Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Ḩudaydah weather
in October.
A very hot, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the joint 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a very hot month in Al Ḩudaydah: daytime highs average 34.9°C and nights cool to about 27.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 13 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes October a very dry month (the joint 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 49 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is ‘Amrān (143 km away). In October its highs average 23.0°C, 11.9°C cooler than Al Ḩudaydah, with 8.3 mm of rain.
Among the 8 cities listed in Yemen, Al Ḩudaydah ranks 1st of 8 for the warmest October highs and 4th of 8 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 8 cities is 27.5°C; Al Ḩudaydah is 7.4°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 2.6°C to 32.3°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 13 mm to 5.3 mm.
The annual picture
October 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- ‘Amrān in OctoberYemen · 143 kmHigh 23.0°C · Low 12.3°C · 8.3 mm rain
- Sanaa in OctoberYemen · 148 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 11.1°C · 10 mm rain
- Dhamār in OctoberYemen · 159 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 9.4°C · 8.2 mm rain
- Ibb in OctoberYemen · 161 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 12.1°C · 27 mm rain
- Taiz in OctoberYemen · 178 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 17.9°C · 63 mm rain
- Jizan in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 237 kmHigh 33.5°C · Low 28.2°C · 23 mm rain
- Şabyā in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 264 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 27.1°C · 24 mm rain
- Aden in OctoberYemen · 318 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 25.1°C · 16 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.