Climate averages 1991–2020
Weather in Yemen.
ClimaNote covers 8 cities in Yemen, starting with Sanaa, Aden and Taiz. Open a city for charts and a table of all 12 months, or open a month for a side-by-side comparison of cities in the atlas.
Across these cities the yearly average high ranges from 22.7°C in Dhamār to 34.2°C in Al Ḩudaydah, and yearly rainfall from 86 mm in Mukalla to 847 mm in Ibb. The hottest city-month is July in Al Ḩudaydah, with an average high of 37.9°C, and the coolest is January in ‘Amrān, at 19.9°C. By single month, the most rain falls in August in Dhamār, with 246 mm, and the least in June in Al Ḩudaydah, with 2.0 mm.
June is the warmest month in 5 cities and July in 2 (in 1 other city two or more months tie); January is the coolest in 6 cities and December in 2. August is the wettest month in 6 cities, September in 1 and October in 1; December is the driest in 5 cities, February in 1, March in 1 and June in 1. None of these cities has a month with an average high below 2.0°C, a month with under 1 mm of rain or a month with more than 300 mm of rain.
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Cities in Yemen
| City | Average high | Average low | Rain mm/year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanaa | 25°C | 13°C | 345 |
| Aden | 31°C | 25°C | 122 |
| Taiz | 28°C | 18°C | 589 |
| Ibb | 25°C | 14°C | 847 |
| Al Ḩudaydah | 34°C | 26°C | 122 |
| Mukalla | 31°C | 24°C | 86 |
| Dhamār | 23°C | 11°C | 594 |
| ‘Amrān | 23°C | 14°C | 387 |
Yearly average of the 12 monthly values for 1991–2020. Open a city for every month.