Şāmitah weather in July

In July, Şāmitah sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 31°C, with 33 mm of rain across 2.6 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-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 48% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of July to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Şāmitah's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Şāmitah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
31°
12th coldest
Rainfall
33 mm
2.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:47 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover
43%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical July day in Şāmitah reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 31°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 37°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Şāmitah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July 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 July is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Şāmitah weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-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 July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Şāmitah gets around 33 mm of rain over 2.6 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 9% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
12
22
33
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the oppressive band about 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1185536
2185536
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5185635
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Wind in July

Winds average 10 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of July to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:42 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:426:41
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313.05:436:41
413.05:436:41
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613.05:446:41
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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 6.07 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 — July's 6.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Şāmitah

In seasonPeak

In July, 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 July a good time to visit Şāmitah?

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

1.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Şāmitah.

What to pack for Şāmitah in July

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

In July, Şāmitah sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 31°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Şāmitah in July

The nearest coast averages about 31°C in July — 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 July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July 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 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 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 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.

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25 m
16 km
111 m
80 km
2,874 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July 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).