Climate averages 1991–2020
Tabuk weather
in August.
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.
August is a very hot month in Tabuk: daytime highs average 38.4°C and nights cool to about 21.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
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 13 h 09 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Aqaba (197 km away). In August its highs average 37.8°C, 0.5°C cooler than Tabuk, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Tabuk ranks joint 19th 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; Tabuk is 0.6°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 2.4°C to 36.0°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
Tabuk climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17.3°C3.1°C | 3.1°C | 4.5 | 1.0 | 10.611 h |
| February | 19.9°C4.8°C | 4.8°C | 1.9 | 0.5 | 11.211 h |
| March | 24.1°C8.3°C | 8.3°C | 2.6 | 0.6 | 12.012 h |
| April | 29.4°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 1.3 | 0.5 | 12.813 h |
| May | 33.7°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 1.5 | 0.4 | 13.514 h |
| June | 36.8°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.914 h |
| July | 38.0°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.814 h |
| August, selected | 38.4°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.213 h |
| September | 36.0°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 12.412 h |
| October | 31.1°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 1.2 | 0.3 | 11.512 h |
| November | 23.6°C9.4°C | 9.4°C | 2.5 | 0.7 | 10.811 h |
| December | 18.7°C4.7°C | 4.7°C | 1.3 | 0.4 | 10.410 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
- Aqaba in AugustJordan · 197 kmHigh 37.8°C · Low 23.0°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Hurghada in AugustEgypt · 300 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 27.4°C · 0 mm rain
- Qurayyat in AugustSaudi Arabia · 334 kmHigh 37.6°C · Low 21.8°C · 0 mm rain
- Beersheba in AugustIsrael · 361 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 21.1°C · 0 mm rain
- Hebron in AugustPalestinian Territory · 376 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 19.7°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Mādabā in AugustJordan · 376 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 20.4°C · 0 mm rain
- Khuraybat as Sūq in AugustJordan · 392 kmHigh 32.4°C · Low 19.7°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Rafaḩ in AugustPalestinian Territory · 393 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 23.3°C · 0.2 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 Tabuk) is explained once on the Tabuk year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.