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Saudi Arabia in August: where is it warmest?

In August, Riyadh is the warmest place with 43 °C by day, Jizan the coolest with 35 °C. 1 of 10 destinations have good holiday weather.

All destinations in August, warmest first

Long-term averages for the month: daytime high, sea, sunshine and rainy days.

Place	Score	Air	Sea	Sun	Rain days
Riyadh	50	43°	–	9 h	0
Medina	50	43°	–	9 h	1
Khobar	50	41°	34°	11 h	0
Al-Ula	50	41°	–	10 h	0
Dammam	50	40°	34°	11 h	0
Tabuk	50	39°	–	10 h	0
Mecca	49	39°	–	9 h	1
Jeddah	50	36°	31°	9 h	0
Yanbu	50	36°	30°	10 h	0
Jizan	74	35°	31°	7 h	5

Saudi Arabia in August: where is it warmest?

The warmest places in August are Riyadh (43 °C), Medina (43 °C) and Khobar (41 °C).

Saudi Arabia in August: where is the sea warmest?

The sea is warmest at Khobar (34 °C), Dammam (34 °C) and Jeddah (31 °C).

Saudi Arabia in August: where is the weather best?

The best holiday weather in August – warm, sunny and dry – is in Jizan, Riyadh and Medina.

Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences