Climate averages 1991–2020
Najrān weather
in August.
A very hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a very hot month in Najrān: daytime highs average 36.7°C and nights cool to about 21.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.4 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes August a very dry month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 43 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Şabyā (164 km away). In August its highs average 35.6°C, 1.1°C cooler than Najrān, with 42 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Najrān ranks joint 23rd of 35 for the warmest August highs and 26th of 35 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 35 cities is 37.8°C; Najrān is 1.0°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 2.4°C to 34.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 2.4 mm to under 1 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
Najrān climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.7°C9.6°C | 9.6°C | 1.6 | 0.5 | 11.211 h |
| February | 28.1°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 1.9 | 0.5 | 11.612 h |
| March | 30.3°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 9.5 | 2.0 | 12.012 h |
| April | 32.2°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 13 | 3.6 | 12.513 h |
| May | 34.7°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 4.3 | 1.0 | 12.913 h |
| June | 36.8°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 1.4 | 0.1 | 13.213 h |
| July | 37.1°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 1.6 | 0.4 | 13.113 h |
| August, selected | 36.7°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 2.4 | 0.5 | 12.713 h |
| September | 34.4°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.8°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 3.3 | 0.5 | 11.812 h |
| November | 27.0°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 0.8 | 0.2 | 11.311 h |
| December | 25.4°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 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
- Şabyā in AugustSaudi Arabia · 164 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 29.3°C · 42 mm rain
- Khamis Mushait in AugustSaudi Arabia · 173 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 18.8°C · 114 mm rain
- Jizan in AugustSaudi Arabia · 180 kmHigh 34.8°C · Low 29.8°C · 20 mm rain
- Abha in AugustSaudi Arabia · 190 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 17.4°C · 218 mm rain
- ‘Amrān in AugustYemen · 205 kmHigh 23.0°C · Low 16.5°C · 96 mm rain
- Sanaa in AugustYemen · 238 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 15.8°C · 112 mm rain
- Bariq in AugustSaudi Arabia · 282 kmHigh 35.3°C · Low 26.8°C · 90 mm rain
- Bīshah in AugustSaudi Arabia · 322 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 Najrān) is explained once on the Najrān year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.