Climate averages 1991–2020
Mukalla weather
in December.
A warm, very dry month: the 10th warmest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a warm month in Mukalla: daytime highs average 27.5°C and nights cool to about 19.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.3 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes December a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 17 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bosaso (362 km away). In December its highs average 27.0°C, about as warm as Mukalla, with 10 mm of rain.
Among the 8 cities listed in Yemen, Mukalla ranks 3rd of 8 for the warmest December highs and 1st of 8 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 8 cities is 24.6°C; Mukalla is 3.0°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.3°C to 26.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 2.3 mm to 5.2 mm.
The annual picture
December 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 | 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, selected | 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
December in nearby cities
- Bosaso in DecemberSomalia · 362 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 21.2°C · 10 mm rain
- El Dibir in DecemberSomalia · 383 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 23.2°C · 29 mm rain
- Aden in DecemberYemen · 483 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 22.2°C · 8.7 mm rain
- Dhamār in DecemberYemen · 508 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 6.7°C · 3.1 mm rain
- Sanaa in DecemberYemen · 536 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 8.8°C · 2.6 mm rain
- Ibb in DecemberYemen · 536 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 10.8°C · 5.4 mm rain
- Taiz in DecemberYemen · 561 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 15.4°C · 17 mm rain
- ‘Amrān in DecemberYemen · 570 kmHigh 20.1°C · Low 10.3°C · 2.8 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.