Climate averages 1991–2020
‘Amrān weather
in May.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 2nd warmest and the 10th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a warm month in ‘Amrān: daytime highs average 25.0°C and nights cool to about 15.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 51 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes May a moderately wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 51 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sanaa (44 km away). In May its highs average 27.3°C, 2.3°C warmer than ‘Amrān, with 41 mm of rain.
Among the 8 cities listed in Yemen, ‘Amrān ranks 8th of 8 for the warmest May highs and 6th of 8 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 8 cities is 29.7°C; ‘Amrān is 4.7°C cooler than that mean.
From May to June, average highs rise by 1.6°C to 26.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 51 mm to 20 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
‘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, selected | 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
May in nearby cities
- Sanaa in MayYemen · 44 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 15.4°C · 41 mm rain
- Dhamār in MayYemen · 134 kmHigh 25.1°C · Low 13.2°C · 36 mm rain
- Al Ḩudaydah in MayYemen · 143 kmHigh 36.6°C · Low 28.5°C · 6.0 mm rain
- Ibb in MayYemen · 190 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 15.2°C · 87 mm rain
- Jizan in MaySaudi Arabia · 202 kmHigh 34.6°C · Low 28.9°C · 2.8 mm rain
- Najrān in MaySaudi Arabia · 205 kmHigh 34.7°C · Low 20.5°C · 4.3 mm rain
- Şabyā in MaySaudi Arabia · 217 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 28.1°C · 11 mm rain
- Taiz in MayYemen · 231 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 20.1°C · 91 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.