Climate averages 1991–2020
Sanaa weather
in November.
A warm, very dry month: the 10th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
November is a warm month in Sanaa: daytime highs average 22.4°C and nights cool to about 9.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 4.2 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes November a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 26 min on an average November day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is ‘Amrān (44 km away). In November its highs average 21.2°C, 1.2°C cooler than Sanaa, with 4.3 mm of rain.
Among the 8 cities listed in Yemen, Sanaa ranks 6th of 8 for the warmest November highs and 2nd of 8 for the driest November (rainfall, lowest first). The mean November high of those 8 cities is 25.8°C; Sanaa is 3.5°C cooler than that mean.
From November to December, average highs fall by 0.6°C to 21.7°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 4.2 mm to 2.6 mm.
The annual picture
November 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, selected | 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
November in nearby cities
- ‘Amrān in NovemberYemen · 44 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 11.0°C · 4.3 mm rain
- Dhamār in NovemberYemen · 93 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 7.5°C · 3.8 mm rain
- Al Ḩudaydah in NovemberYemen · 148 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 24.8°C · 5.3 mm rain
- Ibb in NovemberYemen · 154 kmHigh 24.0°C · Low 11.1°C · 7.3 mm rain
- Taiz in NovemberYemen · 198 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 16.4°C · 23 mm rain
- Najrān in NovemberSaudi Arabia · 238 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 12.9°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Jizan in NovemberSaudi Arabia · 246 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 25.9°C · 19 mm rain
- Şabyā in NovemberSaudi Arabia · 261 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 24.8°C · 15 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.