Raḩīmah weather in August

In August, Raḩīmah sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 32°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 9th-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 97% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Raḩīmah's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Raḩīmah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
1st warmest
Overnight low
32°
11th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:15 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
5%
3rd clearest
Wind
15 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
7.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

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 Raḩīmah reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 32°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 36°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Raḩīmah

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
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Raḩīmah weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 15°203.610.57.5
Feb20° / 16°111.811.18.1
Mar23° / 18°112.111.88.7
Apr27° / 22°40.912.68.1
May32° / 27°10.213.35.3
Jun36° / 30°0013.63.2
Jul37° / 32°0013.52.1
Aug37° / 32°0012.92.0
Sep36° / 30°0012.23.1
Oct32° / 27°10.211.45.3
Nov26° / 22°192.310.78.2
Dec21° / 17°22310.48.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 97% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 2% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 1%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1973
2973
3973
4973
5973
6973
7973
8982
9982
10982
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13991
14991
15991
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311000

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Raḩīmah gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the miserable band about 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
14252645
24242745
34242845
43232945
53232944
63233044
72233144
82233144
92233244
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Wind in August

Winds average 15 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:08 AM to 5:22 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 5:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:086:24
213.35:086:23
313.25:096:23
413.25:096:22
513.25:106:21
613.25:106:21
713.25:116:20
813.15:116:19
913.15:126:18
1013.15:126:18
1113.15:136:17
1213.05:136:16
1313.05:146:15
1413.05:146:14
1513.05:156:13
1613.05:156:12
1712.95:166:11
1812.95:166:11
1912.95:176:10
2012.95:176:09
2112.85:186:08
2212.85:186:07
2312.85:196:06
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2512.75:206:04
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2712.75:216:02
2812.75:216:00
2912.65:215:59
3012.65:225:58
3112.65:225:57

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.74 kWh/m² to a high of 7.57 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.1 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.2Intense
37.2Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
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217.0Intense
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247.0Intense
257.0Intense
266.9Intense
276.9Intense
286.9Intense
296.9Intense
306.8Intense
316.8Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Raḩīmah

In seasonPeak

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

Raḩīmah sees seasonal dust haze (February–August), heaviest in May.

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

Is August a good time to visit Raḩīmah?

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

2.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Raḩīmah.

What to pack for Raḩīmah in August

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

In August, Raḩīmah sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 32°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Raḩīmah in August

The nearest coast averages about 33°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 33°C and coldest in February near 19°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Mar 18 to Jan 10 — about 9.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Cool
Feb19Cool
Mar20Cool
Apr23Refreshing
May27Warm
Jun30Tropical
Jul32Tropical
Aug33Tropical
Sep32Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov26Warm
Dec22Refreshing

UV index in Raḩīmah in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Raḩīmah peaks around July 18 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 18UV 10Dec 20UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb7High
Mar6High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Raḩīmah 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 Raḩīmah is worst in July — around 64 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.3× the cleanest month (November, 27 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 2163 µg/m³Nov 2128 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan36Poor
Feb36Poor
Mar41Poor
Apr47Poor
May48Poor
Jun50Poor
Jul64Unhealthy
Aug60Unhealthy
Sep47Poor
Oct40Poor
Nov27Moderate
Dec30Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Raḩīmah?

Raḩīmah sits at 26.7°N, 50.1°E, 7 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Ras Tanura, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Raḩīmah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Raḩīmah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of 2 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 177 m.

The land around Raḩīmah is covered by bare terrain (49%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 3 km, water (61%) and bare terrain (30%) within 16 km, and water (50%) and bare terrain (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
12 m
16 km
23 m
80 km
177 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Ras Tanura 1.0 km · Şafwá 12 km · Tārūt 15 km · Al ‘Awwāmīyah 15 km · Al Qaţīf 17 km · ‘Inak 21 km · Sayhāt 25 km · Dammam 31 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 Raḩīmah (26.7079°, 50.0619°, 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).