Climate averages 1991–2020
Bariq weather
in August.
A very hot, wet month: the 5th warmest and the wettest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a very hot month in Bariq: daytime highs average 35.3°C and nights cool to about 26.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 90 mm of rain on roughly 15 days, which makes August a wet month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 46 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sabt Alalayah (72 km away). In August its highs average 29.4°C, 5.8°C cooler than Bariq, with 53 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Bariq ranks 28th of 35 for the warmest August highs and 32nd of 35 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 35 cities is 37.8°C; Bariq is 2.5°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 0.1°C to 35.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 90 mm to 70 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
Bariq climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.3°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 19 | 3.7 | 11.111 h |
| February | 29.1°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 14 | 2.4 | 11.512 h |
| March | 31.8°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 21 | 5.3 | 12.012 h |
| April | 34.6°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 29 | 7.5 | 12.613 h |
| May | 36.9°C26.8°C | 26.8°C | 31 | 10.3 | 13.013 h |
| June | 38.2°C27.9°C | 27.9°C | 15 | 4.0 | 13.213 h |
| July | 36.8°C27.6°C | 27.6°C | 28 | 5.7 | 13.213 h |
| August, selected | 35.3°C26.8°C | 26.8°C | 90 | 15.1 | 12.813 h |
| September | 35.4°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 70 | 14.2 | 12.312 h |
| October | 33.8°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 26 | 6.4 | 11.712 h |
| November | 30.7°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 9.6 | 3.2 | 11.311 h |
| December | 28.3°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 9.6 | 2.5 | 11.011 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
- Sabt Alalayah in AugustSaudi Arabia · 72 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 19.0°C · 53 mm rain
- Abha in AugustSaudi Arabia · 100 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 17.4°C · 218 mm rain
- Khamis Mushait in AugustSaudi Arabia · 110 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 18.8°C · 114 mm rain
- Al Bahah in AugustSaudi Arabia · 130 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 18.9°C · 148 mm rain
- Bīshah in AugustSaudi Arabia · 139 kmHigh 38.4°C · Low 23.4°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Şabyā in AugustSaudi Arabia · 211 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 29.3°C · 42 mm rain
- Al Līth in AugustSaudi Arabia · 220 kmHigh 36.7°C · Low 28.6°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Jizan in AugustSaudi Arabia · 236 kmHigh 34.8°C · Low 29.8°C · 20 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 Bariq) is explained once on the Bariq year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.