Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Līth weather
in July.
A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a very hot month in Al Līth: daytime highs average 37.2°C and nights cool to about 28.2°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 July (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 13 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ash Shafā (103 km away). In July its highs average 28.7°C, 8.5°C cooler than Al Līth, with 4.2 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Al Līth ranks 23rd of 35 for the warmest July highs and 25th of 35 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 35 cities is 37.9°C; Al Līth is 0.7°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 0.5°C to 36.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 1.5 mm.
The annual picture
July 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, selected | 37.2°C28.2°C | 28.2°C | 0.8 | 0.2 | 13.213 h |
| August | 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
July in nearby cities
- Ash Shafā in JulySaudi Arabia · 103 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 19.1°C · 4.2 mm rain
- Ta’if in JulySaudi Arabia · 126 kmHigh 33.4°C · Low 22.9°C · 3.2 mm rain
- Al Bahah in JulySaudi Arabia · 126 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 19.5°C · 37 mm rain
- Makkah in JulySaudi Arabia · 150 kmHigh 39.5°C · Low 26.3°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Jeddah in JulySaudi Arabia · 187 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 27.5°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Sabt Alalayah in JulySaudi Arabia · 188 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 19.3°C · 21 mm rain
- Bariq in JulySaudi Arabia · 220 kmHigh 36.8°C · Low 27.6°C · 28 mm rain
- Bīshah in JulySaudi Arabia · 244 kmHigh 38.4°C · Low 23.6°C · 0.4 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.