Climate averages 1991–2020
Mukalla weather
in September.
A hot, very dry month: the 5th warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a hot month in Mukalla: daytime highs average 33.1°C and nights cool to about 26.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 5.7 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes September a very dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 13 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bosaso (362 km away). In September its highs average 35.6°C, 2.5°C warmer than Mukalla, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 8 cities listed in Yemen, Mukalla ranks 3rd of 8 for the warmest September highs and 1st of 8 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 8 cities is 29.1°C; Mukalla is 4.0°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 2.2°C to 30.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 5.7 mm to 15 mm.
The annual picture
September 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, selected | 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
September in nearby cities
- Bosaso in SeptemberSomalia · 362 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 28.7°C · 0.2 mm rain
- El Dibir in SeptemberSomalia · 383 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 26.6°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Aden in SeptemberYemen · 483 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 28.0°C · 16 mm rain
- Dhamār in SeptemberYemen · 508 kmHigh 23.5°C · Low 12.2°C · 35 mm rain
- Sanaa in SeptemberYemen · 536 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 14.7°C · 22 mm rain
- Ibb in SeptemberYemen · 536 kmHigh 25.1°C · Low 14.5°C · 113 mm rain
- Taiz in SeptemberYemen · 561 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 19.9°C · 116 mm rain
- ‘Amrān in SeptemberYemen · 570 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 14.6°C · 34 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.