Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Līth weather
in August.
A very hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a very hot month in Al Līth: daytime highs average 36.7°C and nights cool to about 28.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.5 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes August a very dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 49 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ash Shafā (103 km away). In August its highs average 28.5°C, 8.1°C cooler than Al Līth, with 16 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Al Līth ranks joint 23rd of 35 for the warmest August highs and 23rd of 35 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 35 cities is 37.8°C; Al Līth is 1.1°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 1.0°C to 35.7°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 1.5 mm to 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 Līth climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.0°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 30 | 3.8 | 11.111 h |
| February | 29.3°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 3.6 | 0.9 | 11.511 h |
| March | 31.3°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 6.5 | 1.0 | 12.012 h |
| April | 33.7°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 6.3 | 1.2 | 12.613 h |
| May | 35.8°C27.3°C | 27.3°C | 1.3 | 0.4 | 13.113 h |
| June | 37.4°C27.9°C | 27.9°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.313 h |
| July | 37.2°C28.2°C | 28.2°C | 0.8 | 0.2 | 13.213 h |
| August, selected | 36.7°C28.6°C | 28.6°C | 1.5 | 0.4 | 12.813 h |
| September | 35.7°C28.4°C | 28.4°C | 0.6 | 0.1 | 12.312 h |
| October | 33.9°C26.4°C | 26.4°C | 3.8 | 0.8 | 11.712 h |
| November | 31.4°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 15 | 2.8 | 11.211 h |
| December | 29.2°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 19 | 3.4 | 10.911 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
- Ash Shafā in AugustSaudi Arabia · 103 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 19.1°C · 16 mm rain
- Ta’if in AugustSaudi Arabia · 126 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 23.0°C · 15 mm rain
- Al Bahah in AugustSaudi Arabia · 126 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 18.9°C · 148 mm rain
- Makkah in AugustSaudi Arabia · 150 kmHigh 39.1°C · Low 26.5°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Jeddah in AugustSaudi Arabia · 187 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 28.3°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Sabt Alalayah in AugustSaudi Arabia · 188 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 19.0°C · 53 mm rain
- Bariq in AugustSaudi Arabia · 220 kmHigh 35.3°C · Low 26.8°C · 90 mm rain
- Bīshah in AugustSaudi Arabia · 244 kmHigh 38.4°C · Low 23.4°C · 1.4 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 Līth) is explained once on the Al Līth year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.