Rumāḩ weather in August

In August, Rumāḩ sees average daytime highs of 43°C and overnight lows near 29°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 43°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 93% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Rumāḩ's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rumāḩ's year-round climate.

Daytime high
43°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
29°
11th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:28 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
10%
3rd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
7.39 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 43°C through the month.

A typical August day in Rumāḩ reaches about 43°C in the afternoon and slips back to 29°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 41°C and 45°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 Rumāḩ

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.

Rumāḩ weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 152.910.67.8
Feb22° / 11°81.611.18.7
Mar27° / 15°142.611.88.0
Apr33° / 20°132.712.64.5
May39° / 25°40.513.21.0
Jun42° / 28°0013.60.0
Jul43° / 29°0013.40.0
Aug43° / 29°0012.90.0
Sep40° / 26°0012.20.4
Oct35° / 21°10.211.43.7
Nov26° / 15°192.910.88.0
Dec21° / 10°152.810.48.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 93% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 2%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1955
2964
3964
4964
5964
6964
7964
8964
9964
10973
11973
12973
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14973
15973
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Rumāḩ 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 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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39910
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710000
810000
910000
109910
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259721
269721
279721
289721
299811
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 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
315light breeze
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515light breeze
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1015light breeze
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3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 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 36 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:21 AM to 5:35 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:216:34
213.25:226:33
313.25:226:32
413.25:236:32
513.15:236:31
613.15:246:30
713.15:246:30
813.15:256:29
913.15:256:28
1013.05:266:27
1113.05:266:27
1213.05:266:26
1313.05:276:25
1412.95:276:24
1512.95:286:23
1612.95:286:23
1712.95:296:22
1812.95:296:21
1912.85:306:20
2012.85:306:19
2112.85:316:18
2212.85:316:17
2312.75:316:16
2412.75:326:15
2512.75:326:14
2612.75:336:13
2712.65:336:12
2812.65:346:11
2912.65:346:10
3012.65:346:09
3112.65:356:08

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.08 kWh/m² to a high of 7.79 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.39 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.5Intense
37.5Intense
47.5Intense
57.5Intense
67.5Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Rumāḩ

In seasonPeak

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

Rumāḩ sees seasonal dust haze (February–September), heaviest in May.

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

Is August a good time to visit Rumāḩ?

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
0.9
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Rumāḩ.

What to pack for Rumāḩ in August

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

In August, Rumāḩ sees daytime highs around 43°C and nights near 29°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Rumāḩ in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rumāḩ peaks around July 18 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 18UV 11Dec 18UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5High
Feb7Very high
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul12Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Rumāḩ 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 Rumāḩ is worst in March — around 90 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.8× the cleanest month (October, 50 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyMar 2290 µg/m³Oct 1451 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan66Unhealthy
Feb72Unhealthy
Mar90Unhealthy
Apr87Unhealthy
May85Unhealthy
Jun76Unhealthy
Jul74Unhealthy
Aug66Unhealthy
Sep54Poor
Oct50Poor
Nov57Unhealthy
Dec61Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Rumāḩ?

Rumāḩ sits at 25.6°N, 47.2°E, 565 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Riyadh, 107 km away.

Al KharjAd DilamShaqraḤawṭah Banī TamīmAl Mubarraz

Topography around Rumāḩ

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rumāḩ has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 560 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 434 m.

The land around Rumāḩ is covered by bare terrain (78%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, bare terrain (99%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (100%) within 80 km.

3 km
19 m
16 km
85 m
80 km
434 m
artificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Riyadh 107 km · Ad Dir‘īyah 110 km · ‘Irqah 113 km · Al Kharj 158 km · Ad Dilam 175 km · Shaqra 196 km · Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm 232 km · Al Mubarraz 244 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 Rumāḩ (25.5639°, 47.1641°, elevation 565 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).