Buraydah weather in July

In July, Buraydah sees average daytime highs of 43°C and overnight lows near 28°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-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 92% 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 Buraydah's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Buraydah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
43°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
28°
11th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:25 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover
10%
3rd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
7.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Buraydah is city in Saudi Arabia.

Density
577/km²
people per km²
Founded
1577

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 Buraydah reaches about 43°C in the afternoon and slips back to 28°C overnight — a 15°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 Buraydah

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.

Buraydah 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
Jan20° / 142.510.57.9
Feb23° / 10°71.511.18.8
Mar27° / 14°132.511.88.0
Apr33° / 19°132.512.64.6
May38° / 24°20.513.31.2
Jun42° / 27°0013.60.0
Jul43° / 28°0013.50.0
Aug43° / 28°0012.90.0
Sep41° / 25°0012.20.2
Oct35° / 20°30.411.43.4
Nov27° / 15°273.110.77.8
Dec21° / 10°152.610.48.1

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 92% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 3%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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21000
31000
41000
51000
6991
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9982
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11982
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Buraydah 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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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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31000
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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 14 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 5:18 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 6:56 PM to 6:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:186:56
213.65:196:56
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413.65:206:56
513.65:206:56
613.65:206:56
713.65:216:56
813.65:216:56
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1213.55:236:56
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1413.55:246:55
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1813.55:266:54
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2013.45:276:54
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2213.45:286:53
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2413.45:296:52
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2613.45:306:51
2713.35:306:50
2813.35:316:50
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3013.35:326:49
3113.35:326:48

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 7.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.95 kWh/m² to a high of 7.82 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 7.61 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.8Intense
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37.7Intense
47.7Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Buraydah

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
Jan
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Mar
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May
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Jul
Aug
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Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Buraydah?

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
1.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Buraydah.

What to pack for Buraydah in July

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

In July, Buraydah sees daytime highs around 43°C and nights near 28°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Buraydah 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 Buraydah 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 highHighModerateJul 17UV 12Dec 18UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5High
Feb7Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr7High
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Buraydah 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 Buraydah is worst in March — around 95 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.8× the cleanest month (September, 52 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyMar 2094 µg/m³Sep 2153 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan65Unhealthy
Feb74Unhealthy
Mar95Unhealthy
Apr86Unhealthy
May86Unhealthy
Jun61Unhealthy
Jul56Unhealthy
Aug57Unhealthy
Sep52Poor
Oct53Poor
Nov60Unhealthy
Dec63Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Buraydah?

Buraydah sits at 26.3°N, 44.0°E, 606 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Unaizah, 25 km away.

Topography around Buraydah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Buraydah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 610 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 328 m.

The land around Buraydah is covered by artificial surfaces (62%) and bare terrain (28%) within 3 km, bare terrain (73%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (92%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
115 m
80 km
328 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
July weather nearby: Unaizah 25 km · Al Bukayrīyah 38 km · ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ 39 km · Al Badā’i‘ al Wusţá 45 km · Al Khabrā’ 45 km · Riyāḑ al Khabrā’ 51 km · Al Mithnab 57 km · Ar Rass 70 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 Buraydah (26.326°, 43.975°, elevation 606 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).