Taymā’ weather in August

In August, Taymā’ sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-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 97% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Taymā’'s 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Taymā’'s year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover
6%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
7.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.3
out of 10

Taymā’ is city in Saudi Arabia.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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 Taymā’ reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Taymā’

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
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heat index over the day's high
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.

Taymā’ weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 6110.47.3
Feb20° / 20.4118.4
Mar24° / 10°50.911.89.1
Apr29° / 15°20.712.67.4
May33° / 19°10.313.34.6
Jun36° / 22°0013.72.6
Jul38° / 24°0013.61.8
Aug38° / 24°00131.3
Sep36° / 22°0012.22.8
Oct31° / 17°10.411.35.9
Nov24° / 11°51.110.68.9
Dec19° / 30.510.38.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 97% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 2% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 0%.

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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Taymā’ 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

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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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 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 August

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Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 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 42 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:52 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 7:12 PM to 6:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.08 kWh/m² to a high of 8.13 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Taymā’

In seasonPeak

None of Taymā’'s seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Taymā’ sees seasonal dust haze (April–June), heaviest in May.

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Is August a good time to visit Taymā’?

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

1.3
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Taymā’.

What to pack for Taymā’ in August

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

In August, Taymā’ sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

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UV index in Taymā’ in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August 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 Taymā’ peaks around June 23 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 12Dec 22UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb7High
Mar10Very high
Apr7Very high
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Taymā’ 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 Taymā’ is worst in April — around 66 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.7× the cleanest month (August, 40 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorApr 1565 µg/m³Aug 1640 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan43Poor
Feb49Poor
Mar61Unhealthy
Apr66Unhealthy
May59Unhealthy
Jun46Poor
Jul42Poor
Aug40Poor
Sep42Poor
Oct41Poor
Nov45Poor
Dec47Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Taymā’?

Taymā’ sits at 27.6°N, 38.5°E, 834 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Al Ula, 128 km away.

Al UlaTabukAl WajhDubaSakakahHa'ilUmlujŢubarjal

Topography around Taymā’

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Taymā’ has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 833 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 318 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 573 m.

The land around Taymā’ is covered by bare terrain (58%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, bare terrain (96%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (100%) within 80 km.

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August weather nearby: Al Ula 128 km · Tabuk 212 km · Al Wajh 257 km · Duba 283 km · Sakakah 307 km · Ha'il 311 km · Umluj 316 km · Ţubarjal 322 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 Taymā’ (27.6223°, 38.5388°, elevation 834 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).