Ranyah weather in August

In August, Ranyah sees average daytime highs of 41°C and overnight lows near 28°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 41°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of August to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Ranyah's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ranyah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
41°
1st warmest
Overnight low
28°
11th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:51 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
32%
11th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 41°C through the month.

A typical August day in Ranyah reaches about 41°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 40°C and 43°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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

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.

Ranyah 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
Jan24° / 11°51.210.99.1
Feb27° / 14°40.711.38.4
Mar31° / 17°11211.85.7
Apr35° / 21°133.312.53.2
May39° / 25°30.8131.0
Jun41° / 27°0013.30.0
Jul41° / 28°0013.20.0
Aug41° / 28°00.112.70.0
Sep39° / 25°0012.10.8
Oct34° / 19°00.211.54.2
Nov29° / 15°20.5117.5
Dec25° / 12°20.610.79.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28317
38317
48317
58317
68317
78416
88416
98416
108416
118515
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25919
26919
27928
28928
29928
30937
31937

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ranyah gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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 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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19532
29622
39622
49622
59622
69721
79631
89631
99631
109631
119721
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299910
309910
319910

Wind in August

Winds average 17 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
120breezy
220breezy
320breezy
420light breeze
520light breeze
619light breeze
719light breeze
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3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours 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 36 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:45 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:456:44
213.05:466:44
313.05:466:43
412.95:466:43
512.95:476:42
612.95:476:41
712.95:486:41
812.95:486:40
912.95:486:40
1012.85:496:39
1112.85:496:38
1212.85:496:38
1312.85:506:37
1412.85:506:36
1512.85:506:35
1612.75:516:35
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1812.75:516:33
1912.75:526:32
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2112.65:526:31
2212.65:536:30
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2512.65:546:27
2612.55:546:27
2712.55:546:26
2812.55:546:25
2912.55:556:24
3012.55:556:23
3112.45:556:22

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 7.53 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 7.03 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
27.1Intense
37.1Intense
47.1Intense
57.1Intense
67.1Intense
77.1Intense
87.1Intense
97.1Intense
107.1Intense
117.1Intense
127.1Intense
137.1Intense
147.1Intense
157.0Intense
167.0Intense
177.0Intense
187.0Intense
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257.0Intense
266.9Intense
276.9Intense
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316.9Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Ranyah

In seasonPeak

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

Ranyah sees seasonal dust haze (February–September), heaviest in July.

Dust
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Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Ranyah?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
2.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ranyah.

What to pack for Ranyah in August

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

In August, Ranyah sees daytime highs around 41°C and nights near 28°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ranyah in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August 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 Ranyah peaks around July 13 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighJul 13UV 12Dec 16UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct10Very high
Nov7High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Ranyah 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 Ranyah is worst in February — around 95 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.1× the cleanest month (October, 44 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyFeb 2094 µg/m³Oct 1145 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan86Unhealthy
Feb95Unhealthy
Mar93Unhealthy
Apr82Unhealthy
May67Unhealthy
Jun59Unhealthy
Jul72Unhealthy
Aug67Unhealthy
Sep48Poor
Oct44Poor
Nov65Unhealthy
Dec78Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ranyah?

Ranyah sits at 21.3°N, 42.8°E, 920 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Al Khurmah, 112 km away.

TurabahQal‘at BīshahAl ‘AqīqAl BahahBaljurashiSabt AlalayahAn Nimas

Topography around Ranyah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ranyah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 918 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 488 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 800 m.

The land around Ranyah is covered by bare terrain (78%) within 3 km, bare terrain (98%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (100%) within 80 km.

3 km
29 m
16 km
488 m
80 km
800 m
croplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Al Khurmah 112 km · Turabah 126 km · Qal‘at Bīshah 141 km · Al ‘Aqīq 163 km · Al Bahah 199 km · Baljurashi 205 km · Sabt Alalayah 208 km · An Nimas 246 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 Ranyah (21.2504°, 42.8475°, elevation 920 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).