Najran weather in August

In August, Najran sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 37°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Najran's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Najran's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
22°
11th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:50 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
42%
11th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10

Najran is City in the southeast of Saudi Arabia.

Founded
~1999 BCE

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 37°C through the month.

A typical August day in Najran reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Najran

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
heat index over the day's high
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.

Najran weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 20.511.19.3
Feb27° / 12°20.511.48.6
Mar30° / 15°10211.96.5
Apr32° / 18°133.612.44.9
May35° / 21°4112.83.5
Jun37° / 21°10.1132.3
Jul37° / 23°20.412.91.8
Aug37° / 22°20.512.61.9
Sep34° / 20°0012.13.8
Oct30° / 16°30.511.67.1
Nov27° / 12°10.211.29.0
Dec25° / 10°00119.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 30% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26436
36535
46634
56733
66832
77030
87129
97228
107327
117525
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Najran gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.5 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 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19082
28992
38992
48992
58992
68992
78992
88992
98992
108992
119181
129181
139271
149271
159361
169361
179451
189451
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209640
219730
229730
239820
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259820
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299910
309910
319910

Wind in August

Winds average 14 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
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815light breeze
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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 5:46 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:466:33
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312.85:466:33
412.85:476:32
512.75:476:32
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712.75:476:31
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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 6.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.46 kWh/m² to a high of 7.41 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 6.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Najran

In seasonPeak

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

Najran sees seasonal dust haze (April–August), heaviest in July.

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

Is August a good time to visit Najran?

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

1.9
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Najran.

What to pack for Najran in August

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

In August, Najran sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Najran in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August 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 Najran peaks around April 13 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 13UV 14Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Najran 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 Najran is worst in February — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.1× the cleanest month (October, 24 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateFeb 1850 µg/m³Oct 2324 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan39Poor
Feb50Poor
Mar46Poor
Apr48Poor
May44Poor
Jun47Poor
Jul49Poor
Aug43Poor
Sep35Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Najran?

Najran sits at 17.5°N, 44.1°E, 1,310 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Al Mash‘ilīyah, 46 km away.

Sarāt ‘AbīdahḐamadAbū ‘ArīshŞāmitahAl Ḩazm

Topography around Najran

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Najran has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 452 m around an average of 1,377 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 802 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,717 m.

The land around Najran is covered by bare terrain (60%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, bare terrain (88%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
452 m
16 km
802 m
80 km
1,717 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Al Mash‘ilīyah 46 km · Sa'dah 73 km · Fayfā’ 108 km · Sarāt ‘Abīdah 125 km · Ḑamad 149 km · Abū ‘Arīsh 149 km · Şāmitah 161 km · Al Ḩazm 163 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 Najran (17.4933°, 44.1277°, elevation 1,310 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).