Climate averages 1991–2020

Mukalla weather
in July.

A very hot, very dry month: one of the warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.

Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.

Average high 36.3°C Daytime mean, July

Average low 28.4°C Night-time mean, July

Rainfall 2.8 mm fewer than one day with ≥1 mm

Daylight 13 h Sunrise to sunset, per day

July is a very hot month in Mukalla: daytime highs average 36.3°C and nights cool to about 28.4°C. By daytime temperature it is one of the warmest months of the year.

Expect about 2.8 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes July a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 54 min on an average July day.

The nearest other city in this atlas is Bosaso (362 km away). In July its highs average 37.0°C, 0.7°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 July highs and 1st of 8 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 8 cities is 30.2°C; Mukalla is 6.1°C warmer than that mean.

From July to August, average highs fall by 0.8°C to 35.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 2.8 mm to 2.6 mm.

The annual picture

July in context

30-year average

Average highAverage low°C

Monthly rainfall

Average total · mm

Averages 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

1991–2020

Monthly climate averages for Mukalla, 1991–2020
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, selected	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

July in nearby cities

Distance from Mukalla

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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 limits

How 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.