Climate averages 1991–2020
Sanaa weather
in February.
A warm, very dry month: the 9th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a warm month in Sanaa: daytime highs average 23.5°C and nights cool to about 10.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 6.3 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes February a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 38 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is ‘Amrān (44 km away). In February its highs average 21.4°C, 2.1°C cooler than Sanaa, with 9.2 mm of rain.
Among the 8 cities listed in Yemen, Sanaa ranks 6th of 8 for the warmest February highs and 3rd of 8 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 8 cities is 25.4°C; Sanaa is 1.9°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 0.9°C to 24.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 6.3 mm to 21 mm.
The annual picture
February 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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- ‘Amrān in FebruaryYemen · 44 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 11.6°C · 9.2 mm rain
- Dhamār in FebruaryYemen · 93 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 8.7°C · 8.6 mm rain
- Al Ḩudaydah in FebruaryYemen · 148 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 22.8°C · 3.4 mm rain
- Ibb in FebruaryYemen · 154 kmHigh 24.6°C · Low 11.9°C · 13 mm rain
- Taiz in FebruaryYemen · 198 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 16.1°C · 14 mm rain
- Najrān in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 238 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 11.8°C · 1.9 mm rain
- Jizan in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 246 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 23.4°C · 5.4 mm rain
- Şabyā in FebruarySaudi Arabia · 261 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 22.3°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.