Climate averages 1991–2020
Ash Shafā weather
in July.
A hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a hot month in Ash Shafā: daytime highs average 28.7°C and nights cool to about 19.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 4.2 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes July a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 17 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ta’if (24 km away). In July its highs average 33.4°C, 4.7°C warmer than Ash Shafā, with 3.2 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Ash Shafā ranks 33rd of 35 for the warmest July highs and 28th of 35 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 35 cities is 37.9°C; Ash Shafā is 9.2°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 0.1°C to 28.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 4.2 mm to 16 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
Ash Shafā climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16.3°C8.0°C | 8.0°C | 51 | 6.0 | 11.011 h |
| February | 18.5°C8.9°C | 8.9°C | 13 | 2.5 | 11.411 h |
| March | 20.9°C10.8°C | 10.8°C | 18 | 4.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 23.8°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 24 | 5.2 | 12.613 h |
| May | 27.1°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 21 | 6.7 | 13.113 h |
| June | 29.7°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 6.4 | 2.6 | 13.413 h |
| July, selected | 28.7°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 4.2 | 1.3 | 13.313 h |
| August | 28.5°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 16 | 5.2 | 12.913 h |
| September | 27.6°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 26 | 8.3 | 12.312 h |
| October | 24.3°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 11 | 3.1 | 11.712 h |
| November | 20.2°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 15 | 4.2 | 11.211 h |
| December | 17.6°C9.1°C | 9.1°C | 26 | 4.8 | 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
- Ta’if in JulySaudi Arabia · 24 kmHigh 33.4°C · Low 22.9°C · 3.2 mm rain
- Makkah in JulySaudi Arabia · 64 kmHigh 39.5°C · Low 26.3°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Al Līth in JulySaudi Arabia · 103 kmHigh 37.2°C · Low 28.2°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Jeddah in JulySaudi Arabia · 126 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 27.5°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Al Bahah in JulySaudi Arabia · 168 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 19.5°C · 37 mm rain
- Rābigh in JulySaudi Arabia · 233 kmHigh 37.7°C · Low 26.3°C · 0 mm rain
- Sabt Alalayah in JulySaudi Arabia · 239 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 19.3°C · 21 mm rain
- Bīshah in JulySaudi Arabia · 266 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 Ash Shafā) is explained once on the Ash Shafā year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.