Umluj weather in August

In August, Umluj sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 29°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 95% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of August to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Umluj's 4th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Umluj's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
1st warmest
Overnight low
29°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:09 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover
8%
4th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
7.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Umluj is human settlement 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 32°C through the month.

A typical August day in Umluj reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 29°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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How August really feels in Umluj

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.

Umluj weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 19°111.810.68.8
Feb23° / 19°40.911.19.1
Mar25° / 21°20.611.89.4
Apr27° / 23°0012.68.9
May29° / 26°0013.27.6
Jun30° / 27°0013.56.7
Jul31° / 29°0013.46.0
Aug32° / 29°0012.95.8
Sep31° / 28°0012.26.3
Oct30° / 27°30.411.46.9
Nov27° / 24°111.310.88.4
Dec25° / 21°101.510.59.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 95% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 1%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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2982
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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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 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of August to 12 h 30 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 6:02 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 7:12 PM to 6:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.26:027:12
213.26:027:12
313.16:037:11
413.16:037:11
513.16:047:10
613.16:047:09
713.16:047:08
813.06:057:08
913.06:057:07
1013.06:067:06
1113.06:067:06
1213.06:077:05
1312.96:077:04
1412.96:087:03
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1612.96:097:01
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1812.86:097:00
1912.86:106:59
2012.86:106:58
2112.86:116:57
2212.76:116:56
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2612.76:136:52
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3112.56:156:47

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.22 kWh/m² to a high of 7.68 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.03 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.2Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Umluj

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
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Dec

Is August a good time to visit Umluj?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
8.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Umluj for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Umluj in August

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

In August, Umluj sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 29°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Umluj in August

The nearest coast averages about 30°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 18 km away) is warmest in August at about 30°C and coldest in February near 24°C.

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

22°24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan25Warm
Feb24Refreshing
Mar24Refreshing
Apr25Warm
May27Warm
Jun28Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Warm
Dec26Warm

UV index in Umluj 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 Umluj peaks around June 11 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 11UV 11Dec 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb7Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr9Very high
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Umluj 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 Umluj is worst in April — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (November, 16 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1431 µg/m³Nov 1317 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Umluj?

Umluj sits at 25.0°N, 37.3°E, 4 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Yanbu, 131 km away.

YanbuAl WajhAl UlaBadr ḨunaynMarsa AlamSulţānahMedinaDuba

Topography around Umluj

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Umluj has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 m around an average of 25 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 291 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,860 m.

The land around Umluj is covered by water (43%) and bare terrain (40%) within 3 km, bare terrain (50%) and water (48%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (61%) and water (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
138 m
16 km
291 m
80 km
1,860 m
shrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Yanbu 131 km · Al Wajh 157 km · Al Ula 188 km · Badr Ḩunayn 207 km · Marsa Alam 240 km · Sulţānah 241 km · Medina 245 km · Duba 303 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 Umluj (25.0213°, 37.2685°, elevation 4 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).