Climate averages 1991–2020
Sanaa weather
in December.
A mild, very dry month: the coolest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a mild month in Sanaa: daytime highs average 21.7°C and nights cool to about 8.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 2.6 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes December a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 14 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is ‘Amrān (44 km away). In December its highs average 20.1°C, 1.6°C cooler than Sanaa, with 2.8 mm of rain.
Among the 8 cities listed in Yemen, Sanaa ranks 6th of 8 for the warmest December highs and 2nd of 8 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 8 cities is 24.6°C; Sanaa is 2.8°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.2°C to 21.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 2.6 mm to 6.5 mm.
The annual picture
December 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
Sanaa climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21.9°C9.4°C | 9.4°C | 6.5 | 1.6 | 11.311 h |
| February | 23.5°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 6.3 | 1.6 | 11.612 h |
| March | 24.4°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 21 | 5.4 | 12.012 h |
| April | 25.2°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 44 | 8.2 | 12.512 h |
| May | 27.3°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 41 | 8.1 | 12.813 h |
| June | 28.9°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 17 | 4.9 | 13.013 h |
| July | 27.6°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 58 | 13.2 | 12.913 h |
| August | 26.9°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 112 | 22.1 | 12.613 h |
| September | 27.2°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 22 | 6.1 | 12.212 h |
| October | 24.2°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 10 | 1.0 | 11.812 h |
| November | 22.4°C9.3°C | 9.3°C | 4.2 | 1.0 | 11.411 h |
| December, selected | 21.7°C8.8°C | 8.8°C | 2.6 | 0.8 | 11.211 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
December in nearby cities
- ‘Amrān in DecemberYemen · 44 kmHigh 20.1°C · Low 10.3°C · 2.8 mm rain
- Dhamār in DecemberYemen · 93 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 6.7°C · 3.1 mm rain
- Al Ḩudaydah in DecemberYemen · 148 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 23.2°C · 4.2 mm rain
- Ibb in DecemberYemen · 154 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 10.8°C · 5.4 mm rain
- Taiz in DecemberYemen · 198 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 15.4°C · 17 mm rain
- Najrān in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 238 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 9.7°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Jizan in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 246 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 24.0°C · 15 mm rain
- Şabyā in DecemberSaudi Arabia · 261 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 22.8°C · 11 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 Sanaa) is explained once on the Sanaa year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.