Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Hufūf weather
in August.
A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the joint 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a very hot month in Al Hufūf: daytime highs average 44.5°C and nights cool to about 27.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical August (the joint 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 01 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Khobar (119 km away). In August its highs average 40.6°C, 4.0°C cooler than Al Hufūf, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Al Hufūf ranks 1st of 35 for the warmest August highs and joint 17th of 35 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 35 cities is 37.8°C; Al Hufūf is 6.8°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 3.2°C to 41.3°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
August in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Al Hufūf climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20.2°C8.9°C | 8.9°C | 13 | 2.7 | 10.711 h |
| February | 23.3°C10.6°C | 10.6°C | 13 | 2.1 | 11.311 h |
| March | 28.1°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 13 | 2.4 | 12.012 h |
| April | 34.5°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 6.9 | 1.5 | 12.713 h |
| May | 40.6°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 1.0 | 0.2 | 13.413 h |
| June | 43.7°C27.3°C | 27.3°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.714 h |
| July | 44.8°C28.7°C | 28.7°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 13.614 h |
| August, selected | 44.5°C27.9°C | 27.9°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 13.013 h |
| September | 41.3°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 0.1 | 0.1 | 12.312 h |
| October | 36.0°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 11.612 h |
| November | 27.8°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 7.3 | 1.3 | 10.911 h |
| December | 22.0°C10.6°C | 10.6°C | 15 | 2.5 | 10.611 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
August in nearby cities
- Khobar in AugustSaudi Arabia · 119 kmHigh 40.6°C · Low 29.1°C · 0 mm rain
- Madīnat Ḩamad in AugustBahrain · 124 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 31.3°C · 0 mm rain
- Ar Rifā‘ in AugustBahrain · 129 kmHigh 35.0°C · Low 31.1°C · 0 mm rain
- Dammam in AugustSaudi Arabia · 130 kmHigh 39.6°C · Low 29.4°C · 0 mm rain
- Manama in AugustBahrain · 139 kmHigh 35.9°C · Low 31.2°C · 0 mm rain
- Al Qaţīf in AugustSaudi Arabia · 140 kmHigh 39.7°C · Low 29.5°C · 0 mm rain
- Al Muharraq in AugustBahrain · 143 kmHigh 35.9°C · Low 31.2°C · 0 mm rain
- Al Jubayl in AugustSaudi Arabia · 184 kmHigh 41.2°C · Low 29.4°C · 0.1 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Al Hufūf) is explained once on the Al Hufūf year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.