Ţurayf weather in August

In August, Ţurayf sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 37°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 99% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Ţurayf's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ţurayf's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
1st warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:54 AM – 7:04 PM
Cloud cover
3%
2nd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
7.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.1
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 37°C through the month.

A typical August day in Ţurayf reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Ţurayf

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
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.

Ţurayf 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
Jan13° / 143.310.24.3
Feb15° / 112.510.85.7
Mar20° / 112.411.87.8
Apr25° / 12°81.712.88.7
May31° / 17°30.513.66.3
Jun35° / 20°00.1143.7
Jul37° / 22°0013.92.3
Aug37° / 23°0013.22.1
Sep34° / 20°00.112.24.0
Oct29° / 16°51.111.27.4
Nov20° / 9210.48.0
Dec15° / 122105.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 99% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 1% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 0%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
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26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
311000

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ţurayf 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

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5982
6982
7982
8982
9982
10982
11982
12982
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in August

Winds average 14 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:45 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 7:18 PM to 6:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:457:18
213.55:457:18
313.55:467:17
413.55:467:16
513.55:477:15
613.45:487:14
713.45:487:13
813.45:497:12
913.45:507:11
1013.35:507:11
1113.35:517:10
1213.35:527:09
1313.35:527:08
1413.25:537:07
1513.25:547:06
1613.25:547:04
1713.15:557:03
1813.15:567:02
1913.15:567:01
2013.15:577:00
2113.05:586:59
2213.05:586:58
2313.05:596:57
2412.96:006:55
2512.96:006:54
2612.96:016:53
2712.86:026:52
2812.86:026:51
2912.86:036:49
3012.76:036:48
3112.76:046:47

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.26 kWh/m² to a high of 8.23 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.9Intense
27.9Intense
37.8Intense
47.8Intense
57.8Intense
67.8Intense
77.8Intense
87.8Intense
97.8Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Ţurayf

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
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Feb
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Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Ţurayf?

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

2.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ţurayf.

What to pack for Ţurayf in August

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

In August, Ţurayf sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ţurayf in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August 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 Ţurayf peaks around June 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 12Jan 12UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar7High
Apr6High
May10Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Ţurayf 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 Ţurayf is worst in May — around 66 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 40 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorMay 1266 µg/m³Dec 1740 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan41Poor
Feb48Poor
Mar58Unhealthy
Apr64Unhealthy
May66Unhealthy
Jun56Unhealthy
Jul52Poor
Aug49Poor
Sep48Poor
Oct51Poor
Nov41Poor
Dec40Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Ţurayf?

Ţurayf sits at 31.7°N, 38.7°E, 829 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Turaif, 0.0 km away.

QurayyatŢubarjalAr RuţbahAs-SuwaydaAz̧ Z̧ulaylArar

Topography around Ţurayf

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ţurayf has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 828 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 468 m.

The land around Ţurayf is covered by bare terrain (60%) and artificial surfaces (39%) within 3 km, bare terrain (98%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (100%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
115 m
80 km
468 m
croplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Turaif 0.0 km · Qurayyat 131 km · Ţubarjal 137 km · Rukban 183 km · Ar Ruţbah 215 km · As-Suwayda 228 km · Az̧ Z̧ulayl 230 km · Arar 239 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 Ţurayf (31.672°, 38.663°, elevation 829 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).