Climate averages 1991–2020
Mukalla weather
in May.
A hot, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a hot month in Mukalla: daytime highs average 33.4°C and nights cool to about 26.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 6.4 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes May a very dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 48 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bosaso (362 km away). In May its highs average 34.0°C, 0.7°C warmer than Mukalla, with 6.9 mm of rain.
Among the 8 cities listed in Yemen, Mukalla ranks 3rd of 8 for the warmest May highs and 2nd of 8 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 8 cities is 29.7°C; Mukalla is 3.6°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs rise by 2.9°C to 36.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 6.4 mm to 6.9 mm.
The annual picture
May 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, selected | 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
May in nearby cities
- Bosaso in MaySomalia · 362 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 27.4°C · 6.9 mm rain
- El Dibir in MaySomalia · 383 kmHigh 32.7°C · Low 27.5°C · 13 mm rain
- Aden in MayYemen · 483 kmHigh 33.5°C · Low 27.1°C · 11 mm rain
- Dhamār in MayYemen · 508 kmHigh 25.1°C · Low 13.2°C · 36 mm rain
- Sanaa in MayYemen · 536 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 15.4°C · 41 mm rain
- Ibb in MayYemen · 536 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 15.2°C · 87 mm rain
- Taiz in MayYemen · 561 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 20.1°C · 91 mm rain
- ‘Amrān in MayYemen · 570 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 15.4°C · 51 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.