Thuwal weather in June

In June, Thuwal sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 94% of the time in June, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of June to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Thuwal's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Thuwal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
4th warmest
Overnight low
27°
9th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:43 AM – 7:04 PM
Cloud cover
7%
1st clearest
Wind
17 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Thuwal is human settlement in Saudi Arabia.

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

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month.

A typical June day in Thuwal reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 1°C warmer than May and about 1°C cooler than July.

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How June really feels in Thuwal

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 30 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
30
30 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in June is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Thuwal weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 20°162.210.88.3
Feb28° / 21°20.611.28.4
Mar29° / 22°30.611.87.2
Apr32° / 24°30.512.55.6
May34° / 26°10.213.14.0
Jun35° / 27°0013.33.3
Jul36° / 29°0013.22.6
Aug36° / 30°0012.82.6
Sep36° / 28°0012.13.0
Oct34° / 27°20.511.53.8
Nov31° / 24°292.210.95.6
Dec29° / 22°122.210.77.3

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 94% of the time in June, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 2%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1964
2973
3973
4973
5973
6973
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Thuwal gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in June. 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 June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the oppressive band about 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
112196612
212186613
311176813
411166814
511156914
601147015
701147015
801137016
901127116
1001127017
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260185932
270185833
280185734
290185635
300175735

Wind in June

Winds average 17 km/h in June, the windiest month of the year.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
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417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of June to 13 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 5:43 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 6:59 PM to 7:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:436:59
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313.35:437:00
413.35:437:00
513.35:437:01
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Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 7.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.34 kWh/m² to a high of 7.51 kWh/m² in May across the year — June's 7.4 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
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Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Thuwal

In seasonPeak

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

Thuwal sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in June.

Dust
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May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is June a good time to visit Thuwal?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Thuwal. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Thuwal in June

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

In June, Thuwal sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Thuwal in June

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in June — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 31°C and coldest in February near 25°C.

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

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb25Warm
Mar25Warm
Apr27Warm
May28Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug31Tropical
Sep31Tropical
Oct31Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Thuwal in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Thuwal peaks around June 13 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 13UV 11Dec 16UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb8Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr10Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov6High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Thuwal in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where June falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Thuwal is worst in March — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMar 2339 µg/m³Nov 925 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan39Poor
Feb37Poor
Mar40Poor
Apr39Poor
May32Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec36Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Thuwal?

Thuwal sits at 22.3°N, 39.1°E, 6 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Khulayş, 26 km away.

MeccaBadr ḨunaynTa'ifAsh Shafā

Topography around Thuwal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Thuwal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,568 m.

The land around Thuwal is covered by bare terrain (59%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, bare terrain (60%) and water (37%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (66%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
19 m
16 km
104 m
80 km
1,568 m
artificial surfacesbare terrainwater
June weather nearby: Khulayş 26 km · Rābigh 58 km · Jeddah 88 km · Al Jumūm 95 km · Mecca 120 km · Badr Ḩunayn 170 km · Ta'if 175 km · Ash Shafā 183 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 Thuwal (22.2827°, 39.1125°, elevation 6 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).