Şāmitah weather in August

In August, Şāmitah sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 30°C, with 42 mm of rain across 5 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 38°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Şāmitah's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Şāmitah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
4th warmest
Overnight low
30°
11th coldest
Rainfall
42 mm
5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:55 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
46%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.3
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 38°C through the month.

A typical August day in Şāmitah reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 30°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13830
23830
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How August really feels in Şāmitah

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.

Şāmitah weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°112.411.16.3
Feb31° / 23°81.711.45.9
Mar33° / 25°142.111.94.7
Apr35° / 27°131.612.43.0
May38° / 29°61.612.81.5
Jun38° / 30°20.4131.1
Jul38° / 31°332.612.91.1
Aug38° / 30°42512.61.3
Sep38° / 30°133.412.11.2
Oct36° / 27°194.111.62.5
Nov33° / 24°82.511.24.5
Dec31° / 22°61.9116.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 29% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26634
36634
46535
56535
66535
76634
86733
96832
106931
117030
127129
137327
147327
157426
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217624
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308020
318119

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Şāmitah gets around 42 mm of rain over 5 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 15% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
119
220
320
419
519
619
718
817
917
1016
1116
1215
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1515
1614
1714
1814
1914
2014
2114
2214
2314
2414
2514
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2813
2913
3013
3113

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 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
134552
234453
334354
424355
524256
624157
724157
824058
923959
1023860
1113861
1213762
1313663
1413663
1513564
1613564
1713465
1813465
1913366
2013366
2103367
2203367
2303367
2403466
2503466
2603466
2703466
2803466
2903466
3003565
3103565

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
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219calm
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269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:52 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 6:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:526:37
212.75:526:36
312.75:526:36
412.75:536:36
512.75:536:35
612.75:536:35
712.75:536:34
812.75:546:34
912.75:546:33
1012.65:546:33
1112.65:546:32
1212.65:556:32
1312.65:556:31
1412.65:556:30
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1712.55:566:29
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2212.55:576:25
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3112.35:586:19

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.87 kWh/m² to a high of 6.84 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 5.82 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Şāmitah

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is August a good time to visit Şāmitah?

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

1.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Şāmitah.

What to pack for Şāmitah in August

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

In August, Şāmitah sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 30°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Şāmitah in August

The nearest coast averages about 31°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 34 km away) is warmest in September at about 32°C and coldest in February near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°32°34°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr30Tropical
May31Tropical
Jun32Tropical
Jul31Tropical
Aug31Tropical
Sep32Tropical
Oct32Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Şāmitah 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 Şāmitah peaks around March 24 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighMar 24UV 11Dec 13UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Şāmitah 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 Şāmitah is worst in June — around 65 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.2× the cleanest month (November, 30 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJun 2365 µg/m³Nov 2330 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan37Poor
Feb45Poor
Mar50Poor
Apr56Unhealthy
May55Poor
Jun65Unhealthy
Jul65Unhealthy
Aug59Unhealthy
Sep57Unhealthy
Oct41Poor
Nov30Moderate
Dec30Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Şāmitah?

Şāmitah sits at 16.6°N, 42.9°E, 62 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Abū ‘Arīsh, 43 km away.

Ḩajjah‘Amrān

Topography around Şāmitah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Şāmitah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 56 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,874 m.

The land around Şāmitah is covered by cropland (59%) and bare terrain (20%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and bare terrain (36%) within 16 km, and water (29%), bare terrain (27%) and shrubs (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
111 m
80 km
2,874 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Abū ‘Arīsh 43 km · Jizan 53 km · Ḑamad 59 km · Şabyā 70 km · Fayfā’ 79 km · Sa'dah 95 km · Ḩajjah 123 km · ‘Amrān 149 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 Şāmitah (16.596°, 42.9444°, elevation 62 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).