Climate averages 1991–2020
Mukalla weather
in August.
A very hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a very hot month in Mukalla: daytime highs average 35.5°C and nights cool to about 27.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.6 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes August a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 37 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bosaso (362 km away). In August its highs average 36.8°C, 1.3°C warmer than Mukalla, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 8 cities listed in Yemen, Mukalla ranks 2nd of 8 for the warmest August highs and 1st of 8 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 8 cities is 29.1°C; Mukalla is 6.4°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 2.4°C to 33.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 2.6 mm to 5.7 mm.
The annual picture
August 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 | 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, selected | 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
August in nearby cities
- Bosaso in AugustSomalia · 362 kmHigh 36.8°C · Low 30.5°C · 0.1 mm rain
- El Dibir in AugustSomalia · 383 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 27.4°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Aden in AugustYemen · 483 kmHigh 34.9°C · Low 28.4°C · 24 mm rain
- Dhamār in AugustYemen · 508 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 13.6°C · 246 mm rain
- Sanaa in AugustYemen · 536 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 15.8°C · 112 mm rain
- Ibb in AugustYemen · 536 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 16.5°C · 241 mm rain
- Taiz in AugustYemen · 561 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 20.9°C · 78 mm rain
- ‘Amrān in AugustYemen · 570 kmHigh 23.0°C · Low 16.5°C · 96 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.