Climate averages 1991–2020
Mukalla weather
in February.
A warm, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the 7th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a warm month in Mukalla: daytime highs average 27.1°C and nights cool to about 20.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 6.7 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes February a very dry month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 40 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bosaso (362 km away). In February its highs average 27.7°C, 0.6°C warmer than Mukalla, with 2.0 mm of rain.
Among the 8 cities listed in Yemen, Mukalla ranks 3rd of 8 for the warmest February highs and 4th of 8 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 8 cities is 25.4°C; Mukalla is 1.7°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 1.9°C to 29.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 6.7 mm to 13 mm.
The annual picture
February 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, selected | 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
February in nearby cities
- Bosaso in FebruarySomalia · 362 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 20.9°C · 2.0 mm rain
- El Dibir in FebruarySomalia · 383 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 22.5°C · 2.5 mm rain
- Aden in FebruaryYemen · 483 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 21.7°C · 4.2 mm rain
- Dhamār in FebruaryYemen · 508 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 8.7°C · 8.6 mm rain
- Sanaa in FebruaryYemen · 536 kmHigh 23.5°C · Low 10.5°C · 6.3 mm rain
- Ibb in FebruaryYemen · 536 kmHigh 24.6°C · Low 11.9°C · 13 mm rain
- Taiz in FebruaryYemen · 561 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 16.1°C · 14 mm rain
- ‘Amrān in FebruaryYemen · 570 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 11.6°C · 9.2 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.