Climate averages 1991–2020
Mukalla weather
by month.
See how the year changes. July (tied with June) has the highest average daily maximum; December has the lowest average monthly rainfall.
Pleasant-weather months by our simple rule: JanuaryFebruaryMarchDecember
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
Across the year Mukalla averages a daytime high of 31.3°C and a nighttime low of 24.2°C, with about 86 mm of rain on roughly 13 days. July (tied with June) is the warmest month (average high 36.3°C) and January the coolest (26.2°C). October is the wettest month with 15 mm; December is the driest with 2.3 mm.
Months with pleasant weather by a simple rule (average high between 18°C and 29°C, average low of at least 5°C and at most 8 rain days): January, February, March and December. This looks at temperature and rain only, not humidity, wind, sea temperature or crowds.
The annual picture
A year in Mukalla
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
Mukalla climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.2°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 5.2 | 0.8 | 11.411 h |
| February | 27.1°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 6.7 | 1.0 | 11.712 h |
| March | 29.0°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 13 | 2.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 31.2°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 7.6 | 1.3 | 12.512 h |
| May | 33.4°C26.9°C | 26.9°C | 6.4 | 1.3 | 12.813 h |
| June | 36.3°C28.4°C | 28.4°C | 6.9 | 0.8 | 13.013 h |
| July | 36.3°C28.4°C | 28.4°C | 2.8 | 0.6 | 12.913 h |
| August | 35.5°C27.9°C | 27.9°C | 2.6 | 0.6 | 12.613 h |
| September | 33.1°C26.9°C | 26.9°C | 5.7 | 1.5 | 12.212 h |
| October | 30.9°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 15 | 1.5 | 11.812 h |
| November | 29.2°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 12 | 0.9 | 11.511 h |
| December | 27.5°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 2.3 | 0.5 | 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
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- AdenYemen · 483 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 25.3°C · 122 mm rain a year
- DhamārYemen · 508 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 10.8°C · 594 mm rain a year
- SanaaYemen · 536 kmHigh 25.1°C · Low 12.8°C · 345 mm rain a year
- IbbYemen · 536 kmHigh 25.1°C · Low 13.6°C · 847 mm rain a year
- TaizYemen · 561 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 18.4°C · 589 mm rain a year
- ‘AmrānYemen · 570 kmHigh 22.8°C · Low 13.6°C · 387 mm rain a year
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 limitsWhat do the high and low temperatures mean?
We average the daily maximum and daily minimum for each calendar month over 1991–2020. They are not record extremes, a forecast range or temperatures at a fixed time of day.
How is a rain day counted?
A local calendar day (standard time, UTC+3, no daylight saving) with at least 1 mm of total precipitation counts as one rain day. We count these for each year and month, then average across 30 years. The average does not predict which days will be wet.
Where do the numbers come from?
ERA5-Land (temperature) and ERA5 (precipitation) reanalysis from the Copernicus Climate Change Service, read from the Open-Meteo open-data archive. Temperature comes from the 0.1° model cell at 14.60°, 49.10° (7 km from the city centre), adjusted up by 1.7°C for the difference between the city's elevation (39 m) and the cell's (298 m). Rain comes from the 0.25° cell at 14.50°, 49.00°. These are model estimates, not weather-station readings; coast, hills and city streets can differ.
Does this page show sunshine, humidity or sea temperature?
No. The data used here contain air temperature and precipitation only. Daylight hours are calculated from the city's latitude (sunrise to sunset), not measured sunshine.