Climate averages 1991–2020
Makkah weather
in August.
A very hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a very hot month in Makkah: daytime highs average 39.1°C and nights cool to about 26.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.8 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes August a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 52 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ta’if (64 km away). In August its highs average 33.3°C, 5.8°C cooler than Makkah, with 15 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Makkah ranks 18th of 35 for the warmest August highs and 25th of 35 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 35 cities is 37.8°C; Makkah is 1.3°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 0.5°C to 38.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.8 mm to 3.9 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
Makkah climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.3°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 42 | 3.7 | 11.011 h |
| February | 28.8°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 4.3 | 1.0 | 11.411 h |
| March | 31.7°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 9.3 | 1.3 | 12.012 h |
| April | 35.3°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 12 | 2.0 | 12.613 h |
| May | 38.7°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 6.3 | 2.2 | 13.113 h |
| June | 40.3°C25.6°C | 25.6°C | 0.6 | 0.3 | 13.413 h |
| July | 39.5°C26.3°C | 26.3°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 13.313 h |
| August, selected | 39.1°C26.5°C | 26.5°C | 1.8 | 0.6 | 12.913 h |
| September | 38.6°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 3.9 | 1.3 | 12.312 h |
| October | 35.8°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 6.4 | 2.6 | 11.712 h |
| November | 31.1°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 20 | 2.7 | 11.111 h |
| December | 28.0°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 24 | 2.9 | 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
August in nearby cities
- Ta’if in AugustSaudi Arabia · 64 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 23.0°C · 15 mm rain
- Ash Shafā in AugustSaudi Arabia · 64 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 19.1°C · 16 mm rain
- Jeddah in AugustSaudi Arabia · 67 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 28.3°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Al Līth in AugustSaudi Arabia · 150 kmHigh 36.7°C · Low 28.6°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Rābigh in AugustSaudi Arabia · 173 kmHigh 37.6°C · Low 27.2°C · 0 mm rain
- Al Bahah in AugustSaudi Arabia · 232 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 18.9°C · 148 mm rain
- Sabt Alalayah in AugustSaudi Arabia · 303 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 19.0°C · 53 mm rain
- Bīshah in AugustSaudi Arabia · 330 kmHigh 38.4°C · Low 23.4°C · 1.4 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 Makkah) is explained once on the Makkah year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.