Climate averages 1991–2020
Rābigh weather
in July.
A very hot, very dry month: the warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a very hot month in Rābigh: daytime highs average 37.7°C and nights cool to about 26.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical July (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 23 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Jeddah (146 km away). In July its highs average 35.4°C, 2.3°C cooler than Rābigh, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Rābigh ranks 21st of 35 for the warmest July highs and joint 1st of 35 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 35 cities is 37.9°C; Rābigh is 0.2°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 0.1°C to 37.6°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 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
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, selected | 37.7°C26.3°C | 26.3°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.413 h |
| August | 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
July in nearby cities
- Jeddah in JulySaudi Arabia · 146 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 27.5°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Makkah in JulySaudi Arabia · 173 kmHigh 39.5°C · Low 26.3°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Yanbu in JulySaudi Arabia · 175 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 27.1°C · 0 mm rain
- Madinah in JulySaudi Arabia · 195 kmHigh 41.5°C · Low 25.7°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Ta’if in JulySaudi Arabia · 222 kmHigh 33.4°C · Low 22.9°C · 3.2 mm rain
- Ash Shafā in JulySaudi Arabia · 233 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 19.1°C · 4.2 mm rain
- Al Līth in JulySaudi Arabia · 321 kmHigh 37.2°C · Low 28.2°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Al Bahah in JulySaudi Arabia · 399 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 19.5°C · 37 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.