Climate averages 1991–2020
Mukalla weather
in April.
A hot, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a hot month in Mukalla: daytime highs average 31.2°C and nights cool to about 24.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 7.6 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes April a very dry month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 27 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bosaso (362 km away). In April its highs average 32.5°C, 1.3°C warmer than Mukalla, with 6.9 mm of rain.
Among the 8 cities listed in Yemen, Mukalla ranks 3rd of 8 for the warmest April highs and 2nd of 8 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 8 cities is 28.1°C; Mukalla is 3.1°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 2.2°C to 33.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 7.6 mm to 6.4 mm.
The annual picture
April 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
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, selected | 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
April in nearby cities
- Bosaso in AprilSomalia · 362 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 25.1°C · 6.9 mm rain
- El Dibir in AprilSomalia · 383 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 25.9°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Aden in AprilYemen · 483 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 25.1°C · 6.8 mm rain
- Dhamār in AprilYemen · 508 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 11.5°C · 49 mm rain
- Sanaa in AprilYemen · 536 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 13.8°C · 44 mm rain
- Ibb in AprilYemen · 536 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 14.2°C · 61 mm rain
- Taiz in AprilYemen · 561 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 18.9°C · 56 mm rain
- ‘Amrān in AprilYemen · 570 kmHigh 23.0°C · Low 14.0°C · 68 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 Mukalla) is explained once on the Mukalla year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.