Climate averages 1991–2020
Mukalla weather
in October.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 7th warmest and the wettest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Mukalla: daytime highs average 30.9°C and nights cool to about 24.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 15 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 49 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bosaso (362 km away). In October its highs average 31.0°C, about as warm as Mukalla, with 8.2 mm of rain.
Among the 8 cities listed in Yemen, Mukalla ranks 3rd of 8 for the warmest October highs and 5th of 8 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 8 cities is 27.5°C; Mukalla is 3.4°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 1.7°C to 29.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 15 mm to 12 mm.
The annual picture
October 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Bosaso in OctoberSomalia · 362 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 24.1°C · 8.2 mm rain
- El Dibir in OctoberSomalia · 383 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 24.7°C · 11 mm rain
- Aden in OctoberYemen · 483 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 25.1°C · 16 mm rain
- Dhamār in OctoberYemen · 508 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 9.4°C · 8.2 mm rain
- Sanaa in OctoberYemen · 536 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 11.1°C · 10 mm rain
- Ibb in OctoberYemen · 536 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 12.1°C · 27 mm rain
- Taiz in OctoberYemen · 561 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 17.9°C · 63 mm rain
- ‘Amrān in OctoberYemen · 570 kmHigh 23.0°C · Low 12.3°C · 8.3 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.