Climate averages 1991–2020
Madinah weather
in July.
A very hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a very hot month in Madinah: daytime highs average 41.5°C and nights cool to about 25.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical July (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 30 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Yanbu (163 km away). In July its highs average 35.6°C, 5.9°C cooler than Madinah, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Madinah ranks joint 8th of 35 for the warmest July highs and joint 21st of 35 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 35 cities is 37.9°C; Madinah is 3.6°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 0.8°C to 42.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 1.7 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
Madinah climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.5°C9.1°C | 9.1°C | 8.3 | 1.0 | 10.811 h |
| February | 26.3°C11.0°C | 11.0°C | 1.6 | 0.5 | 11.311 h |
| March | 29.9°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 4.1 | 0.9 | 12.012 h |
| April | 34.6°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 4.7 | 1.5 | 12.713 h |
| May | 38.7°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 1.9 | 0.7 | 13.313 h |
| June | 41.6°C25.5°C | 25.5°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.614 h |
| July, selected | 41.5°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 13.513 h |
| August | 42.4°C26.3°C | 26.3°C | 1.7 | 0.6 | 13.013 h |
| September | 40.9°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 12.312 h |
| October | 36.0°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 1.4 | 0.4 | 11.612 h |
| November | 29.5°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 5.7 | 1.2 | 11.011 h |
| December | 25.3°C11.0°C | 11.0°C | 6.9 | 0.9 | 10.711 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
- Yanbu in JulySaudi Arabia · 163 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 27.1°C · 0 mm rain
- Rābigh in JulySaudi Arabia · 195 kmHigh 37.7°C · Low 26.3°C · 0 mm rain
- Jeddah in JulySaudi Arabia · 334 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 27.5°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Makkah in JulySaudi Arabia · 339 kmHigh 39.5°C · Low 26.3°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Ta’if in JulySaudi Arabia · 365 kmHigh 33.4°C · Low 22.9°C · 3.2 mm rain
- Ash Shafā in JulySaudi Arabia · 384 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 19.1°C · 4.2 mm rain
- Ha'il in JulySaudi Arabia · 398 kmHigh 38.7°C · Low 24.3°C · 0 mm rain
- Ar Rass in JulySaudi Arabia · 421 kmHigh 41.7°C · Low 25.0°C · 0 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 Madinah) is explained once on the Madinah year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.