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 1538 µg/m³Jul 1920 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar35Moderate
Apr39Poor
May34Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Al Ula?

Al Ula sits at 26.6°N, 37.9°E, 692 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Taymā’, 128 km away.

Taymā’Al WajhUmlujDubaTabukYanbuSulţānahMedina

Topography around Al Ula

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Ula has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 410 m around an average of 780 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 733 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,738 m.

The land around Al Ula is covered by bare terrain (75%) within 3 km, bare terrain (94%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
410 m
16 km
733 m
80 km
1,738 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
July weather nearby: Taymā’ 128 km · Al Wajh 151 km · Umluj 188 km · Duba 236 km · Tabuk 240 km · Yanbu 280 km · Sulţānah 288 km · Medina 292 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 Ula (26.6085°, 37.9232°, elevation 692 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).