Najran weather in July

In July, Najran sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-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 34% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of July to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Najran's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Najran's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
1st warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:41 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
51%
12th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.8
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 July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical July day in Najran reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 14°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, 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 Najran

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
heat index over the day's high
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.

Najran weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 7th-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 July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 29% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26634
36436
46436
56337
66238
76238
86139
96139
106139
116139
126139
136238
146238
156238
166238
176337
186337
196436
206436
216535
226535
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256436
266337
276337
286337
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306337
316337

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Najran gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.4 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 1% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39910
49910
59910
69820
79820
89820
99820
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239541
249541
259451
269451
279361
289172
299172
309082
319082

Wind in July

Winds average 15 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 14 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
114light breeze
214light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of July to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:36 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:366:38
213.05:366:38
313.05:366:38
413.05:376:38
513.05:376:38
613.05:376:38
713.05:386:38
813.05:386:38
913.05:386:38
1013.05:396:38
1113.05:396:38
1213.05:396:38
1313.05:406:38
1413.05:406:38
1513.05:406:38
1613.05:416:38
1712.95:416:38
1812.95:416:37
1912.95:426:37
2012.95:426:37
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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 6.47 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 — July's 6.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
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46.7Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Najran

In seasonPeak

In July, 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 July a good time to visit Najran?

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

1.8
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Najran.

What to pack for Najran in July

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

In July, Najran sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Najran 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 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 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 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
July 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).