Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Ḩudaydah weather
in December.
A hot, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Al Ḩudaydah: daytime highs average 30.3°C and nights cool to about 23.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 4.2 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes December a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 16 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is ‘Amrān (143 km away). In December its highs average 20.1°C, 10.2°C cooler than Al Ḩudaydah, with 2.8 mm of rain.
Among the 8 cities listed in Yemen, Al Ḩudaydah ranks 1st of 8 for the warmest December highs and 5th of 8 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 8 cities is 24.6°C; Al Ḩudaydah is 5.8°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.7°C to 29.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 4.2 mm to 6.7 mm.
The annual picture
December 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
Al Ḩudaydah climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.7°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 6.7 | 1.8 | 11.411 h |
| February | 30.4°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 3.4 | 1.0 | 11.712 h |
| March | 32.3°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 8.6 | 1.6 | 12.012 h |
| April | 34.8°C26.5°C | 26.5°C | 13 | 1.4 | 12.512 h |
| May | 36.6°C28.5°C | 28.5°C | 6.0 | 0.8 | 12.813 h |
| June | 37.7°C28.9°C | 28.9°C | 2.0 | 0.6 | 13.013 h |
| July | 37.9°C29.4°C | 29.4°C | 19 | 2.9 | 12.913 h |
| August | 36.9°C29.4°C | 29.4°C | 28 | 4.1 | 12.613 h |
| September | 36.9°C29.3°C | 29.3°C | 12 | 2.6 | 12.212 h |
| October | 34.9°C27.2°C | 27.2°C | 13 | 3.1 | 11.812 h |
| November | 32.3°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 5.3 | 1.4 | 11.511 h |
| December, selected | 30.3°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 4.2 | 1.4 | 11.311 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
December in nearby cities
- ‘Amrān in DecemberYemen · 143 kmHigh 20.1°C · Low 10.3°C · 2.8 mm rain
- Sanaa in DecemberYemen · 148 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 8.8°C · 2.6 mm rain
- Dhamār in DecemberYemen · 159 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 6.7°C · 3.1 mm rain
- Ibb in DecemberYemen · 161 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 10.8°C · 5.4 mm rain
- Taiz in DecemberYemen · 178 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 15.4°C · 17 mm rain
- Jizan in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 237 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 24.0°C · 15 mm rain
- Şabyā in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 264 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 22.8°C · 11 mm rain
- Aden in DecemberYemen · 318 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 22.2°C · 8.7 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 Al Ḩudaydah) is explained once on the Al Ḩudaydah year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.