Climate averages 1991–2020
‘Amrān weather
in January.
A mild, very dry month: the coolest and the 5th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a mild month in ‘Amrān: daytime highs average 19.9°C and nights cool to about 10.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 9.3 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes January a very dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 18 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sanaa (44 km away). In January its highs average 21.9°C, 2.0°C warmer than ‘Amrān, with 6.5 mm of rain.
Among the 8 cities listed in Yemen, ‘Amrān ranks 8th of 8 for the warmest January highs and 6th of 8 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 8 cities is 24.2°C; ‘Amrān is 4.3°C cooler than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 1.5°C to 21.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 9.3 mm to 9.2 mm.
The annual picture
January 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, selected | 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 | 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
January in nearby cities
- Sanaa in JanuaryYemen · 44 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 9.4°C · 6.5 mm rain
- Dhamār in JanuaryYemen · 134 kmHigh 20.6°C · Low 7.4°C · 7.5 mm rain
- Al Ḩudaydah in JanuaryYemen · 143 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 22.4°C · 6.7 mm rain
- Ibb in JanuaryYemen · 190 kmHigh 23.0°C · Low 11.1°C · 11 mm rain
- Jizan in JanuarySaudi Arabia · 202 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 23.0°C · 14 mm rain
- Najrān in JanuarySaudi Arabia · 205 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 9.6°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Şabyā in JanuarySaudi Arabia · 217 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 21.9°C · 17 mm rain
- Taiz in JanuaryYemen · 231 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 15.2°C · 20 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.