Jeddah weather in July

In July, Jeddah sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 29°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-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 80% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Jeddah's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jeddah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
1st warmest
Overnight low
29°
11th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:53 AM – 7:05 PM
Cloud cover
21%
9th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
7.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Jeddah is city in Saudi Arabia.

Density
2,936/km²
people per km²

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 35°C through the month.

A typical July day in Jeddah reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 29°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Jeddah

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.

Jeddah weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 21°24310.88.2
Feb27° / 21°20.711.38.6
Mar29° / 22°40.711.87.5
Apr31° / 25°40.512.55.9
May34° / 27°10.3134.4
Jun35° / 28°0013.33.8
Jul35° / 29°0013.23.2
Aug35° / 30°0012.73.3
Sep34° / 29°0012.13.8
Oct33° / 27°30.411.54.6
Nov31° / 25°262.4116.1
Dec28° / 23°142.610.77.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 80% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 9%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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

Any precipitation

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

By dew point, July lands in the oppressive band about 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in July

Winds average 16 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

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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 5:48 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 7:05 PM to 7:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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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 7.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.31 kWh/m² to a high of 7.46 kWh/m² in May across the year — July's 7.03 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Jeddah

In seasonPeak

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

Jeddah sees seasonal dust haze (May–September), heaviest in June.

Dust
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May
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Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Jeddah?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Jeddah in July

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

In July, Jeddah sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 29°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Jeddah in July

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

The sea at the nearest coast (about 14 km away) is warmest in August at about 31°C and coldest in February near 26°C.

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

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr27Warm
May28Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug31Tropical
Sep31Tropical
Oct31Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Jeddah in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July 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 Jeddah peaks around July 12 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 12UV 11Dec 16UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb8Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr11Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov6High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Jeddah 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 Jeddah is worst in January — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMar 2238 µg/m³Nov 924 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan38Poor
Feb35Moderate
Mar38Poor
Apr37Poor
May30Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec35Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Jeddah?

Jeddah sits at 21.5°N, 39.2°E, 7 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Al Jumūm, 55 km away.

Ash ShafāTa'ifRābighAl Līth

Topography around Jeddah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jeddah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 246 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 934 m.

The land around Jeddah is covered by artificial surfaces (72%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (39%), water (34%) and bare terrain (26%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (60%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

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30 m
16 km
246 m
80 km
934 m
artificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Al Jumūm 55 km · Mecca 67 km · Khulayş 75 km · Thuwal 88 km · Ash Shafā 126 km · Ta'if 130 km · Rābigh 146 km · Al Līth 187 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 Jeddah (21.4901°, 39.1862°, elevation 7 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).