Fayfā’ weather in August

In August, Fayfā’ sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 307 mm of rain across 27.5 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Fayfā’'s 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fayfā’'s year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
6th warmest
Overnight low
21°
10th coldest
Rainfall
307 mm
27.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:54 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
61%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical August day in Fayfā’ reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Fayfā’ weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 13°184.411.18.3
Feb25° / 15°123.111.48.6
Mar27° / 17°266.611.97.7
Apr29° / 19°4611.612.45.8
May31° / 21°9118.412.84.1
Jun31° / 22°7515133.9
Jul30° / 22°12319.212.94.1
Aug29° / 21°30727.512.63.6
Sep30° / 19°1512312.13.9
Oct29° / 17°339.111.66.5
Nov26° / 15°164.811.28.2
Dec24° / 13°112.9118.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 36% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34555
44456
54456
64456
74456
84456
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104654
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316238

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Fayfā’ gets around 307 mm of rain over 27.5 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 87% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 73% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 85% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1315739
23157210
32147410
42137510
52127511
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71117612
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26120709
27121708
28122707
29224686
30225676
31327655

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:50 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 6:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:506:37
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312.85:516:36
412.75:516:36
512.75:516:35
612.75:516:35
712.75:526:34
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1012.75:526:33
1112.75:536:32
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1512.65:546:30
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1912.55:556:27
2012.55:556:26
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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 5.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.04 kWh/m² to a high of 6.82 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 5.77 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Fayfā’

In seasonPeak

In August, Fayfā’ sits inside its monsoon and dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Fayfā’'s monsoon runs August–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Fayfā’ sees seasonal dust haze (May–September), heaviest in July.

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

Is August a good time to visit Fayfā’?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Fayfā’.

What to pack for Fayfā’ in August

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

In August, Fayfā’ sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Fayfā’ 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 Fayfā’ peaks around April 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highApr 12UV 13Dec 14UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Fayfā’ 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 Fayfā’ is worst in July — around 52 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.5× the cleanest month (November, 21 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 1551 µg/m³Nov 1621 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan29Moderate
Feb39Poor
Mar38Poor
Apr40Poor
May38Poor
Jun45Poor
Jul52Poor
Aug42Poor
Sep32Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Fayfā’?

Fayfā’ sits at 17.3°N, 43.1°E, 898 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Ḑamad, 43 km away.

Topography around Fayfā’

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fayfā’ has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,115 m around an average of 982 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,957 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,982 m.

The land around Fayfā’ is covered by shrubs (90%) within 3 km, shrubs (76%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (50%) and shrubs (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,115 m
16 km
1,957 m
80 km
2,982 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Ḑamad 43 km · Abū ‘Arīsh 47 km · Şabyā 56 km · Jizan 76 km · Sa'dah 77 km · Şāmitah 79 km · Sarāt ‘Abīdah 90 km · Najran 108 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 Fayfā’ (17.2806°, 43.1373°, elevation 898 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).