Climate averages 1991–2020
Makkah weather
in July.
A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a very hot month in Makkah: daytime highs average 39.5°C and nights cool to about 26.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical July (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 18 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ta’if (64 km away). In July its highs average 33.4°C, 6.1°C cooler than Makkah, with 3.2 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Makkah ranks 17th of 35 for the warmest July highs and 23rd of 35 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 35 cities is 37.9°C; Makkah is 1.6°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 0.4°C to 39.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 1.8 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
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, selected | 39.5°C26.3°C | 26.3°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 13.313 h |
| August | 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
July in nearby cities
- Ta’if in JulySaudi Arabia · 64 kmHigh 33.4°C · Low 22.9°C · 3.2 mm rain
- Ash Shafā in JulySaudi Arabia · 64 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 19.1°C · 4.2 mm rain
- Jeddah in JulySaudi Arabia · 67 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 27.5°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Al Līth in JulySaudi Arabia · 150 kmHigh 37.2°C · Low 28.2°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Rābigh in JulySaudi Arabia · 173 kmHigh 37.7°C · Low 26.3°C · 0 mm rain
- Al Bahah in JulySaudi Arabia · 232 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 19.5°C · 37 mm rain
- Sabt Alalayah in JulySaudi Arabia · 303 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 19.3°C · 21 mm rain
- Bīshah in JulySaudi Arabia · 330 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 Makkah) is explained once on the Makkah year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.