Climate averages 1991–2020
‘Amrān weather
in December.
A mild, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a mild month in ‘Amrān: daytime highs average 20.1°C and nights cool to about 10.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.8 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes December a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 13 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sanaa (44 km away). In December its highs average 21.7°C, 1.6°C warmer than ‘Amrān, with 2.6 mm of rain.
Among the 8 cities listed in Yemen, ‘Amrān ranks 8th of 8 for the warmest December highs and 3rd of 8 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 8 cities is 24.6°C; ‘Amrān is 4.4°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.2°C to 19.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 2.8 mm to 9.3 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
‘Amrān climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19.9°C10.6°C | 10.6°C | 9.3 | 2.3 | 11.311 h |
| February | 21.4°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 9.2 | 2.3 | 11.612 h |
| March | 22.2°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 35 | 7.8 | 12.012 h |
| April | 23.0°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 68 | 11.0 | 12.512 h |
| May | 25.0°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 51 | 7.3 | 12.813 h |
| June | 26.6°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 20 | 4.3 | 13.013 h |
| July | 24.1°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 48 | 12.8 | 13.013 h |
| August | 23.0°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 96 | 21.6 | 12.613 h |
| September | 24.2°C14.6°C | 14.6°C | 34 | 6.3 | 12.212 h |
| October | 23.0°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 8.3 | 1.0 | 11.812 h |
| November | 21.2°C11.0°C | 11.0°C | 4.3 | 0.9 | 11.411 h |
| December, selected | 20.1°C10.3°C | 10.3°C | 2.8 | 0.9 | 11.211 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
- Sanaa in DecemberYemen · 44 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 8.8°C · 2.6 mm rain
- Dhamār in DecemberYemen · 134 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 6.7°C · 3.1 mm rain
- Al Ḩudaydah in DecemberYemen · 143 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 23.2°C · 4.2 mm rain
- Ibb in DecemberYemen · 190 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 10.8°C · 5.4 mm rain
- Jizan in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 202 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 24.0°C · 15 mm rain
- Najrān in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 205 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 9.7°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Şabyā in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 217 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 22.8°C · 11 mm rain
- Taiz in DecemberYemen · 231 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 15.4°C · 17 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 ‘Amrān) is explained once on the ‘Amrān year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.