Climate averages 1991–2020
Rābigh weather
in August.
A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a very hot month in Rābigh: daytime highs average 37.6°C and nights cool to about 27.2°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 August (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 55 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Jeddah (146 km away). In August its highs average 35.4°C, 2.2°C cooler than Rābigh, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Rābigh ranks joint 21st of 35 for the warmest August highs and joint 1st of 35 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 35 cities is 37.8°C; Rābigh is 0.1°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 0.4°C to 37.2°C, and monthly rainfall stays 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
Rābigh climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.9°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 14 | 2.0 | 10.911 h |
| February | 28.2°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 2.4 | 0.6 | 11.411 h |
| March | 30.3°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 3.4 | 0.8 | 12.012 h |
| April | 33.3°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 2.9 | 0.5 | 12.713 h |
| May | 36.3°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 13.213 h |
| June | 37.4°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.514 h |
| July | 37.7°C26.3°C | 26.3°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.413 h |
| August, selected | 37.6°C27.2°C | 27.2°C | 0 | 0.0 | 12.913 h |
| September | 37.2°C26.4°C | 26.4°C | 0 | 0.0 | 12.312 h |
| October | 35.9°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 1.1 | 0.2 | 11.612 h |
| November | 31.6°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 27 | 2.3 | 11.111 h |
| December | 28.6°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 13 | 1.6 | 10.811 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
- Jeddah in AugustSaudi Arabia · 146 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 28.3°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Makkah in AugustSaudi Arabia · 173 kmHigh 39.1°C · Low 26.5°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Yanbu in AugustSaudi Arabia · 175 kmHigh 36.2°C · Low 27.9°C · 0 mm rain
- Madinah in AugustSaudi Arabia · 195 kmHigh 42.4°C · Low 26.3°C · 1.7 mm rain
- Ta’if in AugustSaudi Arabia · 222 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 23.0°C · 15 mm rain
- Ash Shafā in AugustSaudi Arabia · 233 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 19.1°C · 16 mm rain
- Al Līth in AugustSaudi Arabia · 321 kmHigh 36.7°C · Low 28.6°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Al Bahah in AugustSaudi Arabia · 399 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 Rābigh) is explained once on the Rābigh year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.