Climate averages 1991–2020
Mukalla weather
in March.
A hot, very dry month: the 9th warmest and the 11th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a hot month in Mukalla: daytime highs average 29.0°C and nights cool to about 22.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 13 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes March a very dry month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 03 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bosaso (362 km away). In March its highs average 30.3°C, 1.3°C warmer than Mukalla, with 1.6 mm of rain.
Among the 8 cities listed in Yemen, Mukalla ranks 3rd of 8 for the warmest March highs and 3rd of 8 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 8 cities is 26.8°C; Mukalla is 2.2°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 2.2°C to 31.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 13 mm to 7.6 mm.
The annual picture
March 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, selected | 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
March in nearby cities
- Bosaso in MarchSomalia · 362 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 22.6°C · 1.6 mm rain
- El Dibir in MarchSomalia · 383 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 24.0°C · 4.4 mm rain
- Aden in MarchYemen · 483 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 23.2°C · 3.8 mm rain
- Dhamār in MarchYemen · 508 kmHigh 22.8°C · Low 10.2°C · 28 mm rain
- Sanaa in MarchYemen · 536 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 12.0°C · 21 mm rain
- Ibb in MarchYemen · 536 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 13.1°C · 40 mm rain
- Taiz in MarchYemen · 561 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 17.7°C · 32 mm rain
- ‘Amrān in MarchYemen · 570 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 12.8°C · 35 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.