Sabt Alalayah weather in July

In July, Sabt Alalayah sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 21 mm of rain across 7.3 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of July to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Sabt Alalayah's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sabt Alalayah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
21 mm
7.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:45 AM – 6:50 PM
Cloud cover
48%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical July day in Sabt Alalayah reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Sabt Alalayah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 22 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
22
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.

Sabt Alalayah weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 12°324.9118.0
Feb24° / 14°17311.38.7
Mar26° / 16°245.111.98.2
Apr29° / 18°287.112.46.7
May32° / 21°3711.812.94.4
Jun34° / 23°196.513.23.6
Jul32° / 23°217.313.14.1
Aug32° / 22°5314.612.73.8
Sep32° / 21°4611.812.14.2
Oct29° / 18°154.911.57.0
Nov25° / 15°7211.18.8
Dec23° / 13°102.210.88.8

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 31% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
26931
36832
46832
56634
66634
76535
86535
96535
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116535
126535
136535
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Sabt Alalayah gets around 21 mm of rain over 7.3 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 23% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
114
214
315
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516
616
717
817
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1118
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1722
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3138

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 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1702271
2692281
3672391
4662491
56425101
66325102
76126112
86027112
95927122
105728123
115628133
125528143
135429143
145229163
155029174
164929184
174829194
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194428225
204328236
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2437262710
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Wind in July

Winds average 6 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of July to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:40 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 6:51 PM to 6:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:406:51
213.25:416:51
313.25:416:51
413.25:416:51
513.25:426:51
613.15:426:51
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813.15:436:51
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1113.15:446:51
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1413.15:456:50
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1713.15:466:50
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1913.05:476:49
2013.05:476:49
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2713.05:506:47
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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 6.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.79 kWh/m² to a high of 7.07 kWh/m² in May across the year — July's 6.62 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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296.5Intense
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316.4Intense
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Sabt Alalayah

In seasonPeak

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

Sabt Alalayah sees seasonal dust haze (May–September), heaviest in July.

Dust
Jan
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May
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Aug
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Is July a good time to visit Sabt Alalayah?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Sabt Alalayah for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Sabt Alalayah in July

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

In July, Sabt Alalayah sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sabt Alalayah in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July 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 Sabt Alalayah peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 10UV 13Dec 14UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Sabt Alalayah 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 Sabt Alalayah is worst in February — around 58 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyPoorFeb 1658 µg/m³Oct 2149 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan57Unhealthy
Feb58Unhealthy
Mar57Unhealthy
Apr57Unhealthy
May55Poor
Jun58Unhealthy
Jul53Poor
Aug56Unhealthy
Sep57Unhealthy
Oct49Poor
Nov51Poor
Dec56Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Sabt Alalayah?

Sabt Alalayah sits at 19.6°N, 42.0°E, 2,800 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is An Nimas, 51 km away.

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Topography around Sabt Alalayah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sabt Alalayah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 196 m around an average of 2,002 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,821 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,643 m.

The land around Sabt Alalayah is covered by bare terrain (62%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, bare terrain (56%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
196 m
16 km
1,821 m
80 km
2,643 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
July weather nearby: An Nimas 51 km · Baljurashi 53 km · Al Bahah 71 km · Bariq 72 km · Qal‘at Bīshah 82 km · Al ‘Aqīq 132 km · Abha 162 km · Khamis Mushait 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 Sabt Alalayah (19.5773°, 41.9636°, elevation 2,800 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).