Climate averages 1991–2020
Khamis Mushait weather
in August.
A hot, wet month: the 4th warmest and the wettest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Khamis Mushait: daytime highs average 29.1°C and nights cool to about 18.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 114 mm of rain on roughly 23 days, which makes August a wet month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 45 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Abha (26 km away). In August its highs average 25.0°C, 4.1°C cooler than Khamis Mushait, with 218 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Khamis Mushait ranks 32nd of 35 for the warmest August highs and 33rd of 35 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 35 cities is 37.8°C; Khamis Mushait is 8.7°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 0.1°C to 29.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 114 mm to 35 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
Khamis Mushait climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20.7°C10.7°C | 10.7°C | 24 | 4.2 | 11.211 h |
| February | 22.6°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 17 | 3.6 | 11.512 h |
| March | 24.0°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 40 | 9.1 | 12.012 h |
| April | 25.9°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 58 | 10.9 | 12.513 h |
| May | 28.6°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 46 | 11.4 | 13.013 h |
| June | 31.2°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 26 | 7.6 | 13.213 h |
| July | 30.3°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 61 | 13.5 | 13.113 h |
| August, selected | 29.1°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 114 | 23.4 | 12.713 h |
| September | 29.2°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 35 | 10.3 | 12.312 h |
| October | 26.5°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 7.9 | 1.4 | 11.712 h |
| November | 23.4°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 8.4 | 2.2 | 11.311 h |
| December | 21.7°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 5.9 | 1.3 | 11.111 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
- Abha in AugustSaudi Arabia · 26 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 17.4°C · 218 mm rain
- Bariq in AugustSaudi Arabia · 110 kmHigh 35.3°C · Low 26.8°C · 90 mm rain
- Şabyā in AugustSaudi Arabia · 128 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 29.3°C · 42 mm rain
- Jizan in AugustSaudi Arabia · 158 kmHigh 34.8°C · Low 29.8°C · 20 mm rain
- Sabt Alalayah in AugustSaudi Arabia · 163 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 19.0°C · 53 mm rain
- Najrān in AugustSaudi Arabia · 173 kmHigh 36.7°C · Low 21.3°C · 2.4 mm rain
- Bīshah in AugustSaudi Arabia · 190 kmHigh 38.4°C · Low 23.4°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Al Bahah in AugustSaudi Arabia · 232 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 18.9°C · 148 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 Khamis Mushait) is explained once on the Khamis Mushait year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.