Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Ḩudaydah weather
in March.
A hot, very dry month: the joint 8th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a hot month in Al Ḩudaydah: daytime highs average 32.3°C and nights cool to about 24.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 8.6 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes March a very dry month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 03 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is ‘Amrān (143 km away). In March its highs average 22.2°C, 10.0°C cooler than Al Ḩudaydah, with 35 mm of rain.
Among the 8 cities listed in Yemen, Al Ḩudaydah ranks 1st of 8 for the warmest March highs and 2nd of 8 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 8 cities is 26.8°C; Al Ḩudaydah is 5.5°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 2.5°C to 34.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 8.6 mm to 13 mm.
The annual picture
March 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, selected | 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 | 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
March in nearby cities
- ‘Amrān in MarchYemen · 143 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 12.8°C · 35 mm rain
- Sanaa in MarchYemen · 148 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 12.0°C · 21 mm rain
- Dhamār in MarchYemen · 159 kmHigh 22.8°C · Low 10.2°C · 28 mm rain
- Ibb in MarchYemen · 161 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 13.1°C · 40 mm rain
- Taiz in MarchYemen · 178 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 17.7°C · 32 mm rain
- Jizan in MarchSaudi Arabia · 237 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 24.8°C · 10 mm rain
- Şabyā in MarchSaudi Arabia · 264 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 23.8°C · 20 mm rain
- Aden in MarchYemen · 318 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 23.2°C · 3.8 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.