Khulayş weather in July

In July, Khulayş sees average daytime highs of 40°C and overnight lows near 28°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-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 82% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Khulayş's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Khulayş's year-round climate.

Daytime high
40°
1st warmest
Overnight low
28°
11th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:51 AM – 7:05 PM
Cloud cover
19%
9th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
7.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

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 Khulayş reaches about 40°C in the afternoon and slips back to 28°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 38°C and 42°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Khulayş

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.

Khulayş weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 19°202.310.86.9
Feb30° / 19°30.511.26.5
Mar33° / 21°6111.84.9
Apr36° / 23°6112.52.7
May39° / 25°20.8130.7
Jun40° / 27°00.113.30.0
Jul40° / 28°00.113.20.0
Aug40° / 29°00.112.80.0
Sep40° / 27°10.212.10.2
Oct38° / 25°41.311.51.3
Nov34° / 23°252.310.94.1
Dec31° / 20°12210.76.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 8%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1964
2964
3964
4955
5955
6955
7937
8937
9937
10928
11928
12928
13919
14919
15919
16919
17919
188911
198911
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24919
259010
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279010
289010
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319010

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Khulayş gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 wet days in July, the driest month. 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 muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the muggy band about 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 72% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1382133314
2382233314
3282232314
4282232314
5282231315
6292231315
7292231305
8292231305
9292232305
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13292133306
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21171834309
221718343110
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241618333111
251617333112
261617323113
271517323114
280516313215
290516313216
300515303217
310515303318

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 13 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
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
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3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

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 5:46 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 7:06 PM to 7:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:467:06
213.35:467:06
313.35:477:06
413.35:477:06
513.35:477:06
613.35:487:06
713.35:487:06
813.35:487:06
913.35:497:06
1013.35:497:06
1113.35:497:06
1213.35:507:06
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1413.35:517:06
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2713.15:567:02
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2913.15:577:01
3013.15:577:01
3113.05:587:00

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 7.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.36 kWh/m² to a high of 7.53 kWh/m² in May across the year — July's 7.15 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.3Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
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87.2Intense
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277.0Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Khulayş

In seasonPeak

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

Khulayş sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in June.

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

Is July a good time to visit Khulayş?

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
2.9
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Khulayş.

What to pack for Khulayş in July

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

In July, Khulayş sees daytime highs around 40°C and nights near 28°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Khulayş 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 32 km away) is warmest in August at about 31°C and coldest in February near 25°C.

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

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb25Warm
Mar25Warm
Apr27Warm
May28Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug31Tropical
Sep31Tropical
Oct31Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Khulayş 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 Khulayş peaks around July 10 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 10UV 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 Khulayş 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 Khulayş is worst in March — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMar 2339 µg/m³Nov 925 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan39Poor
Feb37Poor
Mar40Poor
Apr39Poor
May32Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec36Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Khulayş?

Khulayş sits at 22.2°N, 39.3°E, 67 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Thuwal, 26 km away.

Ta'ifAsh ShafāBadr Ḩunayn

Topography around Khulayş

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Khulayş has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m around an average of 64 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 312 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,610 m.

The land around Khulayş is covered by bare terrain (94%) within 3 km, bare terrain (99%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (72%) and water (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
106 m
16 km
312 m
80 km
1,610 m
artificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Thuwal 26 km · Al Jumūm 71 km · Jeddah 75 km · Rābigh 77 km · Mecca 96 km · Ta'if 150 km · Ash Shafā 159 km · Badr Ḩunayn 189 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 Khulayş (22.1555°, 39.3201°, elevation 67 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).