Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Ḩudaydah weather
in May.
A very hot, very dry month: the 5th warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a very hot month in Al Ḩudaydah: daytime highs average 36.6°C and nights cool to about 28.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 6.0 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes May a very dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 48 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is ‘Amrān (143 km away). In May its highs average 25.0°C, 11.6°C cooler than Al Ḩudaydah, with 51 mm of rain.
Among the 8 cities listed in Yemen, Al Ḩudaydah ranks 1st of 8 for the warmest May highs and 1st of 8 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 8 cities is 29.7°C; Al Ḩudaydah is 6.9°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs rise by 1.1°C to 37.7°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 6.0 mm to 2.0 mm.
The annual picture
May 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, selected | 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
May in nearby cities
- ‘Amrān in MayYemen · 143 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 15.4°C · 51 mm rain
- Sanaa in MayYemen · 148 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 15.4°C · 41 mm rain
- Dhamār in MayYemen · 159 kmHigh 25.1°C · Low 13.2°C · 36 mm rain
- Ibb in MayYemen · 161 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 15.2°C · 87 mm rain
- Taiz in MayYemen · 178 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 20.1°C · 91 mm rain
- Jizan in MaySaudi Arabia · 237 kmHigh 34.6°C · Low 28.9°C · 2.8 mm rain
- Şabyā in MaySaudi Arabia · 264 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 28.1°C · 11 mm rain
- Aden in MayYemen · 318 kmHigh 33.5°C · Low 27.1°C · 11 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.