Duba weather in August

In August, Duba sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 28°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 99% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Duba's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Duba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
1st warmest
Overnight low
28°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:12 AM – 7:11 PM
Cloud cover
2%
2nd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
7.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month.

A typical August day in Duba reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 28°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Duba

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
23 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.

Duba weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 15°110.910.58.8
Feb23° / 16°30.7119.2
Mar25° / 18°20.511.89.2
Apr29° / 21°0012.67.8
May32° / 25°0013.35.6
Jun34° / 27°0013.74.3
Jul34° / 28°0013.64.0
Aug35° / 28°00133.7
Sep34° / 27°0012.24.2
Oct32° / 25°10.211.35.6
Nov28° / 20°50.710.68.1
Dec24° / 16°70.810.39.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

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

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

Any precipitation

Duba 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 oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10532558
20531568
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40530578
50529588
60529579
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90427609
1004275910
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250328609
260329599
270429589
280430579
291431559
301532539
311532539

Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August.

Across August, 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
213light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 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 42 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:04 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 7:23 PM to 6:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.36:047:23
213.36:057:22
313.36:057:21
413.26:067:21
513.26:067:20
613.26:077:19
713.26:077:18
813.26:087:18
913.16:087:17
1013.16:097:16
1113.16:097:15
1213.16:107:14
1313.06:107:13
1413.06:117:12
1513.06:117:12
1613.06:127:11
1713.06:137:10
1812.96:137:09
1912.96:147:08
2012.96:147:07
2112.96:157:06
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2312.86:167:04
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2812.76:186:58
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3012.66:196:56
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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 7.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.98 kWh/m² to a high of 7.92 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.28 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Duba

In seasonPeak

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

Duba sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

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

Is August a good time to visit Duba?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Duba. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Duba in August

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

In August, Duba sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 28°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Duba in August

The nearest coast averages about 30°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 30°C and coldest in February near 23°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan24Refreshing
Feb23Refreshing
Mar23Refreshing
Apr24Warm
May26Warm
Jun27Warm
Jul29Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov27Warm
Dec25Warm

UV index in Duba 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 Duba peaks around August 14 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateAug 14UV 11Dec 22UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5High
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Duba 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 Duba is worst in April — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (November, 14 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1929 µg/m³Nov 1315 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Duba?

Duba sits at 27.4°N, 35.7°E, 13 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Tabuk, 145 km away.

TabukAl WajhSharm El SheikhDahabHurghadaSafagaEl QuseirEl-Tor

Topography around Duba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Duba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 16 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 455 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,268 m.

The land around Duba is covered by bare terrain (42%) and water (41%) within 3 km, bare terrain (50%) and water (49%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (65%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
90 m
16 km
455 m
80 km
2,268 m
artificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Tabuk 145 km · Al Wajh 146 km · Sharm El Sheikh 148 km · Dahab 172 km · Hurghada 186 km · Safaga 186 km · El Quseir 197 km · El-Tor 226 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 Duba (27.3513°, 35.6901°, elevation 13 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).